Bolshoi Ballet's 2013 QPAC Season Presents LE CORSAIRE and THE BRIGHT STREAM, Now thru June 9

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will welcome Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet in an exclusive season in Brisbane in 2013. It has been almost two decades since this world renowned ballet company has performed in Australia. The Bolshoi Ballet season comprises 12 performances in QPAC's Lyric Theatre from today, 30 May to 9 June.

The company will present two works never before seen in Australia, the spectacular 19th Century classic Le Corsaire and The Bright Stream, the first revival of this light-hearted ballet since 1935.

QPAC Chief Executive John Kotzas said the Bolshoi Ballet announcement follows on from the success of The Hamburg Season, the first in the QPAC International Series.

"We are delighted to launch the details of our next International Series event which we are sure will be received with much excitement by ballet lovers Australia wide," he said. "The Bolshoi Ballet is one of the oldest and largest ballet companies in the world. Requiring little introduction, the Bolshoi is known the world over for its colourful and bold style. We look forward to welcoming the company for an exclusive season in Brisbane. In addition to on stage performances, the Bolshoi season will feature a program of classes, talks and related activities curated by QPAC and industry experts to offer deeper insights into the company, the works and the genre of classical ballet."

The company brings with it two magnificent ballets, one representative of the 19th century imperial Russian classical tradition and the second a masterwork from the 20th century.

Le Corsaire is a swashbuckling, romantic tale of pirates, slaves and intrigue and is typical of the exotic and ambitious ballets created during the Tsarist era. It is also one of the most spectacular (and expensive!) productions ever staged by the Bolshoi and is a showcase of the company's talent.

The Bright Stream, features an original score written by one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century, Dmitri Shostakovich. A comedic rural romp that incorporates dazzling Cossack and other ethnic dances as well as a hilarious cross-dressing spoof of classical ballet, The Bright Stream will charm, delight and surprise Australian ballet lovers.

The Bolshoi Ballet was founded in 1776 and is based in the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow. The large company is synonymous with grandeur and boasts over two hundred dancers who are renowned for their brilliant physicality.

In October 2011 the Bolshoi Theatre reopened after a six year renovation project costing over eight hundred million dollars. When the curtain went up the audience saw a brilliant new company with a renewed energy and sensational young talent. It was as if with this glittering scarlet and gold theatre, the physical embodiment of Russia's cultural pride was born anew.

The Bolshoi Ballet season is the second in the QPAC International Series, a joint initiative by QPAC and Events Queensland. To waitlist go to qpac.com.au or phone 136 246. Tickets are now on sale.

Le Corsaire will open on Thursday, May 30 at 7.00pm. Regular Schedule: Friday 31 May 7.30pm; Saturday 1 June 1.30pm & 7.30pm; Sunday 2 June 3.00pm; Tuesday 4 June 7.30pm; and Wednesday 5 June 1.30pm & 7.30pm.

The Bright Stream is set to open on Friday 7 June at 7.30pm. Regular Schedule: Saturday 8 June 1.30pm & 7.30pm; Sunday 9 June 3.00pm.

For bookings and ticket prices, go to qpac.com.au or phone 136 246 N S L A.

Le Corsaire, a ballet in three acts, premiered on June 21, 2007. It will be presented at QPAC with two intervals. Running time: 3 hours 35 minutes. Libretto by Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Joseph Mazilier edited by Marius Petipa. Choreography: Marius Petipa. Revival: Alexei Ratmansky, Yuri Burlaka. New Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky. Designer: Boris Kaminsky. Costume Designer: Elena Zaitseva. Music Director: Pavel Klinichev. Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov. Use is made in the production of music by Leo Delibes, Cesare Pugni, Pyotr von Oldenburg, Riccardo Drigo, Albert Zabel, Julius Gerber. Music dramaturgy conception - Yuri Burlaka. Score restored by Alexander Troitsky. The original score by Adolphe Adam/Leo Delibes for Le Corsaire has been made available by L'Opera national de Paris from the archives of La Bibliotheque nationale de France. The choreographic notation has been made available by the Harvard University Theatre Collection. Evgeny Ponomaryov's costume sketches (1899) used in the production have been made available by the St. Petersburg State Theatre Library. © 2000-2011 The State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia.

