John Neumeier stages a Bolshoi Theatre ballet at the Tolstoy festival in Yasnaya Polyana
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
