Bolshoi on Ice in Korea: Boblin, Kawaguchi & Smirnov, Slutskaya,Klimkin, Yagudin

[NONKO]

Korea will make EXPO 2012 in Yeosu.
http://eng.expo2012.kr/main.html?mobile_at=Y

“Bolshoi on Ice” will happen there from April 24th thru August 15th, 2012.
http://www.ice-show.com/

The show time
Saturday, Sunday and holidays 14:00, 18:00
Weekdays 20:00

The shows will have 2 acts.
In the first act, the show will go with a story, and the Gala will happen in the 2nd act.
Season 1: April 24 – May 31: Snow White & Carmen
Season 2: June 1 – 30: Marypoppins & Swan Lake
Season 3: July 1 – August 15: Nutcracker & Spartacus

Skaters:
Igor Bobrin, Natalia Bestemianova & Andrei Bukin, Oxana Kasakova & Artur Dmitoriev, Irina Slutskaya, Yuko Kavaguchi & Alexander Smirnov, Denis Ten, Alexandra Stepanova & Ivan Bukin, Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov, Iliya Klimkin, Elena Sokorova and Alexei Yagudin

Tickets are on sale on the websites in Korean.
http://ticket.yes24.com/Home/Perf/Pe...x?IdPerf=11628
http://ticket.auction.co.kr/Home/Per...from=10_kr_TOP

They are not on sale yet, but they have the website in English.
http://ticket.interpark.com/Global/P...sCode=11002347

[PAskate]

I hope someone is able to go and post some comments afterwards. It's great to see Iliya Klimkin listed.

[NONKO]

Here is new information about “Bolshoi on Ice”.

It’s summer holidays in July and August in Korea, so show time is different.
Weekday 16:00, 20:00
Saturday, Sunday 14:00, 18:00

It looks like the official website of Bolshoi on Ice are mixed the past show information.
Here is the skaters list in the Korean website of the ticket company this year.
http://ticket.yes24.com/Home/Perf/Pe...x?IdPerf=11628

Igor Bobrin
Natalia Bestemiyanova & Andrei Bukin
Yuko Kawaguchi & Alexander Smirnov
Dmitri Dmitrenko
Denis Ten

Alexei Yagudin
Ksenia Makarova
Artur Dmitoriev
Tatiana Totmiyanina & Maxim Marinin
Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov
Iliya Klimkin
Elena Sokorova

I don’t understand in Korean, so hopefully Korean fans will update the information, when there is something new

[seabm7]

I checked the yes24 ticket website. Here is additional informaion you may need.

First, you should be aware that Yeosu is not Seoul, the capital city of Korea. This seaside expo city is located at the south-east corner of the country. From Seoul to Yeosu, it takes 5-6 hours either by bus or train. From Busan, it takes about 3 hours.

I expect Yeosu will be crowdy during the expo.

There is no show planned on Mondays, even on 5/28.

As Nonko pointed out, the showtime information is rather confusing. The info from the official site does not match that of the ticketing site. According to yes24,

During the weekdays (Tuesday-Friday except official Korean holidays)
11 am only if there is a special group request
8 pm

During the weekends (Saturday, Sunday, official Korean holidays)
2 pm
6 pm

Official Korean holidays: (5/28), 6/6, 8/15

Running time including intermission: 160 minutes

Show White, Marry Poppins, & Nutcracker will be performed as the 1st act of the day shows. Carmen, Swan Lake, & Spartaucs for the evening shows.

I do not see the names of "Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov" on the yes24 site. Since the tour consists of 3 seasons, frequent cast changes will be inevitable.

Ticket Price:
R 66,000 Korean Won (~ 60 USD)
S 55,000 Korean Won (~ 50 USD)
A 44,000 Korean Won (~ 40 USD)

Only babies upto 24 month old will be admitted free.

It seems that there are various ways to get discount tickets.

