Spartacus – The Bolshoi Ballet DVD – Irek Mukhamedov, The Bolshoi Ballet

The awesome technique and strength of the Bolshoi Ballet is shown to great effect in Yuri Grigorvich’s legendary Spartacus the epic story of a Thracian slave’s fight for freedom. Grigorvich’s choreography fills the huge Bolshoi stage with dynamic scenes of tension and conflict. This 1984 performance was directed for video by Preben Montell and stars two of the greatest artists of the Bolshoi Ballet of recent years. Irek Mukhamedov brings his stunning technique to the role of Spartacus and Natalya Bessmertnova gives a deeply moving performance as his wife Phrygia.