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hello and welcome to the must go out so in this next part i will be exploring the magnificence of also theater the six years the main stage of a historical landmark has been dogged but now it's going to spring chandeliers a shining once again so joining us around is as we explore the historical a magnificent building that fuses its classic original designs with modern technology the state's craft and heights at facilities as the main cultural symbol of russia the bolshoi theatre has finally returns to its glory striking day or night illuminated experion archons proud of the years of being covered by scaffolding countless other buildings tiriel says it took six years and billions of rubles but finally the historic bolshoi theatre is reopened to nurture

a showcase the present and future a fresh and international talent. watched by millions in russia and around the world the opening goal of performance in october it was an exclusive invitation of the event as well as various musical figures international celebrities and russian ballet and opera veterans the heads of milan's the skull theatre in vienna state opera and london's covent garden opera house are among the first high profile guests to officially visit the newly reopened theater the bolshoi doesn't translate to marginal grant. the company was founded in seven hundred seventy six by russian prince peace a little soft an english entrepreneur that my. michael maddox following the decree part empress catherine the great seven hundred eighty the construction of the first day it was completed it was destroyed by fire a reconstruct just several times the newly reopened main building of the bolshoi we

see today looks exactly as it was back in eight hundred fifty six when it was open to mark the current nation of the empress alexander the second back then they quickly became not only the temple of arts but also a place where important states events rouse just. after the revolution it served as a political gathering place for the bolshevik party and during world war two it was bombed by the nazis and suffered considerable damage nevertheless the main building hadn't undergone any major renovation in over a century so when it was closed in two thousand and five the building was in critical condition this really falling apart but now after restoration which ranks as the most meticulous and expensive in the history of theater the bolshoi is finally a configurations. inside the theater the entire space was stripped from the bottom up the work proved more

challenging than expected and a series of deadlines was set and missed the budget went over the initial figure and the opening night was delayed several times so was it worth the wait and is it money well spent. i think it's certainly state of the art for the performers. the reception area has been magnificent it was full of absolute wonderful feeling and. the acoustics are very good and. it's very encouraging to see a. city where the arts culture take up some of the major places in public policy clearly no expense to be there to make this place basically our finest this is europe. enlisted in engineering project soon to something else very high priority there was the wait a long time you can see that for a lot of africa and and it's us

a beautiful it shows our friend and shows all the bravado all the carrots all the colorful most of. the dancers so i think as imperfect as a foreigner when you think of moscow it's one of the things that you think of. it's one of the most famous landmarks and so far as really interested to go inside and see what it's like to see the striking interiors with your own eyes is quite something you really feel as if you are back in the ground times of the russian empire the designs here are breathtaking hundreds of spruce which animals were imported from the austrian alps to replace those ripped out by the bolsheviks. sold decorations also remade from scratch in a special look shop in moscow ministry. this is the belize hour the whitehall located just above the entrance of the theater over twenty billion rubles were allocated to the renovation of the theater that's around seven hundred million

dollars boss sums of money was spent on new additions like escalates is left hydraulics backstage as well as a complete overhaul of the structure and interior designs the frescoes and vast quantities of gold leaf were replaced and i even heard various materials were even washed with unpolished and scrolls was. the bolshoi has been associated with ballet from its beginnings. will famous one make premiered on its streets on the fourth of march eight hundred seventy seven other staples of the bolshoi repertoire include czerkawski sleeping beauty and the nutcracker asms ji selkirk coffee s romeo and juliet agita leanne's spartacus the theatre is also known for its opera productions of course. oh. this season which is the two hundred thirty six in the boss was history teaches

such classical performances as voters go to an off comment and toss it to mention just a few the company tours a lot being an important source of cultural for stage and of course you also collaborate with the world's most famous the it is. the sky is the first international guest company on the bolshoi's newly reopened main stage and an impressive exhibition of costumes and italian theatre is displayed in the foyer is responding to their share of the relationship and collaboration between the two theatres has a long history in the past century our opera singers were a training at a scholar all ballet dancers from the scarlet came to practice at the bolshoi and now we don't only exchange companies whose they work together in organizing museum exhibit. you can see one of the several dance studios that are situated in the attic space of the bolshoi concentrating is an important part of any performers life an early

morning classes are a must to keep a technique precision and strength as athletes in every possible way competition is rife in the industry and the opening of the new season means the world's eyes are on the performers to. the once in a less hands free from. its. going out onto the stage and seeing it really. how big it is and how grand it is and help you for the restoration has been it's it's really once in a lifetime and. you know the only thing i hope is that i enjoy the experience because the pressure is on and you know i do demand a lot from myself as an artist as a jew of all artists i feel so i hope i will be able to enjoy it you know and really kind of baskin and in the moment the bolshoi is in fact

a repertory theater being got it rotates a number of different productions and is popular they are the first few months of the thesis calendar is sold out already. bolshoi is not just a it's a it's all the main office complex everywhere you look there are hundreds of our doors and i think here the whole way is now this stage is a rehearsal room a curtain the upper levels of the theater here we can see around her so for an upcoming performance of sleeping beauty in the performers can get used to dancing and performing in the full costume or more importantly records just to the full size of the stage around the rake on the floor dancing on an angle is not easy.

