Большой балет: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The participants of the TV program are pairs of dancers from leading theaters of Russia. Each of the duets participating in the TV show "Bolshoi Ballet" must demonstrate all their skills, because only the most talented performers will become the winners of the Grand Prix of the competition. The audience can also influence the fate of their favorite artists: the audience sympathy prize is awarded based on the results of online voting. During the competition, leading choreographers and ballet masters work with young ballet dancers for several months. The performance of the contestants is assessed by members of the jury, which includes stars of world ballet.

Series details

• Title: Большой балет
• Format: Reality
• Language: Russian
• Premiere date: 2012-10-21
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Россия Культура
• Network country: Russian Federation
• Typical episode runtime: 123 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28367

Cast and credited roles

• Andrejs Žagars — Ведущий
• Илзе Лиепа — Ведущая

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-10-21; final listed air date 2012-12-09.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-01-16; final listed air date 2016-02-27; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-11-10; final listed air date 2018-12-22; episode order: 7.
• Season 4: premiered 2020-11-04; final listed air date 2020-12-12; episode order: 7.
• Season 5: premiered 2024-03-09; final listed air date 2024-04-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Большой балет on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.