A film about the Second International Ballet Competition, which took place in June 1973 in Moscow.
Yu.N.Grigorovich addresses the jury of the II International Ballet Competition.
Drawing of lots. E.A.Furtseva addresses the participants of the competition.
Artists backstage during performances.
The jury evaluates and discusses the first round.
Plisetskaya M.M. -- ballet dancer
Honorary Professor of the Lomonosov Moscow State University
choreographer
teacher
author of memoirs
Honored Artist of the RSFSR
People's Artist of the RSFSR
People's Artist of the USSR
Hero of Socialist Labor. Blankov B.V. -- ballet dancer
teacher
Academician of the Petrovskaya Academy of Sciences and Arts
Professor of the Academy of Russian Literature and Fine Arts named after G.R.Derzhavin
Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Drozdova M.S. -- ballet dancer
ballet teacher
People's Artist of the USSR. Tedeev V.S. -- ballet dancer
Honored Artist of the RSFSR
People's Artist of the RSFSR. Pavlova N.V. -- soloist of the Perm Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Tchaikovsky
People's Artist of the USSR. Gordeev V.M. -- ballet soloist
choreographer
theatre director
People's Artist of the USSR. Smorgacheva L.I. -- ballet dancer
People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR
Ballet teacher-repetiteur of the National Opera of Ukraine. Godunov A.B. -- Soviet and American ballet dancer
film actor
Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Tayakina T.A. -- ballerina
People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR. Kovtun V.P. -- Ukrainian ballet dancer
People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR. Chenchikova O.I. -- ballet dancer
People's Artist of the RSFSR. Anisimov V.V. -- ballet soloist
Head of the Department of Classical and Duet Dance at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography
People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Furtseva E.A. -- state and party figure
Minister of Culture of the USSR. Grigorovich Yu.N. -- ballet dancer
professor
Hero of Socialist Labor. Alonso A. -- Cuban ballerina
founder of the National Ballet of Cuba
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
Moscow
Summer
The jury evaluates and discusses the first round.
Blooming lilacs.
Views of Moscow.
The Bolshoi Theatre.
Posters at the entrance to the theatre.
A crowd of people is gathering at the entrance.
The artists are getting off the bus.
A view of the main entrance to the theatre.
The jury members are taking their seats.
The musicians are tuning their instruments.
A view of the balconies from below.
The lights go out. P. Shaufuss performs a solo from I. Stravinsky’s ballet Apollo. L. Smorgacheva and A. Godunov backstage. L. Smorgacheva and A. Godunov perform an adagio from A. Khachaturian’s ballet Spartacus.
Artists backstage. S. Arvola and L. Ahonen, Postal Code for Two.
Canadian artist F. Augustine. F. Augustine, The Wolf.
Ballerina K. Kane on stage.
Ulanova G.S. -- ballerina
teacher
People's Artist of the USSR. Ahonen L.O. -- soloist of the Finnish National Ballet
choreographer. Kane K. -- dancer of the company and artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada
Honorary Doctor of a number of universities. Grigorovich Yu.N. Smorgacheva L.I. Godunov A.B.
Moscow
Summer
Cuban artists A.B.Gonzalez and A.U.Diigo, "Rhythmic Dance".
Artists backstage.
Members of the jury. N.V.Pavlova and V.M.Gordeyev, "Blue Distances".
Artists backstage.
Alternation: jury at discussion and voting, excerpts from performances. K.Kane and F.Augustine at rehearsal.
Pavlova N.V. Gordeev V.M. Ulanova G.S. Grigorovich Yu.N. Alonso A. Kane K.
Moscow
Summer
K. Kane backstage.
Performance of K. Kane and F. Augustine.
Members of the jury. M. Rowe and K. Coe perform the pas de deux from J. Dauberval's ballet "La Fille Mal Garde".
Artists backstage.
The chandelier is lit.
The contestants put on make-up and prepare for their performance in the third round. M. Drozdova and V. Tedeyev perform the pas de deux from P. Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake".
A ballerina puts on pointe shoes backstage. A. Alonso narrates. A. Alonso with his students at a rehearsal. A. B. Gonzalez and A. U. Diego perform the pas de deux from A. L. Minkus's ballet "La Bayadere".
A doctor massages a ballerina's legs.
Kane K. Grigorovich Yu.N. Pavlova N.V. Chenchikova O.I. Drozdova M.S. Tedeev V.S. Alonso A.
Moscow
Summer
V.S.Tedeev backstage. M.S.Drozdova on stage. A.B.Godunov comes on stage. A.B.Godunov and L.I.Smorgacheva perform an excerpt from A.L.Minkus's ballet "Don Quixote".
Artists backstage. O.I.Chenchikova prepares for the performance. O.I.Chenchikova performs variations from P.I.Tchaikovsky's ballet "Sleeping Beauty".
Members of the jury. N.V.Pavlova and V.M.Gordeev perform an excerpt from P.I.Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker".
Discussion in the jury.
Grigorovich Yu.N. Alonso A. Plisetskaya M.M. Drozdova M.S. Tedeev V.S. Chenchikova O.I. Smorgacheva L.I. Godunov A.B. Pavlova N.V. Gordeev V.M.
Moscow
Summer
Jury voting. N.V. Pavlova and V.M. Gordeev perform the final adagio from P.I. Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker". N.V. Pavlova and V.M. Gordeev backstage.
Artists taking a bow.
Competition participants and jury members at the gala banquet.
Views of Moscow. N.V. Pavlova's award ceremony.
Dissolve: competition results against the backdrop of dancing artists.
Grigorovich Yu.N. Pavlova N.V. Gordeev V.M. Godunov A.B. Plisetskaya M.M.
Moscow
Summer