Spartacus - The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow
 (1/9/2021)
Ballet/Dance
Not In Collection
#2393
6*
Seen It:  Yes
(3/8/2021 YouTube)
USA / English
YouTube 

"Spartacus, based on the account of a slave rebellion in Italy in 73BC, and made popular by Stanley Kubrick’s 1960 film, is a perfect Soviet allegory of an oppressed, noble populace fighting bravely to overthrow a fascist, decadent ruling class." [Guardian]
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1

Notes
Spartacus is not one of my favorite narrative ballets. It's sort of the ballet's world equivalent to a "Star Wars" episode. The dancing is a muddle of "soldiers" marching around with swords raised high. Looks silly much of the time. Read Guardian review.

Ballet Spartacus: Youtube [Jan 9, 2021] Open in a new tab or window
+4/5 Review: Guardian [Roslyn Sulcas 4 Aug 2019]
The performance referenced in the IMDB is not the same performance as that available on YouTube. I believe the YouTube performance is actually that of January 9, 2021 (2h 10m) at the Bolshoi in Moscow. The IMDB performance is that of 13 March 2016 (3h 5m). I have not found an explanation of the 1 hour difference.