now four thirty on friday afternoon here in moscow this is arts here your headlines now the u.n. human rights watchdog meets to force through a security council resolution on syria after a report earlier this week claimed four thousand people have been killed since march but russia says the document based on the views of around two hundred witnesses lacks objectivity. germany says there are no rapid solutions to the e.u. debt crisis and it could take years to reach the eurozone and save the single

currency chancellor angela merkel believes the region needs a new financial union with stronger controls and regulations. than twenty thousand people marched through manhattan angry at a lack of jobs and low wages the protesters organized by labor unions but echoes the mood of the occupy wall street movement. some of your friday headlines here in r.c.b. to stay with us now from the front of our son in glittering auditorium to the high tech facilities of the backstage areas as you join in martin as he explores the most meticulous and expensive theater renovation in all of russian history that's next right here on arts. great. comfort to. you. some. of the. moscow.

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 the historical landmark has been dark but now it's going through and sandra lee is a shining once again so join me martha valerie's as we explore the historical a magnificent building that fuses its classic original designs with modern technology states craft and high tech facilities as the main cultural symbol of russia the bolshoi theatre has finally returns to its glory striking day or night illuminated experion archons prowess after years of being covered by scaffolding

canvas and other buildings serials it took six years and billions of rubles for finally the historical show theater is reopened to nurture showcase the present and future a fresh and international talent. watched by millions in russia and around the world the opening dolefulness in october it was an exclusive invitation of the event as well as various political figures international celebrities and russian ballet and opera veterans the heads of mans the skull theatre vienna state opera and london's coming on opera house are among the first high profile guests to officially visit the newly reopened theater the bolshoi doesn't translate to march or grant. the company to stand in seven hundred seventy six by russian prince peter little

soft an english entrepreneur that my. michael maddox following is a creepy empress catherine the great seven hundred eighty the construction of the first day it was completed it was destroyed by fire a reconstructed 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 opened to mark the coronation of the emperor alexander the second back then they quickly became not only the temple of cards but also a place where important state events one house just. after the revolution it served as a political gathering place for the boss mccarthy and during world war two it was blown 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 it's really falling apart but now after research which ranks as the most meticulous and expensive in the history of theater the bolshoi is finally

taken for prisoners. inside the theater the entire space was stripped from the bottom up to work for 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 money well spent. i think it certainly state of the art for the former's. the reception area has been magnificently restored gives us the wonderful feeling that. the acoustics are very good and. it's very encouraging to see a. city where the arts culture take an absolutely major place in public policy clearly no expense to be spared to make this place state of the art

one of the finest it's in europe. in this day and age it's very encouraging to see that something just very high priority. there was a way a long time you consider for a lot of effort and it's up simply before shows or from the culture is it shows all the bravado all the carrots all the coliform so. advances 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 for us 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're back in the ground times of the russian empire the designs here are breathtaking hundreds of spruce with candles imported from the austrian alps to replace those ripped out by the bolsheviks. celtic aeration is also remade from scratch in a specialised shop and in moscow ministry. this is the the elizardo 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 vast sums of money was spent on new additions like escalators lifts hydraulics backstage as well as a complete overhaul of the structure and interior designs of frescoes in vast quantities of gold leaf ware replaced and i even heard various materials were even washed with vodka and polished its girlfriends. the bolshoi has been associated with ballet from its beginnings. will famous one make premiered on its streets on the fourth of march eighteenth seventy seven of the staples of the bolshoi repertoire include tchaikovsky sleeping beauty and the nutcracker asms ji celko fierce juliet agita leanne's spartacus the caesar is also known

