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Catch two short ballets set to Mozart, "Petite Mort" and "Sechs Tanze," which were created for the Salzburg Festival to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his death. Saturday. 7 p.m.
Friday, February 10th
Giselle: Yury Grigorovich’s version of Adolphe Adam’s ballet. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m.
La Esmeralda: This ballet by Pugni is a tragic love story based on Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” showing the hopeless love of Quasimodo for the Gypsy girl Esmeralda. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 11th
Giselle: (See Fri. listing.) Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m.
Sunday, February 12th
Giselle: (See Fri. listing.) Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m.
Monday, February 13th
Creation of the World (Sotvoreniye Mira): Andrei Petrov’s ballet. Grand Moscow Classical Ballet production. National Youth Theater. 7 p.m.
Don Quixote: a ballet by Minkus based on Cervantes’ novel about the adventures of a country gentleman who sets out to right the world’s wrongs. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
Igor Moiseyev Folk Dance Ensemble in a concert. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Feb. 16 and 17, 7 p.m.
Illusions Perdues (Utrachenniye Illyuzii): Leonid Desyatnikov’s ballet based on Balzac’s novel of the same name. Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. Feb. 16 and 17, 7 p.m.
The Taming of the Shrew (Ukroshcheniye Stroptivoi): Dmitry Bryantsev’s ballet on the theme of Shakespeare’s comedy includes music by Mikhail Bronner based on 16th-century English compositions. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. Feb. 18, 7 p.m.
