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Your biggest Bolshoi ballet moments " open thread by Judith Mackrell

The legendary Russian company opens its London season amid backstage turmoil. Have you ever seen them perform? What are your highlights?It was back in 1956 that Britain got its first sight of the Bolshoi Ballet, the Moscow-based company renowned for mixing the blue-blood traditions of imperial classicism with the red-blooded style of Soviet ardour. And apart from an extended 17-year absence during the cold war chill,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AM on July 29, 2013

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