for its opera productions of course. oh. god. this season which is the two hundred thirty six in the boss was history teaches such classical performances as voters going off common and tosca to mention just a few company tours a lot being an important source of cultural prestigious and the girls are also collaborates with the world's most famous the it is. the sky is the first international gas company in the bolshoi's newly reopened main stage and an impressive exhibition of costumes and italian fitter is displayed in the foyer is responding to their share of the relationship and collaboration between the two theaters has a long history in the past century our oprah saying is where the training at the sculler ballet dancers from the scala came to practice at the bolshoi and now we don't only exchange companies who also 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 and early morning classes are a must to keep up 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 too. it's a once in a lifetime experience or for me it's. going out on to the stage and seeing really the. how big it is and how grand it is and how beautiful 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 do all artists i feel so i hope i will be able to enjoy it you know and really kind of basking in the in the moment the bolshoi is in fact a repertory theater being that it rotates a number of different productions and is popular they are the first few months of the fifty's calendar is sold out already. bolshoi is not just a theory it's a it's all coming from lights everywhere you look there are hundreds if not more of those i think interior hallways this stage is a rehearsal room were created in the upper levels of. we can see around her so for an upcoming performance i'll see competing in the performers can get used to dancing and performing in the full costs more importantly they consist of

a full sized sedates and the rate on the floor dancing on an angle is not easy. microphone in hand the creative staff give directions to the dances problems are irons out costumes sometimes are just as a 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 am. as rehearsals are on the way backstage change groups are racing against the clocks meet very stand lines and we can see the wardrobe department just look at the wonderful detail and imagination goes into these desires. hundreds of costumes

a needed for each production also by hand and later measure for each film. 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 meaning 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 he thinks i see a golden palace when exploring the area behind the scenes here we see the vast technical side that goes into such theater productions the whole process is like a large factory and it can look i organized chaos when an opera is in full flight. i fortunately managed to be given a ticket for tonight's performance you can still feel the excitement in the air for

many including myself it's the first time they step foot inside the historic building and in theory is do not disappoint. russia might be the largest country in the world but has just handful of cultural and limbs 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 all fortunately that's the time we have left on 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 bye bye bye now.

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headlines on our t.v. that the u.n. human rights watchdog meets to force through a security council resolution on syria and it's off to a report earlier this week claimed four thousand people have been killed since march but russia says the document is based on the views of around two hundred witnesses blocks objectivity. germany says there are no rapid solutions to the ongoing crisis and it could take years to reach the eurozone and save the single currency chancellor angela merkel believes the region needs a new financial union with stronger controls on debt regulations. and twenty

thousand people marched through manhattan trying to get a lack of jobs and low wages the protesters organized by labor unions but that goes . of the recent occupy wall street movement. ok more news in about fifteen minutes time though for now it's a write in to it the world of sports reviewed and you know it's a bit of a nail biting time for football fans all across europe and it certainly is on in kiev particularly because the ukraine capital is the center of the four calling universe today because it is where the euro twenty twelve group stage draw is going to be made we're going to look at means a night's event in just a second really. thanks for joining us this is sports a plenty ahead including the following stories in brief. counting john the sixteen qualified nations for euro two thousand and twelve await today's group stage draw in kiev. continental quest tunics kids on joining fellow russian side c.s.k.

moscow in the last sixteen of basketball's euro we. unclipped wings it's double trouble time for the star laden eagles in the n.f.l. with a thirty one fourteen loss to seattle meaning we have now lost twice as many games as they've won this. excitement is building in russia and india across the fifteen other euro two thousand and twelve qualifying nations that is because the group stage draw for the gains takes place later today in kiev richard cast his eye over the best and worst case scenarios for dick after accounts charges. the euro two thousand and twelve championships are drawing a veneer of poland and ukraine with just over six months to go so be it individually gets under way on friday eve a draw will take place in kieve and this will be the first major event of the host nations ahead of ben holding the biggest ever sporting events their countries have

ever seen sixteen national science will be in the hats and due to russian crescent qualification campaign where they managed to top their group they'll be among the second seeded teams this is actually very important as they will avoid having to play the lights of germany italy and england all of whom have serious aspirations of winning the tournament itself a fantastic scenario if you got the cats 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 will present a much tougher task to try to even qualify for the knockout stages no less russia will going to try to draw full of confidence and one former head coach who is heating says he's been impressed with how his former team of children to of the

