Spartacus

6, 7 and 8 August at 7.30pm

Yuri Grigorovich's sensational staging of Spartacus first took London by storm in 1969.

This spectacularly monumental ballet displays the Bolshoi Ballet at its most powerful, as well as demonstrating the astounding individual talents of the Company's great stars including on this visit, guest appearances by the mesmerizing Carlos Acosta.

Spartacus leads a rebellion of gladiators and slaves against ancient Rome. This epic portrayal of the uprising, with marching battalions, gladiatorial combat and the heroic death of Spartacus, set to Khachaturian's thrilling music, is now an established classic of the Russian contemporary ballet repertoire, epitomising the Bolshoi's unique style.