An 'Anna Karenina' For Our Times At Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre
The world-famous ballet company is iconic in Russia. Principal dancer Olga Smirnova says a new staging of a beloved epic takes it into the 21st century.
If you want to know how much the Bolshoi Theatre means to Russia, pull out a 100 ruble note, and there it is: the grand facade of the building.
Go inside, and it's an imperial wonderland. Gilded balconies ring the stage, and more than 100 crystal chandeliers shimmer above rows of crimson velvet seats.
It's impressive, but not quite as impressive as what's happening onstage. Dancers in toe shoes and tights, a ballet based on the Tolstoy epic.
