Bolshoi Ballet: Carmen Suite / Petrushka (2019)

Music

Carmen: Impetuous Carmen seduces Don José in order to convince him to let her out of jail. Once outside, she thinks she’s finally free before realizing that she’s in fact prisoner of a love triangle: she wants to be with the famous Torero Escamillo, but she can’t make Don José go away. Petruska: At Saint-Petersburg’s carnival, three puppets are playing the same role over and over: the unhappy lover Petrushka, the coquette and a Moor. Fed up with this endless part that never goes well for him, Petrushka attacks his rival and flees from the puppets theater. Carmen Suite, staged by Alberto Alonso, is a one act ballet about a passionate, free-spirited woman caught in a love triangle. Stanislavsky’s Petrushka, choreographed by Edward Clug, encapsulates the story of a puppet that came to life, burdened by the human emotions of love, jealousy, and rage. Both stories envelop the characters which refuse to abide by the rules, to whom even the thought of submission is repulsive.

Cast

Flamenco / Young Merchants
Young Merchants
Young Merchants
Young Merchants
Young Merchants
Young Merchants
Merchant Women
Merchant Women
Merchant Women
Merchant Women
Merchant Women
Tobacco Girls
Tobacco Girls
Tobacco Girls
Petrushka
The Ballerina
Young Merchants

Crew

Choreographer
Set Designer
Choreographer
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Design
Music Director
Lighting Design
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Original Story