Ballet is a form of dancing, ballet may tell a story, express a mood, or simply reflect the music. But a ballet dancer's technique and special skills differ greatly from those of other dancers. Ballet dancers perform many movements that are unnatural for the body. Different ballet styles have developed in various countries. Ballet in Russia is often forceful and showy. Ballet dancers travel throughout the world and adopt different features of foreign styles. As a result of these international influences, all ballet is continually being broadened and enriched. Opera is part of the Russian tradition. An opera performance incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery and costumes and sometimes incorporates dance for example: Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a theatre and opera company in Moscow, Russia, which gives performances of ballet and opera. Completely rebuilt after a fire in 1856, the grand building is a masterpiece of Russian neoclassicism, including an eight-columned entrance porch topped by a horse-drawn chariot of Apollo, patron of the arts. The glittering five-tiered interior is richly adorned with red velvet furnishings, gold decoration and chandeliers, and the size of the auditorium makes it the largest theatre in the world.
The Bolshoi Theatre has hosted some of the world's most celebrated premieres and performers, including Swan Lake, Spartacus and concerts by Richard Wagner, and an evening performance at the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre constitutes one of Moscow's best nights out. Address: Teatralnaya Ploshchada, Moscow Tel: 095-292-9270 (ticket), 095-292-3319 Website: www.bolshoi.ru Metro: Teatralnaya Performances: Daily 7:00 p.m. and 12:00 midday Helikon Opera
This theatre, a rounded space of graduated platforms that feels almost intimate, presents more innovative and controversial performances than the Bolshoi, such as updated renditions of Wagner's Ring Cycle. Address: 19 Ulitsa Bolshaya Nikitskaya, Moscow 103009, Russia Tel: 095-290-0971, 095-290-6592 Metro: Arbatskaya Performances: Daily 7:00 p.m.
Kamerny Musical Theatre The Kamerny Music Theater, directed by Boris Pokrovsky, presents a repertoire of well-known opera classics as well as quite a few lesser-known works on two separate stages. Address: 17 Ulitsa Nikolskaya, Moscow Tel: 095-929-1320, 095-929-1326 Metro: Ploshad Revolyutsii Performances: Daily
Moscow Art Theatre It is a theatre company in Moscow, founded in 1897 by Constantin Stanislavski and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. The theatre quickly became famous when it staged productions of Anton Chekhov's. Today the theatre’s Artistic Director is Oleg Tabakov and its current repertoire consists of international drama classics by the famous Russian realist writers Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gogol and Lermontov. Address: 3 Kamergersky Pereulok, Moscow Tel.: 095-229-8760 Website: www.theatre.ru Metro: Teatralnaya Performances: Daily 7:00 p.m.
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