Moscow Ballet Press Releases

Press Releases

July 17, 2008
Moscow Ballet Makes October Return to Wenatchee WA

Moscow Ballet makes October return

WENATCHEE — The Moscow Ballet, which broke box-office records with an unexpected stop at the Performing Arts Center of Wenatchee last fall, plans a return to the concert hall Oct. 25 with a new production of Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty."

Travel complications led the troupe of Russian dancers to put on a two-night stand in Wenatchee last October, staging their production of "Swan Lake" before moving on to a Canadian tour. That made Wenatchee the site of the ballet's U.S. premiere, and ticket sales were so brisk, topping all the PAC's previous event sales, that a third show was added.

The new "Sleeping Beauty," choreographed by Anatoly Emelianov, will also have its U.S. debut at the Wenatchee center. Emelianov dances the role of Prince Desire, opposite Mariana Chemaline as Princess Aurora. The show features 45 classically trained dancers and new sets by designer Valentin Fedorov.

Tickets go on sale at noon Thursday from the PAC box office, 663-2787, or online at pacwen.org. Seats go for $25, $35, $45, $65 and $100, with 200 of the theater's 535 total seats reserved for purchase by Performing Arts Center of Wenatchee contributing members. Any reserved seats not purchased go up for sale to the general public beginning Sept. 9.

— Jefferson Robbins, World staff

April 29, 2008
Moscow Ballet Announces Tickets On Sale for 2008 Tour

MOSCOW BALLET’S
GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER 2008 TOUR

TICKETS ON SALE!

Contact: George Deveny
george@nutcracker.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(May 1, 2008) – Tickets for Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker 2008 performances go on sale May 1 at www.nutcracker.com and box offices in select cities accross America. For information on cities, theaters and tickets, got to LINK.

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker 2008 tour will perform in more than 70 cities in North America in November and December. Co-artistic directors Anatoly Emelianov, Vladimir Troschenko and Andre Litvinov lead three simultaneous tours across the U.S. and Canada.

For more information about Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker 2008 tour and special pre-season ticket discount pricing, please visit us online at www.nutcracker.com or call (800) 320-1733

Great Russian Nutcracker

Featuring spectacular sets and beautifully costumed Russian dancers, Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker is an annual treat for the whole family. Whimsical and imaginative storytelling blends with the richness of Russian classical dance to make the Great Russian Nutcracker a unique performance not to be missed!

Choreographer Emelianov has been praised by critics for its unique setting of Act II in the "Land of Peace and Harmony." To convey his message of peace, Emelianov incorporates an ethereal dove that escorts Masha and the Prince to a land where there is no war or suffering. New for 2008 is a whimsical, giant, six-handed grandfather clock, who signals the transition to the "Land of Peace and Harmony."

Moscow Ballet continues its commitment to "Celebrating Children…The Arts Can Make a Difference.” Local children in each market will audition to appear with the 132 Russian dancers on the tours. Last year, more than 6,000 U.S. children performed the Great Russian Nutcracker with Moscow Ballet’s dancers, as part of its educational outreach campaign.

Set against Valentin Fedorov's spectacular scenic design, with larger-than-life puppets and the backdrop of unicorns, exotic birds and animals, the Great Russian Nutcracker is a visual delight.

The sets were inspired by the art of French Post-Impressionist painter Henri Rousseau, who worked in the Naïve, Primitive style. Federov is a graduate of the world-renowned, Moscow-based Stanislavski Institute, where the method-acting system used by many Hollywood actors was developed.

Moscow Ballet

Moscow Ballet touring company features top graduates of Perm, Vaganova, Moscow State Academic Choreographic and Kiev schools. Chief Choreographer Anatoly Emelianov returns with Vladimir Troschenko as co-artistic directors, and are joined by Andre Litvinov.

Moscow Ballet is best known for its annual Great Russian Nutcracker holiday productions. The company evolved out of the all-star Russian cast "Glasnost Festival Tour" (1986-92), created by award-winning Juilliard alumnus, composer/conductor and theatrical producer, Akiva Talmi. Moscow Ballet made its debut in 1993, with an all-star Russian cast presenting the Great Russian Nutcracker, directed and choreographed by Stanislav Vlasov (soloist, Bolshoi Theatre).

The company embarked on a six-week, eight-city tour featuring major cities across the

U.S.

In 1994, Moscow Ballet invited the Moscow State Theatre of Natalia Sats and the theatre's full orchestra to expand the company to an 88-artist tour. Its signature production was billed as the "19th Century Classical Nutcracker." South Carolina Public Television produced a full-length Nutcracker at Washington's Constitution Hall, underwritten by
NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children). In 2003, Moscow Ballet announced the appointment of Anatoly Emelianov (winner of the Diagelev award) and Vladimir Troshenko (director of Odessa Ballet Theater) as artistic directors, adding Andre Litvinov (director of Moldova Ballet) in 2008. Over the years, Moscow Ballet has increased the size and scope of its tour adding Cinderella, Swan Lake and Carmen to its schedule.

For high-resolution images:

http://www.nutcracker.com/promo.php

George Deveny
PR Director
Moscow Ballet
27 East Housatonic Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
413-499-1733 Office
413-499-3820 Fax

george@nutcracker.com

Archives

Jul 2008
Apr 2008