Mikhail Lavrovsky Movies
Highlights from almost a hundred years of great performances at the Bolshoi Ballet are presented in Glory of the Bolshoi. The rare footage includes the White Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake by Yuri Kondratov and Marina Semenova, the pas de trois from The Nutcracker by Yekaterina Maximova, Alla Mankevich, and Vladimir Vasiliev, and the solo from the Sugar Plum Fairy by Maximova. Excerpts from Spartacus are performed by Vasiliev, Maximova, M. Liepa, and N. Bessmertnova. In all, there are 19 selections, some in black-and-white, and the program is presented without narration. ~ Alice Day, Rovi
- 1990
This dance-oriented performance release actually features a compilation of solos by two Bolshoi Ballet vets: Mikhail Lavosky and the Kirov-trained Nina Timofeyeva. The solos in question were culled from productions of Adagio, Porgy and Bess, The Dying Swan and Pas de deux Classique. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- 1987
This tribute to one of the world's great ballet companies features both contemporary and vintage footage of the stars of the Bolshoi Ballet interpreting the great works of the ballet repertoire. Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Asaf Messerer, and Mikhail Lavrosky are among the dancers captured on film in classic productions of Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, The Red Poppy, Sleeping Beauty, and others. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya, (more)
- 1976
Enjoy this ballet version of Shakespeare's play performed by the Boshoi Ballet as choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich and set to the music of Prokofiev celebrating the Bolshoi's 200th anniversary. ~ Rovi
Natalia Bessmertnova and Mikhail Lavrosky star in this production of the classic ballet, a romantic tragedy in which an innocent girl has her heart and her virtue stolen from her, leading her ghost to seek revenge for her betrayal. Giselle was recorded during a performance at the famed Bolshoi Theater; Yuri Grigorovich was the choreographer. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Natalya Bessmertnova, Mikhail Lavrovsky, (more)
