The Great Russian Ballet invites you to see one of the most popular love stories of all time, “Romeo and Juliet”. Today one of the most accomplished dancers to perform this emotional role of Juliet is Natalia Balan, the prima ballerina for The Great Russian Ballet. She will be joined by our guest-star from the Ukraine National Ballet, Vasili Bogdan,...
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The Great Russian Ballet invites you to see one of the most popular ballet productions of all time. This death-defying love story, “Giselle”, is a masterpiece in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam, and choreography by Marius Petipa. First created in 1884 for the Imperial Russian Ballet, Petipa’s definitive version was performed by the Russian Ballets (Ballets Russes) in...
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Russian: Лебединое озеро, Lebedinoye ozero, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was composed in 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger. The ballet was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on...
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