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Storyville: Bolshoi Babylon

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Bolshoi's Babylon

28/02/2016

Bolshoi Babylon

BBC Four - Storyville, Bolshoi Babylon

Following the Bolshoi's performers and managers as they try to reclaim their reputation.

Uncensored access backstage as film-makers record an entire season at the Bolshoi, with performers and managers attempting to reclaim their reputation following a scandal in 2013.

The Bolshoi is worshipped as Russia's national treasure by its many fans. But in 2013 the theatre hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons - Sergei Filin, director of the ballet company, nearly lost his eyesight when a masked man threw acid in his face. It triggered months of intrigue and scandal, with both performers and managers desperate to repair the damage.

Now, for the first time, film-makers have been granted uncensored access backstage to record an entire season. This film follows performers and managers as they attempt to reclaim their reputation. New director Vladimir Urin vows to resist meddling from the Kremlin, but his antipathy towards Sergei Filin spills out into the open. Away from the backstabbing and political intrigue, it is left to the dancers to keep the prestige and legacy of Russia's most famous theatre intact.

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