War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Bolshoi Ballet production of Anna Karenina

Part of War and Peace in the Nuclear Age.

03/26/1988

Performance of the Bolshoi Ballet at the Wang Theatre. Production of Anna Karenina directed by Maya Plisetskaya, set to music of Rodion Schchedrin. Interviews with demonstrators protesting the treatment of Jews and other groups within the Soviet Union, and with ballet patrons and orchestra members on the subject of cultural exchange. Interior shots of lobby with U.S. and Soviet flags, patrons seated in theater, performance, and curtain calls.

License Clip

Series

War and Peace in the Nuclear Age

Title

Bolshoi Ballet production of Anna Karenina

Series Description

The first atomic explosion in the New Mexico desert on July 16, 1945, changed the world forever. This series chronicles these changes and the history of a new era. It traces the development of nuclear weapons, the evolution of nuclear strategy, and the politics of a world with the power to destroy itself.

In thirteen one-hour programs that combine historic footage and recent interviews with key American, Soviet, and European participants, the nuclear age unfolds: the origin and evolution of nuclear weapons; the people of the past who have shaped the events of the present; the ideas and issues that political leaders, scientists, and the public at large must confront, and the prospects for the future. Nuclear Age highlights the profound changes in contemporary thinking imposed by the advent of nuclear weapons. Series release date: 1/1989

Duration

02:23:24

Asset Type

Raw video

Media Type

Video

Subjects

Wang Theatre (Boston, Mass.)

Plisetskaya, Maya, 1926-

Bolshoi Ballet (Soviet Union)

Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich, 1932-

Anna Karenina (Choreographic work : Plisetskaya)

Cold War

Locations

Wang Center, Boston, MA

Genres

Topics

Publication Information

WGBH Educational Foundation

Citation

Chicago: “War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Bolshoi Ballet production of Anna Karenina,” 03/26/1988, GBH Archives, accessed December 21, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_03470BC6BE3443F2B018CF614899AB8D.

MLA: “War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Bolshoi Ballet production of Anna Karenina.” 03/26/1988. GBH Archives. Web. December 21, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_03470BC6BE3443F2B018CF614899AB8D>.

APA: War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Bolshoi Ballet production of Anna Karenina. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_03470BC6BE3443F2B018CF614899AB8D

If you have more information about this item, we want to know! Please contact us, including the URL.

GBH Openvault

War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Bolshoi Ballet production of Anna Karenina