Synopsis
In the 1920’s, The Golden Age cabaret is a favorite nightly haunt. The young fisherman Boris falls in love with Rita. He follows her to the cabaret and realizes that she is the beautiful dancer “Mademoiselle Margot,” but also the love interest of the local gangster Yashka…
Presentation
With its jazzy score by Shostakovich and its music-hall atmosphere featuring beautiful tangos, The Golden Age is a refreshing and colorful dive into the roaring 20’s. A historic ballet that can be seen only at the Bolshoi!
Libretto
Yuri Grigorovich and Isaak Glikman
Choreography
Yuri Grigorovich
Music
Dmitri Shostakovich
Cast
Rita
Nina Kaptsova
Boris
Ruslan Skvortsov
Yashka
Mikhail Lobukhin
Lyuska
Ekaterina Krysanova