The Bolshoi Ballet Live returns to the Whale Theatre, Greystones for the 2021/22 season.

Music:Aram Khachaturian

Choreography:Yuri Grigorovich

Libretto:Yuri Grigorovich (after the novel by Raffaelo Giovagnolli, ideas from Nikolai Volkov's scenario)

Cast:The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de Ballet

Synopsis

In Imperial Rome led by Crassus, Spartacus and his wife Phrygia are reduced to slavery and are separated by slave dealers. His love for her and his desire for freedom lead him to revolt against the Roman army with the help of the other captives. But the treacherous Aegina, who seeks to conquer Crassus and gain power, will get in the way of Spartacus’s plan.

About the ballet

Huge in scale and spectacular in effect, Spartacus is a true tour de force of a ballet, set to Aram Khachaturian’s superb score. With an incredible display of might from the four leading dancers to the entire corps de ballet and its passionate pas de deux, Spartacus is the ultimate spectacle of virtuosity and lyricism born at the Bolshoi Theatre.

Tickets priced at €20/17.50 are available now at www.whaletheatre.ie or call the booking office on 01 2010550