The internationally renowned Bolshoi Ballet have an upcoming double bill screening of Carmen Suite/Petrushka, broadcast live from Moscow in cinemas across the UK on Sunday 19 May. Carmen Suite is a passionate one act ballet by Cuban choreographer Alberto Alonso, originally conceived for legendary Bolshoi prima ballerina Maya Pliesetskaya. Set to music by Georges Bizet and Rodion Shchedrin it centres on the free spirited Carmen who finds herself caught in a love triangle. This is followed by a new contemporary work Petrushka by Edward Clug set to music by Stravinsky.
You can see this live broadcast at the following cinemas in the area: Showcase Cinema de Lux, Leeds;Vue Leeds Kirkstall Road;Picturehouse at the National Media Museum, Bradford;Cineworld Wakefield;Odeon Harrogate;Curzon Ripon;Ilkley Cinema
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