Washington Audience Deeply Impressed by Spartacus Ballet

February 16 the Bolshoi Theater performed the ballet Spartacus at the Kennedy Arts Center in Washington, reports ITAR-TASS. The legendary ballet staged by the renowned choreographer Yuri Grigorovich was a tremendous success.

Set to music written by Aram Khachaturian, Grigorovich's production of Spartacus has circumnavigated the world more than once since it was premiered 40 years ago, starring several generations of brilliant dancers, the Voice of Russia reports. Among them the living ballet legend Vladimir Vasiliev whose fantastic rendition of Spartacus, a dying but unconquered gladiator who led a slave revolt against Rome, remains absolutely unrivaled. His namesake, the Bolshoi's young hopeful Ivan Vasiliev already danced Spartacus during last summer's tour.

The public at the Kennedy Center will see three Spartacuses in three different ballet casts.

Six more performances will be given before the troupe moves to California where it will show Minkus’ ballet Don Quixote at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.