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Royal Moscow Ballet
Royal Moscow Ballet
Royal Moscow Ballet will be returning to South Africa in March 2017 with a programme paying tribute to great Russia composers Sergei Rachmaninov, Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Aleksander Borodin, which comes to Durban for two shows only on Saturday March 11 - at 2pm and 7pm.
In a country starved of professional ballet, the regular visits from dancers of the Royal Moscow Ballet are always a treat. The company arrives in the country for a six city tour in March covering Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth and Gaborone Botswana.
This time they bring a ballet programme celebrating some of the most celebrated Russian composers who wrote for ballet and opera. Highlights of their programme includePaganini(a one act ballet) scored by Sergei Rachmaninov,Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini;scenes from ballets scored by Pyotr Tchaikovski:Swan Lake,Sleeping BeautyandThe Nutcrackerand Aleksander Borodin'sThe Polovtsian dancefrom the operaThe Prince Igor.
Interestingly the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra is presenting an all-Russian programme the week before the ballet to get audiences familiar with some of the music being presented - also in the Playhouse Opera.
Royal Moscow Ballet has toured successfully around the globe presenting more than a thousand performances. The company, which consists of graduates of the best Russian choreography, ballet and dance schools, premiered as the Royal Moscow Ballet on the 12 August 2002.The founders are Anatoly Emelianov and Anna Aleksidze.
In 2017 the Royal Moscow Ballet will be celebrating its 15thanniversary. The company has created more than 20 modern and 15 classical ballets. The ballets were created by choreographers / founders Anatoly and Aleksidze.
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