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# The main event of the theatrical season may be considered accomplished
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/glavnoe-sobytie-teatralnogo-sezona-mozhno-schitat-sostoiavshimsia/
- Published: 2023-07-09T10:43:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:36:17.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Observations, Reportage, Society Pages

The main event of the theatrical season may be considered accomplished. Yesterday, at the “Tolstoy” theatre festival in Yasnaya Polyana, a ballet of extraordinary difficulty from the Bolshoi Theatre's repertoire was staged. The stage was erected in a field on the grounds of the Tolstoy estate. Three hours of magical action under the open sky. The production involved a company of more than 120 people. The American John Neumeier, dancer and historian of ballet, acted as set designer, librettist, choreographer and production designer all in one

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