Happenings Program Guide Fall 2016 | Page 18

A CONTEMPOR ARY EVENING BOLSHOI BALLET Discover the brand new 2016-17 Bolshoi Ballet season, recorded live direct from the grand Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow to cinemas and performing arts centers across the U.S. and Canada. With timeless classics including The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake and brand-new productions including A Hero of Our Time and A Contemporary Evening, the Bolshoi proves it is one of the world’s pre-eminent ballet companies. THE BRIGHT STRE AM Sundays | 1:00pm | Auditorium | $15 THE BRIGHT STREAM November 20, 2016 Alexei Ratmansky invokes the genius of Shostakovich’s score at the Bolshoi, creating a laugh-out-loud masterpiece. Photo by: Damir Yusupov RUNNING TIME : 2HRS 3 0MINS THE NUTCR ACK ER THE NUTCRACKER December 18, 2016 Christmas wouldn’t be complete without the enchanting tale of young Marie and her handsome Nutcracker prince, and of course Tchaikovsky’s timeless score! Photo by: Damir Yusupov RUNNING TIME : 2HRS 15MINS THE GOLDEN AGE January 15, 2017 A HERO OF OUR TIME 18 2016/17 PROGRAM GUIDE With its jazzy score, this ballet is a refreshing, colorful and dazzling satire of Europe in the Roaring 20s. Only at the Bolshoi! Photo by: Pathe Live Pierce Jackson RUNNING TIME : 2HRS 20MINS