Vladimir Levashev

1943. La jeune Séraphima, qui a perdu ses parents au tout début de la guerre, vit dans un orphelinat en Union Soviétique. Elle garde secrètement autour du cou une croix qui lui rappelle sa famille bien-aimée. Accompagnée dans sa solitude par le grand Saint Séraphim, elle commence un voyage initiatique et onirique qui va l’aider à percer le secret de l'orphelinat et à éclairer le sort de ses parents...

the Ballet

Peasant girl Giselle dies of a broken heart after discovering her lover is betrothed to another. She is summoned from the grave by spirits who dance men to death. The spirits target her lover for death, but Giselle's great love frees him from their grasp.

Live from the Bolshoi Theatre, this 1978 remake of the two-act classical Christmas ballet blends Tchaikovsky's beloved melodies with superb dancing. Famed Bolshoi duo Yekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev star in this production of Tchaikovsky's beloved ballet, The Nutcracker. Maximova dances the role of Maria, the young girl whose mysterious uncle Drosselmeyer gives her a wooden nutcracker (Vasiliev) for Christmas. When he comes to life, she rescues him from marauding mice and is taken to the Kingdom of Sweets.