ANASTASIA by Kenneth MacMillan

Showings

Cinema Arts Centre - Cinema 2 Sun, Dec 4, 2016 12:00 PM

Description

Royal Ballet

ANASTASIA by Kenneth MacMillan
Sunday, December 4 at 12 noon | Members $10 | Public $15

Kenneth Macmillan’s full-length ballet is a compelling exploration of identity in the turbulent wake of the Russian Revolution.

This three-act ballet tells the story of Anna Anderson (Natalia Osipova), who believes herself to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia, sole survivor from the massacre of the Romanovs in 1918. She is incarcerated in an asylum. Memory and fantasy intermingle; she recalls her rescue, the death of her husband, the disappearance of her child and her attempted suicide. But, despite her nightmares, her faith in her own identity cannot be shaken. 2 hours and 45 minutes including two intermissions.