Bolshoi Theater prima ballerina Yelena Kazakova and premier danseur Artyom Yachmennikov on a wet stage after the second act of the Swan Lake ballet. Wind and downpour interrupted the première of an open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," staged by Andris Liepa on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400685
A scene from the Swan Lake ballet. An open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," staged by Andris Liepa, was premièred on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400674
The Dance of the Little Swans scene from the Swan Lake ballet. An open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," staged by Andris Liepa, was premièred on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400673
Bolshoi Theater prima ballerina Yelena Kazakova and premier danseur Artyom Yachmennikov in a scene from the Swan Lake ballet. An open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," staged by Andris Liepa, was premièred on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400672
Bolshoi Theater prima ballerina Yelena Kazakova and premier danseur Artyom Yachmennikov in a scene from the Swan Lake ballet. An open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," staged by Andris Liepa, was premièred on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400671
Bolshoi Theater prima ballerina Yelena Kazakova, premier danseur Artyom Yachmennikov and the "Kremlin Ballet" company in a scene from the Swan Lake ballet. An open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," staged by Andris Liepa, was premièred on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400670
Bolshoi Theater prima ballerina Yelena Kazakova and premier danseur Artyom Yachmennikov in a scene from the Swan Lake ballet. An open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," staged by Andris Liepa, was premièred on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400669
Ballet dancer Ilse Liepa before an open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," staged by Andris Liepa on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400668
Ballet dancer Ilse Liepa before an open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," staged by Andris Liepa on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400667
Ballet dancer Ilse Liepa before an open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," staged by Andris Liepa on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400666
Andris Liepa, the director of an open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," standing on a stage on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400665
Andris Liepa, the director of an open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," standing on a stage on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400664
Andris Liepa, the director of an open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," standing on a stage on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400663
Ballet dancer Ilse Liepa before an open-air choreographic gala performance "Classical Ballet on Water," staged by Andris Liepa on the surface of a pond at the museum and country estate Kuskovo.05.06.2009#400662