Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of Our Time

Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of Our Time

165 mins | Drama, Music | April 9, 2017

Pechorin, a young officer, embarks on a journey across the majestic mountains of the Caucasus, on a path set by his passionate encounters. Disillusioned and careless, he inflicts pain upon himself and the women around him… The story, based on the larger-than-life hero Pechorin, is adapted from Mikhail Lermontov’s literary masterpiece in three separate stories recounting his heartbreaking betrayals. Is Pechorin a real hero? Or is he a man like any other? This brand new production by choreographer Yuri Possokhov is a tragic poetic journey that can only be seen at the Bolshoi. Filmed live on April 9th 2017.

Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of Our Time

165 mins | Drama, Music | April 9, 2017

Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of Our Time
Pechorin, a young officer, embarks on a journey across the majestic mountains of the Caucasus, on a path set by his passionate encounters. Disillusioned and careless, he inflicts pain upon himself and the women around him… The story, based on the larger-than-life hero Pechorin, is adapted from Mikhail Lermontov’s literary masterpiece in three separate stories recounting his heartbreaking betrayals. Is Pechorin a real hero? Or is he a man like any other? This brand new production by choreographer Yuri Possokhov is a tragic poetic journey that can only be seen at the Bolshoi. Filmed live on April 9th 2017.
Producers Bolshoi Theatre
Original title Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of Our Time
Directors Vincent Bataillon, Kirill Serebrennikov
Writers Mikhail Lermontov, Kirill Serebrennikov

Cast

Igor Tsvirko

as Pechorin (Bela)

Olga Smirnova

as Bela

Artem Ovcharenko

as Pechorin (Taman)

Vyacheslav Lopatin

as Old Woman / Yanko

Ruslan Skvortsov

as Pechorin (Mary)

Denis Savin

as Grushnitsky

Alexander Vodopetov

as Kazbich

Georgy Gusev

as Two Mountaineers / Blind Boy / Wounded Soldier

Ilya Artamonov

as Two Mountaineers / Wounded Soldier

Vasiliy Danilchuk

as Mountaineer / Smuggler

Dmitry Ekaterinin

as Mountaineer / Smuggler

Anton Gaynutdinov

as Mountaineer / Smuggler / Officer

Alexei Gaynutdinov

as Mountaineer / Officer

Nikita Kapustin

as Mountaineer / Smuggler / Officer

Vladislav Kozlov

as Mountaineer

Alexei Matrakhov

as Mountaineer

Artur Mkrtchyan

as Mountaineer / Smuggler / Officer

Vladislav Shevchenko

as Mountaineer / Officer

Erick Swolkin

as Mountaineer / Officer

Evgeny Triposkiadis

as Mountaineer

Sergei Zakharov

as Mountaineer / Smuggler

Svetlana Shilova

as Solo Voice (mezzo soprano)

Stanislav Mostovoy

as Solo Voice (tenor)

Kirill Kireyev

as Smuggler

Victor Meshcherekov

as Smuggler / Officer

Boris Lifanovsky

as Cello Solo on Stage

Anna Antropova

as Mary’s Mother

Kristina Loseva

as Mother

Kristina Karasyova

as Head Nurse

Nino Asatiani

as Nurse

Vera Borisenkova

as Nurse

Anna Zakaraya

as Nurse

Denis Medvedev

as Gentleman

Yuri Ostrovsky

as Male Nurse

Egor Sharkov

as Male Nurse

Mikhail Shelamov

as Male Nurse

Olga Barichka

as Young Lady

Ekaterina Besedina

as Young Lady

Daria Gurevich

as Young Lady

Elvina Ibraimova

as Young Lady

Anastasia Kazakova

as Young Lady

Victoria Kochkina

as Young Lady

Olga Marchenkova

as Young Lady

Elena Panina

as Young Lady

Alexandra Rakitina

as Young Lady

Oksana Sharova

as Young Lady

Ekaterina Smurova

as Young Lady

Ana Turazashvili

as Young Lady

Olga Vdovkina

as Young Lady

Angelina Vlashinets

as Young Lady

Ksenia Zhiganshina

as Young Lady

Ivan Alexeyev

as Officer

Iliya Beresnev

as Officer

Dmitry Dorokhov

as Officer

Klim Efimov

as Officer

Yevgeny Sazonov

as Officer

Kirill Sobolev

as Officer

Dmitry Umnikov

as Officer

Nina Minasyan

as Solo Voice (soprano)

Nadezhda Demyanova

as Piano Solo on Stage

Vladislav Komissarchuk

as English Horn Solo on Stage