Ballet in Cinema at the AFI Silver Theatre October 8, 2011

Presented by Emerging Pictures, the Ballet in Cinema event will include live broadcasts of performances by the Bolshoi Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, and the Royal Ballet. Highlights include "Esmerelda," choreographed by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev and broadcast live from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, Russia; "The Sleeping Beauty," performed by the Royal Ballet in London, England, and choreographed by Marius Petipa; and "The Nutcracker," starring Nina Kapstova and Artem Ovcharenko and broadcast live from Moscow.

Official Website: http://www.afi.com/silver/new/nowplaying/2011/v8i4/balletincinema.aspx