Bolshoi pays tribute to Ballets Russes
Published: 30 May, 2009, 20:43
Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre is presenting a gala-program of short one-act ballets in honor of the 100th anniversary of Sergey Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.
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Published: 30 May, 2009, 20:43
Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre is presenting a gala-program of short one-act ballets in honor of the 100th anniversary of Sergey Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.