Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of Our Time

Overview

Pechorin, a young officer, embarks on a journey across the majestic mountains of the Caucasus, on a path set by his passionate encounters. Disillusioned and careless, he inflicts pain upon himself and the women around him… The story, based on the larger-than-life hero Pechorin, is adapted from Mikhail Lermontov’s literary masterpiece in three separate stories recounting his heartbreaking betrayals. Is Pechorin a real hero? Or is he a man like any other? This brand new production by choreographer Yuri Possokhov is a tragic poetic journey that can only be seen at the Bolshoi. Filmed live on April 9th 2017.

Cast

Igor Tsvirko

Pechorin (Bela)

Olga Smirnova

Bela

Artem Ovcharenko

Pechorin (Taman)

Ekaterina Shipulina

Undine

Vyacheslav Lopatin

Old Woman / Yanko

Ruslan Skvortsov

Pechorin (Mary)

Svetlana Zakharova

Mary

Kristina Kretova

Vera

Denis Savin

Grushnitsky

Alexander Vodopetov

Kazbich

Georgy Gusev

Two Mountaineers / Blind Boy / Wounded Soldier

N/A

Ilya Artamonov

Two Mountaineers / Wounded Soldier