Moscow Ballet Auditions Local Children for Upcoming
November Tour:
Calgary, Edmonton, Regina
& Saskatoon
CALGARY, ALBERTA (August 18, 2009).The Moscow Ballet is proudly hosting open auditions in Regina,
Saskatoon and Calgary for local ballet dancers to perform in their Great
Russian Nutcracker and Cinderella productions, coming this November.
Through the Moscow Ballet’s
Educational Outreach Program, the company engages local children in each city,
ages 7-15, to audition and appear with its renowned professional dancers.
Russian born and trained, Svetlana
Todinova, will lead auditions as the Moscow Ballet’s acclaimed ballet mistress
and famed soloist. Known for her high-speed jumps and strong accents, she will
undoubtedly be an enormous inspiration for aspiring young dancers.
Audition details are as follows:
REGINA August 22, 2009
| Great Russian Nutcracker | Regina | November 6
Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM
Where: Applause Dance Academy
Address: 1363 Rose StreetRegina, SK
Local coordinator: Barb Miller
Phone: (306) 352-4950
SASKATOON
August 26, 2009|
Great Russian Nutcracker | Saskatoon | November 8
Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM
Where: Dance Saskatchewan
Address: 205A Pacific AvenueSaskatoon, SK
Local coordinator: Darlene Williams
Phone: (306) 382 6674
CALGARY August 29, 2009
| Cinderella| Calgary | November 9&10
Time: 3:00PM-5:00PM
Where: Ballet Classique
Methusela
Address: 176 Bedford Drive NECalgary, AB
Local coordinator: Sara-Lynne Dewar
Phone: (403) 245 4346
EDMONTON (IN CALGARY) August
30, 2009 | Cinderella| Edmonton |
November 17
Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM
Where: Ballet Classique Methusela
Address: 176 Bedford Drive NECalgary, AB
Local coordinator: Sara-Lynne Dewar
Phone: (403) 245 4346
Advanced tickets are now
available at Ticketmaster Canada or conexusartscentre.ca. The Great Russian
Nutcracker is presented at Regina’s Conexus Arts Centre, November 6 and
Saskatoon’s TCU Place, November 8. Cinderella is presented at Calgary’s
Southern Jubilee Auditorium, November 9 & 10 and Edmonton’s Northern
Jubilee Auditorium, November 16 & 17. Discounts offered to seniors,
students and children.
About Moscow BalletMoscow
Ballet is a Massachuchusetts-based touring company, which evolved out of the
all-star Russian cast 1986-92 Glasnost Festival, created by award-winning theatrical
producer and Juliard alumni, Akiva Talmi.
Since its inception in 1993, the company features top graduates of Perm,
Vaganova, Moscow State Academic Choreographic and Kiev schools.
About Recovery Acres (Calgary) Society
In partnership with the
Moscow Ballet, Calgary-based Recovery Acres Society is raising $10 million
dollars of capital funding to build a new alcohol and drug treatment
facility.They are a North American leader in the treatment
of alcohol and drug addition. Their recovery model is proven and serves as a
‘best practises’ model for treatment facilities and clients from around the
world. www.recoveryacres.org
About the Sponsors
Title event sponsor,
Distinctive Collection (Bentley, Spyker, Aston Martin) & Calgary BMW with
title media sponsor, RedPointe Media Group Inc., have joined fellow sponsors,
Sunterra Market, CTV, Rawlco Radio, Supreme Living Magazine, See Magazine and
Calgary Herald to support this rare and historically opulent presentation.
To pre-schedule interviews
and photo opps, or request images and b-roll, please contact:
June 16, 2009 Moscow Ballet Announces 2009 GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER Tour
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mary Talmi mary@nutcracker.com
Great Russian Nutcracker
Tickets for Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker 2009 tour are on sale now. To purchase tickets, visit www.nutcracker.com. Group rates are available by calling (800) 320-1733.
For advance ticket purchase discounts use promo code “SAVE.” New in 2009, Moscow Ballet is offering a special VIP premium seating package. Get the best seats in the house, located in the center orchestra section, and a Moscow Ballet canvas tote bag containing a retrospective souvenir book, CD, and tour poster.
Two simultaneous tours of the Great Russian Nutcracker will visit 70 cities in the United States and Canada. The Prince Tour will be lead by Ballet Master Vladimir Troschenko and feature Cristina and Alexie Terentiev. The Clara tour will be directed by Anatoli Emelianov and feature Ekaterina Bortykova and Akshol Mussakhova as Masha and the Nutcracker.
The Prince tour will star Gold Medalist Cristina Terentieva as Masha partnered by Alexei Terentiev as the Nutcracker Prince. Ms. Terentieva won the Gold Medal at the prestigious Varna International Ballet Competition in 2008. In Varna, the couple performed Radu Poklitaru’s award winning contemporary pas de deux “Lullaby,” for which Alexei was honored as Best Partner. Ms. Terentieva will star in the Nureyev International Ballet Festival in Russia May 20-24 2009.
The Clara Tour stars principal artists Akzhol Mussakhanov and Ekaterina Bortykova as the Prince and Masha. Akzhol Mussakhanov is a 2001 graduate of the State Choreographic School of Kazakhstan. He has danced for the State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Odessa, Ukraine, and has been a soloist at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre of Tatarstan in Kazan, Russia. Born in Kazan, Russia, Ekaterina Bortyakova graduated from the State Choreographic School of Kazan, Russia, in 1998. She has been a soloist the at State Opera and Ballet Theatre of Tatarstan, in Kazan; principal ballet dancer at Swansea Ballet Russe, in Swansea, Wales, UK, and has toured with Moscow Ballet numerous times.
Set against Valentin Fedorov's spectacular hand-painted backdrops and life-sized dancing puppets, the Great Russian Nutcracker delights audiences with a visual tapestry rich in detail and whimsy. It is especially distinctive for its unique setting of Act II in the “Land of Peace and Harmony” and for the introduction of a new character, a Christmas Dove. Mr. Fedorov, an Honored Artist of Chuvashia, was a protégée of the legendary designer Valery Leventhal of the Bolshoi Theatre. He is art director at the Chuvashia State Theater and has designed over 40 productions for opera and ballet.
Moscow Ballet features top graduates of Perm, Vaganova, Moscow State Academic Choreographic and Kiev schools. Acclaimed for exquisite dancing and gorgeous costumes, critics rave that Anatoli Emelianov’s Great Russian Nutcracker is “flawless,” “breathtaking,” and “dazzling.” Whimsical and imaginative storytelling blend with the richness of Russian classical ballet to make the Great Russian Nutcracker a memorable holiday treat for everyone.
