Bolshoi Theatre
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The Bolshoi Theatrer, lit. 'Grand Theater') is a historic opera house in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové. Before the October Revolution it was a part of the Imperial Theatres of the Russian Empire along with Maly Theatre in Moscow and a few theatres in Saint Petersburg Theatre, later Mariinsky Theatre and others).
The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are among the oldest and best known ballet and opera companies in the world. It is by far the world's biggest ballet company, with more than 200 dancers. The theatre is the parent company of The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, a leading school of ballet. It has a branch at the Bolshoi Theater School in Joinville, Brazil.
Photo: DmitriyGuryanov (CC BY-SA 3.0); Арну Жан Батист(Arnout Pere, литограф)(по оригиналу Вивиена) (Public domain); Mihály Zichy (Public domain)
The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are among the oldest and best known ballet and opera companies in the world. It is by far the world's biggest ballet company, with more than 200 dancers. The theatre is the parent company of The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, a leading school of ballet. It has a branch at the Bolshoi Theater School in Joinville, Brazil.
Photo: DmitriyGuryanov (CC BY-SA 3.0); Арну Жан Батист(Arnout Pere, литограф)(по оригиналу Вивиена) (Public domain); Mihály Zichy (Public domain)