World of Dance (1972)

The film tells about the origins and development of classical ballet in Russia, the ballet troupe of the Bolshoi Theater, on tour in Paris in the spring of 1972.

Ballet dancers: Natalia Bessmertnaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Mikhail Lavrovsky, Ekaterina Maksimova at rehearsals and a story about them by Fyodor Lopukhov (synchronously).

The plane takes off.

Paris.

Notre Dame Cathedral in the night light.

A walk along the Seine with views of Paris at night.

April 1972.

Paris Opera Garnier.

The interiors of the Opera Garnier.

Smartly dressed spectators climb the stairs to the auditorium.

The ceiling of the Opera Garnier.

Maya Plisetskaya is preparing for a performance and dancing the part of the White Swan from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake on the stage of the Garnier Opera.

Preparation for the appearance on the stage of the Corps de ballet of the Bolshoi Theater.

Paris.

Opera Garnier.

The Black Swan dance from the ballet "Swan Lake" on the stage of the Opera Garnier.

The auditorium applauds. M. Plisetskaya in the image of a White Swan comes out to bow.

The audience applauds.

Yuri Grigorovich comes out to bow after the performance of the ballet "Spartacus".

Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maksimova in costumes for the ballet "Spartak" behind the scenes.

Natalia the Immortal in the role of Giselle comes out to bow.

Views of Paris.

Flower sale in Paris.

Views of Paris and Opera Garnier 1909 (chronicle).

Photo: M. Diaghilev.

Photos of artists:A.Benoit, Lev Bakst, Nicholas Roerich, Pavel Golovin, Pablo Picasso, Natalia Goncharova, Henri Matisse.

Photos of composers: I. Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel.

Photos of choreographers: Mikhail Fokin, Vaclav Nezhinsky, Leonid Mosin, Sergei Lifar, George Balanchine.

Interspersed with views of Paris.

View of the Chatelet Theatre in Paris.

The auditorium of the Chatelet Theater.

Excerpt from the ballet "Polovtsian dances".

Scenes from Borodin's ballet "Polovtsian Dances".

Photos of choreographer M. Fokin.

Excerpt from the ballet "Polovtsian dances".

Fyodor Lopukhin writes at his desk and talks about Russian ballet (synchronously).

The poster of the Bolshoi Theater in Paris.

Views of the Opera Garnier.

Adagio from the ballet "The Nutcracker" - the wedding of Masha and the Prince performed by Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev.

Photos of ballerina Anna Pavlova are interspersed with rehearsals of the Bolshoi Ballet Corps de Ballet.

Excerpt from Mikhail Fokin's ballet "Sylphides" (Chopiniana) performed by Svetlana Adyrkhayeva and Marisa Liepa.

Zenit Paris Concert Hall applauds the Bolshoi Ballet.

Views of Paris.

Vladimir Vasiliev gives autographs to an enthusiastic French audience.

Visiting Fyodor Lopukhov, Yuri Grigorovich talks about the Bolshoi Theater tour in Paris.

Interspersed with excerpts from the ballet "Spartacus".

The role of Spartacus is played by Vladimir Vasiliev.

View of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

They curtsy to the audience after the performances: Vladimir Vasiliev, Maya Plisetskaya, Natalia Bessmertnova, Mikhail Lavrovsky, Maris Liepa.

Ballet jumps of famous ballet actors.