[NONKO]

seabm7, thanks billions for the information

It takes 3 hours and 40 minutes from Seoul to Yeosu by KTX. It made the new line and the special station for the EXPO last November.
http://www.korail.com/
http://www.konest.com/contents/traff...l.html?id=1230

Or there are flights to Yeosu from the Gimpo airport in Seoul.
http://www.airport.co.kr/doc/gimpo_eng/index.jsp

I hope the Yeosu EXPO and Bolshoi on Ice will be success, too

[NONKO]

It has been announced the schedule was changed in July.
So far, no information whether the same skaters will perform as they planned before.

http://www.ice-show.com/
http://ticket.interpark.com/Ticket/G...sCode=12003320

July 6-8, 27-29 in Yeosu
July 13-15 in Gwangju
July 20-22 in Goyang

[Katarzyna]

WOW, these shows have a great cast! Good to see that Ilia Klimkin and Elena Sokolova still perform. And I'm really happy to see that Ksenia Makarova is on the cast.

I wish I could go to Korea and watch it. However, I too hope some FSUers who have the opportunity to see it live will post a review afterwards.

[IceIceBaby]

Can I just ask what does this have to do with Bolshoi (ballet)? Why is it Bolshoi on Ice??

[seabm7]

Can I just ask what does this have to do with Bolshoi (ballet)? Why is it Bolshoi on Ice??

The Bobrin company started to visit Korea several years back. I heard they used the name "Bolshoi" since Koreans were familiar with the ballet company.

[NONKO]

It is said Alexei will participate in these shows.
Many his Japanese fans will absolutely go see there

July 6-8 in Yeosu
July 13-15 in Gwangju
July 20-22 in Goyang

[Katarzyna]

The Bobrin company started to visit Korea several years back. I heard they used the name "Bolshoi" since Koreans were familiar with the ballet company.

Now that's what I call clever marketing!

[NONKO]

Unbelievable!
The shows have changed the city and the schedule AGAIN!
All the shows will come back to Yeosu.

http://www.ice-show.com/

[NONKO]

Alexei is in Korea now
http://blog.naver.com/meili8095/110142146680

The shows will happen every PM 2 from Wednesday thru Sunday. No shows on Monday or Tuesday.

http://ticket.interpark.com/Ticket/G...sCode=12003320

The rosters are Igor Bobrin, Alexei Yagudin, Dmitri Dmitrenko and so on.

Many cities in Japan have direct flights to Seoul, so it’s not so difficulty to get flight tickets.
And Korean express is useful between Seoul and Yeosu.
http://www.korail.com/

Japanese fans, who cannot wait to see Alexei until Medal Winners Open in October, will go see him in Yeosu, Korea

[DaiKozOda]

Thank you for the updates, NONKO

[NONKO]

Alexei and some skaters went to EXPO in Yeosu.
http://expo2012korea.ru/7418/

And here are my impression and photos. Enjoy
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/always_love.../37312861.html

[PetraP]

Thank you Nonko. Alexei looks gorgeous !!!!!!!!!!!

[NONKO]

One of my friends went to see Bolshoi on Ice in Yeosu on July 20th.

Alexei performed Winter and Sway.
When I saw the show, he performed Winter with his original costume, but he performed it with a black shirt on July 19th. He succeeded clean 3T twice and performed great
Sway got a shrill voice from high school students who were in seats. Unfortunately the ice rink was a worst condition, so he got wet when he did a somersault. Great performance, too

[meili80]

Wait!!! What? July 19th? Not 20th?
I heard that show was canceled on 19th because of typhoon.
And today, tomorrow all cancel!!OMG!!!!

[NONKO]

Wait!!! What? July 19th? Not 20th?
I heard that show was canceled on 19th because of typhoon.
And today, tomorrow all cancel!!OMG!!!!

Sorry, it was not on 19th, but on 20th.

I was shocked the shows were cancelled on 21st and 22nd.
Some of my friends went to see them from Japan

[RunnersHigh]

Thank you, NONKO!

For the posts in FSU and your blog. Great!