We like dance. We like film. Put ‘em together and you got a series preview. Bryn Mawr Film Institute will be screening two offerings from the Bolshoi Theatre: The Pharaoh’s Daughter tomorrow night and Bolt next Thursday, both at 7:30PM. The screenings serve as a preview of the BMFI fall series of ballet and film, which we await in a pool of anticipatory drool.

Pharaoh’s Daughter is unique in that it was originally mounted with no music, after the composer tore up the score in a fit of rage; music was added back later to the finished dances. Awesome: there's no drama like arts drama (it is called drama for a reason after all). The film documents the 2000 revival by choreographer Pierre Lacotte, who had to piece the score back together after he was refused access to the original. We realize that sounds like the poor guy was on the floor with a paste pot, but we’re shooting for the metaphorical "piece" here. Bolt is a work featuring music from our favorite Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich and choreographed by Alexei Ratmanski, whose name makes us giggle. Unfortunately for our calendar we’ll be seeing another work combining dance and film that night (wethinks we smell a trend…), but we'll cruise YouTube and hope for the best. And be all the more eager for the full series to be revealed later this summer.

Bolshoi Ballet at BMFI
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
824 Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, 19010
The Pharaoh's Daughter, Thursday August 21, 7:30PM
Bolt, Thursday August 28, 7:30PM
$20