Le Corsaire CAST LIST

Medora	Maria Aleksandrova
	Ekaterina Shipulina
	Ekaterina Krysanova
Conrad	Vladislav Lantratov
	Ruslan Skvortsov
	Mikhail Lobukhin
Gulnare	Nina Kaptsova
	Kristina Kretova
Birbanto	Andrey Merkriev
	Denis Savin
Pas d'esclaves	Anna Tikhomirova
	Denis Medvedev
	Chinara Alisade
	Andrey Bolotin
	Kristina Kretova
Lanquedem	Egor Simachev
Seyd, the Pasha	Alexey Loparevich
Zulmea	Maria Zharkova
Keeper of Seyd, the Pasha's harem	Ilya Vorontsov
Eunuchs	Alexander Petukhov
	Sergey Minakov
Danse des forbans Soloists	Anna Antropova
	Anastasia Meskova
	Anna Balukova
Danse des forbans	Anna Balukova
	Anastasia Meskova
	Anna Antropova
	Eugene Golovin
	Anton Savichev
	Alexander Vodopetov
A Negress	Anastasia Vinokur
A Mufti	Alexander Fadeechev
Pas des trois Odalisques	Maria Vinogradova
	Julia Grebenshikova
	Anna Tikhomirova
	Chinara Alisade

Le Jardin Anime
2 soloists	Chinara Alisade
	Julia Lunkina
	Daria Khokhlova
6 soloists	Svetlana Pavlova
	Daria Khokhlova
	Alesya Gradova
	Joo Yun Bae
	Julia Lunkina
	Gnedova Svetlana
Grand pas des eventailles
Soloist	Ruslan Skvortsov
	Vladislav Lantratov
	Mikhail Lobukhin
Pas des eventails	Svetlana Pavlova
	Julia Lunkina
	Voronkova Anna
	Svetlana Gnedova
	Alesya Gradova
	Joo Yun Bae
12 corsairs	Batyr Annadurdyev
	Alexander Vodopetov
	Appolinary Proskurnin
	Eugeny Golovin
	Dmitry Starshinov
	Alexey Tedeev
	Anton Savichev
	Ivan Semirechenskiy
	Victor Kleyn
	Egor Khromushin
	Maxim Oppengeym
	Dmitry Dorokhov
	Maxim Surov
	Denis Savin

The Bright Stream, a comic ballet in two acts, premiered on April 18, 2003. It will be presented at QPAC with one interval. Running time: 2 hours 5 minutes. Libretto by Adrian Piotrovsky and Fyodor Lopukhov. Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky. Designer: Boris Messerer. Music Director: Pavel Sorokin. Lighting Designer: Alexander Rubtsov. © 2000-

The Bright Stream CAST LIST

Zina	Nina Kaptsova
	Ekaterina Krysanova
Pyotr	Andrey Merkuriev
	Mikchail Lobukhin
Ballerina	Maria Aleksandrova
	Ekaterina Shipulina
Ballet Dancer	Ruslan Skvortsov
	Vladislav Lantratov
Accordionist	Denis Savin
	Denis Medvedev
Old Dacha Dweller	Alexey Loparevich
	Alexander Petukhov
Anxious-To-Be-Younger-Than-She-Is Dacha Dweller	Anastasia Vinokur
	Anna Antropova
Galya	Ksenia Pchelkina
	Anna Proskurnina
Gavrilich	Egor Simachev
	Alexander Petukhov
Milkmaid	Anastasia Meskova
	Anna Antropova
Tractor Driver	Andrey Bolotin
	Denis Medvedev
Highlander	Alexander Vodopetov
	Maxim Surov
Field Worker from Kuban	Batyr Annadurdyev
Highlanders	Alexey Matrakhov
	Anton Savichev
	Roman Simachev
	Dmitry Zhuk
Fieldworkers from Kuban	Anton Kuznetsov
	Egor Sharkov
	Sergey Minakov
	Andrey Rybakov
Zina'a friends	Chinara Alisade
	Maria Vinogradova
	Julia Lunkina
	Svetlana Pavlova
	Daria Gurevich
	Daria Khokhlova

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