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The Bolshoi Ballet review – Russian greats are big, bold and bombastic in Brisbane

Lyric Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre
For 51 years, Bolshoi’s take on Spartacus has been considered definitive. It debuted in Brisbane as part of a double-bill that runs until 7 July

Greeted ardently by Brisbane audiences in 2013 following a 19-year absence from Australia, the Bolshoi Ballet – the world’s biggest ballet company – is back again, bringing more than 100 company members to Queensland in 2019. And it’s not just in numbers that the Bolshoi reflects the definition of its name: the ballet is big in style, confidence, energy and passion too.

The dual program for QPAC pairs the Brisbane premieres of two complete productions: the legendary spectacle, Yuri Grigorovich’s epic showcase Spartacus; and George Balanchine’s neoclassical Jewels, which makes its Australian debut by the company on Saturday night. Both are from the 1960s, and both are signature pieces from their choreographers.

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