From March dwellers of Russia will have an opportunity to watch broadcasts of ballets of the Bolshoi Theater on a special channel at YouTube, just like residents of 22 countries around the world have been doing for one year already.
About two years ago the project of broadcasting ballets of the Bolshoi Theater was launched on the special channel www.youtube.com/bolshoi, so that as many as possible ballet lovers could watch it all over the world. At the same time the project provided a direct broadcasting of ballets in 300 cinemas worldwide.
From March, 11th, 2012 this service will be accessible to dwellers of Russia. Considering the agiotage and high prices of the Bolshoi Theater is famous, this offer can prove very popular. As for Internet broadcasting, it will be available for all comers, whereas watching it in cinema is far from being cheap.
Source: kommersant.ru
Author: Vera Ivanova