The Bolshoi Ballet brings its gala of ballet highlights to this year’s China Shanghai International Arts Festival, presenting a selection of the most iconic classical ballet excerpts and offering a comprehensive showcase of the celebrated company’s profound artistic legacy and distinguished dance tradition. As one of the world’s leading ambassadors of ballet, the Bolshoi is renowned for its powerful dramatic expression, grand theatrical style and exceptional technique, and has nurtured generations of internationally acclaimed ballet stars. The program ranges from Grigorovich’s Swan Lake and Spartacus to Petipa’s Le Corsaire, The Sleeping Beauty and Paquita. Within a condensed theatrical frame, it reveals the artistry of classical ballet and offers audiences a gala rich in virtuosity, drama and visual splendor.