crowds and i'm a fan of many people in our from russian forward because i have to wonder where in russia they're that's why i'm happy that's why i'm happy with where they're the qualification they made and i will be a big supporter of the russian team and of the kenyan then and there to pulling in and they have had they did a good job i qualifying the dutchman did manage to get his turkey side to the finals did give russia a massive helping hand by jury against croatia in his final game in charge of the turks heating can short of russia and not creation will go into the second part of seeded teams making for a potentially much easier draw however the sixty five year old says. but winning the european championships points i should be harder than winning the world cup just cause you're depending a bit on on the draw but i tell you what you see to all the teams in europe i think quality wise it's more profound and then the world cup. and every whatever

you go in in which what you are you will have will have three very strong opponents and excitement is certainly building here in kiev and those finals are getting ever closer if you think a kicking off in just over six months time this is where friday's draw will take place and here its power some arts and russia will go into round draw income for the mood of qualifying in style for the euro two thousand and twelve finals however there will be a few signs that pick up accounts many will want to avoid like the reigning champion spain and the netherlands russia are able to get a favorable draw mazzone help their hopes of trying to make it out of the group stages and perhaps even beyond richmond wolf we don't see here. here and then just over four hours time we'll have all the answers to those questions now we move to the hardwood where both russia's representatives in the early cabinet see three through to the top sixteen. joining c.s.k.

moscow there following a thirteen point victory over a galette us right there with the turkish visitors though who started the stronger strike finishing the open quarter twenty three twenty want to head thanks to this three pointer by preston schubert who next though flipped all around half time bowser establishing a slender thirty five three four lead it was in a third however that the host turned up the heat six ten in their advantage to eight points and they never looked back in the final period seventy two sixty one the final score not one winning the knicks are now still their last sixteen place a game week early. i stay with pasta bowl or n.b.a. players are finally able to work up a sweat again creaming stateside know in full swing ahead of the regular season start on christmas day december twenty fifth new orleans point guard chris paul weeks little time getting his game on taking two balls into the court of the season given the go ahead last week after months of negotiations over how to divvy up the

league's profits the likes of paul to light it to have the sport not money again in the spotlight. just to be. there it's great to be back in the gym it's great for these doors be a back open and it's kind of come back and here. we spend 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 just to kind of get that feeling back. you're working hard in the gym and c and c and. c n n a while it was it was a good day so let's stay stateside but moved to the n.f.l. where the stuttering philadelphia eagles have sunk and even further down this they're rocking seattle's marshawn lynch and what he refers to as the beast modes

with the running back during the seahawks to an easy win on thursday evening the twenty five year old showing the philadelphia defense exactly what he meant with his choice of prescription lynch disappearing into the pile only for an instant before finishing off a fifteen yard run to open it's wearing lynch not done visiting the end zone yet running the eagles defenders in the second to make it fourteen zero a season high one hundred forty eight yards and two scores for lynch allowing c.l. to cruise to a thirty one fourteen when he'll smite having plenty of superstar talent on board nothing to a dismal four wins eight rolls. over to call for a remark or royal. holding on to top spot at the halfway stage of the hong kong open while fellow overnight leader david horsey has fallen off the pace sitting out three shots behind them like a roy could have been all alone at the summit but two bogeys out the last three holes forced the twenty two year old back the northern irishman still well on pace for a top two finish which would keep him in the euro money title hunt against looked

almost a lock roy had a bogey only it didn't finish today strongly with a birdie to also card a seven on for the runs scot richie rumsey on thailand's pun a call to the arts in a chair for seconds it's. and finally with the winter sports season in the process of kicking off we had to russia's famous sure again area which has already played host to a female free ride competition local are all over won this snowboarding events while her compatriots on a beach dominated the ski section in what proved the most picturesque of competitions.

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