microphone in hands the creative staff give directions to the dances problems are irons out costumes sometimes adjusted and staging slightly changed with many children in this production everything is right several times and all the discipline is apparent and still a sense of excitement and joy in the n. s rehearsal's or on the way back stage teams groups are racing against the clock to meet very steady lines there be can see the wardrobe department just look at the wonderful detail and imagination goes into these designs. hundreds of costumes a needed for each production also by hand and made to measure for each performer. to the on stage area now the first thing i notice is that the stage of the bolshoi

is actually flat this means that the space is fully flexible here a full stage with a rake leaving an angle and intricate design has been built on top of the original floor anything can be achieved looking up and the space seems to go on for ever the flies holding a lot of scenery here me thinks i see a golden palace when exploring the area behind the scenes you really see the vast technical size that goes into such theater productions the whole process is like a large factory and it can look and organized chaos when a ballet or opera is in full flow. i fortunately managed to be a litigant for tonight's performance and can still feel the excitement in the air for many including myself it's the first time they've stepped foot inside the historic building and the theory is do not disappoint. russia might be the largest country in the world but has just handful of cultural and blooms the bolshoi is

indeed one of russia's greatest brands and being amongst the oldest most famous ballet and opera companies in the world is something people of any nationality should cherish. absolutely spectacular well unfortunately that's that's how we have less than this week's program on the recently renovated theater i'll see you again at the same time next week and so that for me and the rest of the crew i'll buy it now.

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ever seen sixteen national science will be in the hats and due to russia's impressive qualification campaign where they managed to top their group they'll be amongst the second seeded teams this is actually very important as they will avoid having to play the likes of germany italy and england all of whom have serious aspirations of winning the tournament itself a fantastic scenario that advocates men would see his sign drawn with poland sweden and the republic of ireland a group they would start a strong favorites to win however a different outlook would be if russia were to be drawn with the likes of spain creational portugal and france which would present a much tougher task to try to even qualify for the knockout stages no less russia will go into friday's draw full of confidence and one former head coach who's heating says he's been impressed with how his former team of children to of the

cards and i'm a fan of many people in our from russian forward because i have to wonder who in russia they're that's why i'm happy that's why i'm happy with their the qualification they made and i will be a big supporter of the russian team and of their can then and there to pulling in and they got so bad they did a good job by qualifying the dutchman didn't manage to get his turkey side to finals but did get russia a massive helping hands by jury against croatia in his final game in charge of the turks he can shore that russia and not creation or will go into the second part of seeded teams making for a potentially much easier draw. however the sixty five year old say is that winning the european championships one time should be harder than winning the world cup just cause you're depending a bit on on a draw but i tell you what you see to all the teams in europe i think quality wise it's more profound then then the world cup. in every wherever you go in in which

what you or you will have will have those three very strong opponents and excitement is certainly building here in here with and those finals are getting ever closer but the opening game kicking off in just over six months time this is where friday's draw will take place here it's power savant's and russia will go to interim draw income for the mood of the qualifying in style for euro two thousand and twelve finals however there will be a few signs to pick up because men will want to avoid like the reigning champion spain and the netherlands and a brush or are able to get a favorable draw at the muscly help their hopes of trying to make it out of the group stages and perhaps even beyond richmond will breed r.t.e. here. to the hardwood now where only because on have joined. in the top sixteen of basketball's you're really following a seventy two sixty one victory over god home court it was the visitors who got off to a strong start to finish the opening quarter twenty three twenty one ahead thanks for

this three pointer by preston soon but only scored three more points during the second ten minutes to take a narrow thirty four thirty four lead half time for the third quarter the host open extended that point and they never looked back in the file appear it holding on to their advantage fairly they score for the present side with seventeen seventy two sixty one the final score there with this victory in next single it's place in the last sixteen thanks to mt c.n.n. . thanks lou tears meanwhile defeated union alan pay only route sixty three fifty one despite a poor start and then regrouped and even managed to take the lead. to precise short out of my team from hard on what's too much for the house the best giving multi-pass a chance to take it's late in the game allows them to improve five to seven games in group b. and the boss to the top sixteen alongside felix and russell. in the meantime

another telling outfit a seven match with second place around order in group c. the visitors were leading by five after the first ten minutes adding one more point to make up at half time italians however closed in just two points making it sixty five sixty seven with two minutes ago but. stalled a crucial free pointer helping madrid to go through to the top sixteen with five victories overall. while the game of pool c. passes and it's taken a big step forward to play and narrow win mccarver in belgrade. led by own limits on the forward will knock on the hate to three points in the fourth quarter on his way to twenty two points and a treat around it again throughout most of the time. took advantage of their own ground ending it with this seventy four seventy one victory this result leaves both

sides very high chance of making it through to the knockout rounds. staying with basketball where n.b.a. players are thought anneli getting back on training with the regular season kicking off on the twenty fifth of december it's high time for professional place to start flexing their muscles but it's not all about physical strength for the place we've finally reached an agreement with officials to put an end to the same never ending lockout for the likes of new orleans point guard chris paul dribbling skills and he just can't wait to get back to action. happiest person in the world right now just to be back in the gym and i get a chance to work with. cold my teammates so i'm just happy to be back in the back of the court players are so it's great to be back in the gym it's great for these doors to be a back open it just kind of come back here. he we spent so many hours in here once

you step right on the court it just kind of brings you back home so. today was a really good day just to kind of get that feeling back. here working hard in the gym and seeing scene as i'm seen in a while it was it was a good day. let's enjoy the beauty of winter sport the camera the region's famous era. right competition. and coverage dominated and skating they were in it and twenty five other great ladies making it a spectacle to watch. our

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