Hit of legendary Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes to be shown in Minsk

5 июня 2018

The ballet "Petrushka" by composer Stravinsky will be presented on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus tomorrow. The premiere will crown the 85th anniversary season of the main academic scene of the country. For the production of the play, which has become a world classic, a representative of the famous ballet dynasty, the people's artist of Russia Andris Liepa was invited.

After the triumph of the Ballets Russes of Diaghilev in Paris, the play entered the repertoire of the leading theaters of the world. Today Stravinsky's ballet is presented from Moscow to New York.

After the intermission, the audience will see another ballet based on fairy tales, also restored by Andris Liepa, Stravinsky's masterpiece "Firebird".