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Stars Of The Ballet Moscow For Durban

Stars Of The Ballet Moscow For Durban

Date: 2013-04-26
Durban is in for another treat in June when the Stars of the Ballet Moscow perform at the Playhouse Opera for two performances only on June 18 and 19.

Following a successful South African tour in 2011, the company returns with a magnificent new programme celebrating the music of great Russian composers SergeiRachmaninov and Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

The first act features the music by Rachmaninov with the one-act ballet Paganini, Adagio from Symphony No 2 and All by Myself. The second act - a salute to Tchaikovsky - features the one-act ballet Romeo and Juliet and extracts from the classical ballets, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.

With choreography by former Bolshoi Ballet director Yuri Vertov, the principal dancers are led by husband and wife team Anna Ivanova and Alexander Alikin.

Ivanova and Alikin both worked as principal dancers for the Imperial Russian Ballet with a repertoire that includes Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Don Quixote and Romeo and Juliet.

Vertov completed his choreography degree at the Moscow State Academy in 1967 and then joined the Bolshoi Theatre as principal dancer. 1n 1980 he went to the Leningrad Conservancy of N.A Rimsky-Korsakov, where he trained under the direction of world-renowned choreographer Y Grigorovich. He completed his ballet master training at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1982.

Vetrov was the creator of the television film ballets Adagio and This Wonderful World and has choreographed many concert ballet scenes, miniatures and the dancing scenes in the operas The Spanish Hour (M Ravel) and the Masquerade Ball (D Verdi).

Stars of the Ballet Moscow comes to Durban thanks to Russian impresario Edouard Miasnikov who initiated a cultural exchange between Russian and South Africa in 1992, bringing some top-class dance and ice show productions to the country.

"Ballet and dance is a form of art which is loved and understood in all corners of the world," said Miasnikov. "It knows neither regional frontiers nor language barriers. People of all different nationalities, cultures and religions come together to be touched by a world of exquisite sound and visuals."

The shows are the Playhouse Opera on June 18 and 19 at 7.30pm. Tickets are limited so early booking is advised through Computicket. Tickets range from R140 to R250.