Grigorovich’s “Spartacus,” there were two earlier unsuccessful attempts, by Leonid Yakobson, in 1956, and Igor Moiseyev, in 1958.

If you become anxious that you’ve missed a step in a Grigorovich ballet, never fear: It will repeat.īefore the premiere of Mr. Perhaps the most generous point to be made about Khachaturian’s cinematic score - feverishly propulsive, achingly melodramatic and deeply grating - is that it matches the redundancy of the choreography. Grigorovich’s signature 1968 production, which helped solidify the company’s assertive, hot-blooded approach. On Friday, the Bolshoi Ballet, wrapping up its Lincoln Center Festival season at the David H. On the other are the sadistic Crassus and the conniving Aegina. One team features the noble, valiant Spartacus and the innocently virtuous Phrygia. How much good and evil can you take in a night? Watching “ Spartacus,” Yuri Grigorovich’s ponderous three-act ballet, is a like being trapped inside a pinball machine and bounced among four protagonists.

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