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The Bolshoi Ballet mounted its production The Flames of Paris in 2010, under the direction of Alexei Ratmansky. Boris Asafiev composed the score; Alexander Belinsky and Alexei Ratmansky authored the book, adapting the original libretto by Vladimir Dmitriev and Nikolai Volkov. The company of dancers includes Natalia Osipova as Jeanne, Denis Savin as Jerome, and Ivan Vasiliev as Philippe. Alexei Ratmansky choreographs for the stage, adapting the original work of Vasily Vaynonen; The Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra lends symphonic accompaniment, under the baton of Pavel Sorokin.