Date: Friday, July 25, 7:30pm
Tickets: $20
Location: Mountain Cinema in the Doctorow Center for the Arts, Rte. 23A, Village of Hunter, NY
Reservations: 518-263-2002

Music by Dimitri Shostakovich
Choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky
Starring Anastasia Yatsenko and Andreï Merkuriev
Approximate running time: 85 minutes

Bolt is the story of a hard-drinking loafer who is fired from a factory after the factory puts a large new machine into operation. Shortly afterward he takes revenge by persuading a naive young boy to sabotage the machine by throwing a bolt into its works. Ultimately, the loafer is unmasked as the real culprit and arrested, the machine is repaired and the boy sinks into a dream.

The world premiere of the ballet at the Bolshoi was in 2006, in honour of the 100th anniversary of Shostakovich's birth. The choreography, sets, costumes and, above all, Shostakovich's masterful score, have revitalized Bolt, making it a theatrical event capable of making even the most cynical viewer stand up and cheer.