Bolshoi Babylon

The real Black Swan.

The Bolshoi Ballet. Symbol of Russia, a national treasure and one of the most famous institutions in the world. Recently, however, the theatre has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons: intrigue, personal attacks and management changes have created lurid headlines.

Now, for the first time, the theatre directors have allowed the backstage process to documented.

From the two-time Academy Award-winning Producer of Man On Wire and Searching For Sugarman, Bolshoi Babylon gives a voice to artists and company members on irreverent and candid terms. With unparalleled behind the scenes access, Bolshoi Babylon provides a unique and privileged insight into the dancers’ extraordinary artistic and athletic talents, their abiding fear of injury and the ruthless ambition needed to survive in the world’s most famous ballet company.

Bolshoi principal dancer, Anastasia Meskova, will be joining the filmmakers, plus bestselling historian Simon Sebag Montefiore and other special guests for a live by satellite post screening Q&A.