Swan Lake, Live from the Bolshoi Ballet

 Our next trip out was to Cineworld cinema in Edinburgh.  As part of the Pathe Live Experience 2016/17 series they were showing Swan Lake.

 The screening came live from the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, which was very exciting.  We could see the crowds waiting for the performance to start, the beautiful gilded carvings and also got some peeks backstage.  It is well worth going to the google page here to get a 360 degree view of the auditorium.

 As well as the ballet there was a presenter who gave us some extra information about the performance, who the principal dancers were and the history of Swan Lake.

 I think seeing the ballet screened in the cinema worked really well.  Of course it's not the same as a trip to the theatre, but you do get an extra good view of the stage and close ups of the dancers and costumes.

 Iona enjoyed seeing Odile and Odette, remembering they were danced by the same ballerina.  The music was wonderful and we all enjoyed listening to the crowd in the theatre who clapped, whistled and stamped in a very enthusiastic way!

 You can see a clip from the ballet here.