The Bolshoi Theatre’s latest production- Sergei Prokoviev’s ballet The Stone Flower- makes a deep and powerful impression giving rise to noble and joyous feelings. Now, as I remember the performance, I can see it clearly and feel its delicate, poetic mood once again. What is the key to the effect and charm of this ballet, so original in form and style? Let me answer with the words of the great choreographer Noverre from his celebrated ‘Letters about Dace’: ‘When music and dance work in harmony, the impression made by them is grand and their magic spells captivate both the heart and the mind.’