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Yury Grigorovich?€™s version of Adolphe Adam?€™s ballet ?€?Giselle?€? plays on the Bolshoi Theater's main stage. Fri. 7p.m. Sat. noon and 7 p.m. Bolshoi Theater

Friday, November 16th

Coppelia: Delibes’ ballet, based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann, about the doll-maker Coppelius, who wishes to create a doll with a soul. Choreography by Roland Petit, directed by Luigi Bonino. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.

Giselle: Yury Grigorovich’s version of Adolphe Adam’s ballet. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m.

La Fille Mal Gardee (Tshetnaya Predostorozhnost): Frederick Ashton’s 1960s Covent Garden staging of Louis-Joseph-Ferdinand Herold’s pastorale reconstructed for the Bolshoi by Alexander Grant. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.

Saturday, November 17th

Camera: a contemporary dance piece choreographed by Ann Van den Broek. Aktovy Zal. 6 p.m.

Giselle: Yury Grigorovich’s version of Adolphe Adam’s ballet. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. Noon and 7 p.m.

Sunday, November 18th

Camera: (See Sat. listing.) Aktovy Zal. 6 p.m.

La Fille Mal Gardee: (See Fri. listing.) Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 6 p.m.

and Beyond…

MT Pick La Fille du Pharaon (Doch Faraona): This elegant classical ballet by Cesare Pugni, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa, was recreated by Pierre Lacotte. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. Nov. 22, 23, 25 at 7 p.m., Nov. 24 at noon and 7 p.m.

New First Flash (Pervaya Vspyshka): Jorma Elo’s ultra-modern dance piece to Sibelius’ music staged by Christophe Dozzi. “Sleepless” (Bessonnitsa): Jiri Kylian’s work for six dancers with Dirk Haubrich’s new music based on Mozart’s Adagio in C minor. Also in program are “Sechs Tanze. Petit Mort” (Shest Tantsev. Malenkaya Smert): two of Jiri Kylian’s dance pieces to Mozart’s music. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. Nov. 23 and 24, 7 p.m.

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