Lost Illusions

Bolshoi Ballet’s LOST ILLUSIONS
Alexei Ratmansky | Ballet in ThreeActs
Music by Leonid Desyatnikov | Estimated running time 180 minutes

A recording of the February 2, 2014 performance at Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

Based on Honoré de Balzac’s novel, LOST ILLUSIONS is a new ballet created by celebrated
choreographer Alexei Ratmansky set against the backdrop of 19th century Paris. Ratmansky, along with
French dramaturge Guillaume Gallienne, tells the story of a young composer lured away from his friends
and his love by the prospects of fame and money. This stylized adaptation of Balzac’s timeless novel
blends ambition, disillusionment and thwarted love, while exploring themes of human nature and restless
youth, set to a spellbinding original score.

CAST

TBD
Featuring the Bolshoi Principals, Soloists, and Corps de Ballet

CREATIVE
Composer: Leonid Desyatnikov
Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky
Music Director: Alexander Vedernikov
Set Designer: Jerome Kaplan
Lighting Designer: Vincent Millet
Drama Consultant: Guillaume Gallienne