“Laughter rings across the theatre” (NYTimes) in The Bright Stream, a comical ballet that celebrates the maddening, baffling nature of love. The story, by Adrian Piotrovsky and Fyodor Lopukhov, tells of members of a Russian farm collective in the 1930’s, and what happens when a group of visiting performers descent on their harvest festival. With such a loveable, positive plot, it’s hard to see why Stalin banned this work in 1936 – and why it wasn’t staged again until 2003. Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky uses Shostakovich’s robust folk music to tell this zany tale, broadcast from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. Starring Svetlana Lunkina, Mikhail Lobukhin, Maria Alexandrova, Ruslan Skvortsov, Denis Savin and Alexey Loparevich.

2 hrs 5 mins including one intermission

$18 General Admission

$16 Cinema Club Members

Delightful comedy and virtuosic choreography abound in Frederick Ashton’s sunny and beloved production of La Fille Mal Gardée from the Royal Ballet. The simple story of Lise, her suitor Colas, and Lise’s larger-than-life mother who tries to marry her off to the simpleton son of a rich neigh- bor is both funny and touching, and filled with glorious detailed movement. La Fille Mal Gardée is perfect for ballet newcomers and irresistible to audiences of all ages.

Estimated running time: 1 hr 58 mins (including one intermission)

$18 General Admission

$16 Cinema Club Members