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<H1 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Cleveland area Youth Invited to Audition with Russian <FONT size=4>teacher a</FONT></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT size=4>nd </FONT>to perform in Moscow Ballet’s </SPAN></B><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER </SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></B></H1><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></PRE><PRE style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: avoid"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><IMG src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs249.snc4/39803_144174305601612_117148474970862_334129_2110873_n.jpg" width=140 height=209></SPAN></PRE>
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<PRE><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Contact: Sally Michael <FONT size=2>Keyes</FONT> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A href="mailto:sally@nutcracker.com"><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>sally</FONT>@nutcracker.com</FONT></A> (413) 499-1733 x21</SPAN></PRE>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">(B</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">erkshires, MA) September 2, 2010</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> – Moscow Ballet announces an open audition for the <I>Great Russian Nutcracker</I> on </SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Thursday, September 30, 6:00pm <SPAN style="COLOR: black">at </SPAN><A href="http://www.enpointedanse.com/">En Pointe Danse</A><SPAN style="COLOR: black">, </SPAN>516 E. Washington St., In The Gallery, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022, 440-247-5747. Svetlana Todinova<SPAN style="COLOR: black">,</SPAN> a Russian trained soloist with Moscow Ballet recently arriving from Russia,<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> will conduct the audition and work with the selected students in rehearsal. </SPAN>Accepted applicants will perform in the <I>Great Russian Nutcracker</I> at the Masonic Auditorium on Friday, December 17 at 8:30pm. <SPAN style="COLOR: black"> Applicants must have dance experience and be between 7 and 16 years old. Applicants must also dress in dance attire and may bring Pointe shoes. </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">For more information, contact Gail Friedberg </SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">440-247-5747</SPAN><SPAN class=nav0><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. </SPAN></SPAN></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Svetlana Todinova completed formal training in 1997 at the Ufa Choreography School, of which the legendary Rudolf Nureyev was also a student. While dancing with the State Opera Ballet of Krasnodar, Todinova danced under the legendary Yuri Gregorovich, who is famous for his </SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">virtuosic </SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN>productions at the Bolshoi Theatre</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. Todinova</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> toured with the Russian Academy of Ballet Art and has performed in Holland, China, Spain, Italy, England, and the USA. Her repertory includes <I>Don Quixote</I>, <I>Sleeping Beauty</I>, <I>Paganini</I>, <I>La Bayadere</I>, <I>Carmen,</I> <I>Swan Lake</I>, and <I>The</I> <I>Nutcracker</I>. </SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">She </SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">has danced as a soloist with Moscow Ballet since 2006. </SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Praised for exquisite dancing and gorgeous costumes, the <I>Great Russian Nutcracker</I> is directed by Ballet Master Vladimir Troschenko. Troschenko partnered such legendary Russian ballerinas as Nadia Pavlova, Ludmilla Seminyaka, and Galina Mezentseva and is an honors graduate of the Bolshoi and Kirov academies. He will tour <I>Swan Lake</I> to 61 cities in Europe from June 30 to August 31.Set against Valentin Fedorov's spectacular hand-painted backdrops and life-sized dancing puppets, the <I>Great Russian Nutcracker</I> delights audiences with a visual tapestry rich in detail and whimsy. It is especially distinctive for its unique setting of the “Land of Peace and Harmony” in Act II and for the introduction of a Christmas Dove and a fantasy clock with wings of an owl that cast a shadow over the battle between the Soldiers and the Mice. 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. Acclaimed for exquisite classical ballet dancers and bejeweled, sumptuous costumes, critics rave that Moscow Ballet’s <I>Great Russian Nutcracker</I> is “flawless,” “breathtaking,” and “dazzling.” The richness of the Russian classical ballet dancers blended with whimsical storytelling have made the <I>Great Russian Nutcracker</I> a memorable holiday treat for the last 17 years. </SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">For a truly special Christmas experience Moscow Ballet introduces its <B>Platinum</B><B> Print and Ticket Package</B>. Platinum ticket buyers receive a limited edition, giclée print created by contemporary Russian artists from the St. Petersburg Academy of Art. The prints were commissioned to commemorate the 100<SUP>th</SUP> Anniversary of Marius Petipa’s life. Renowned as the creator of <I>Swan Lake</I> and <I>The Nutcracker</I>, Petipa is revered as the “Father of Russian Ballet”. Platinum Seating includes the best seats, Meet and Greet with Moscow Ballet soloist, preferred parking and a Platinum Member’s Benefit Card for purchases at <A href="http://www.nutcracker.com/" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">www.nutcracker.com</SPAN></A>. Only seven pairs of platinum tickets per performance are available<B>. </B>For more information visit <A href="http://www.nutcracker.com/premium.php" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">http://www.nutcracker.com/premium.php</SPAN></A> .</SPAN></div>
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</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Moscow Ballet is known for its annual, touring <I>Great Russian Nutcracker</I> and full-length productions of the classic story-ballets; <I>Swan Lake</I>, <I>Cinderella</I>, <I>Sleeping Beauty</I> and others. <SPAN style="COLOR: black">Created by award-winning Juilliard alumnus, composer/conductor and theatrical producer, Akiva Talmi, t</SPAN>he organization evolved out of Talmi’s all-star Russian "Glasnost Festival Tour" (1986-92)<SPAN style="COLOR: black">. Moscow Ballet made its debut in 1993 with the <I>Great Russian Nutcracker</I> which was directed and choreographed by soloist Stanislav Vlasov of the famous Russian Bolshoi Theatre. 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 which was billed as the "19th Century Classical Nutcracker." In 2003, Moscow Ballet announced the appointment of Vladimir Troshchenko, director of Odessa State Ballet and </SPAN>a pivotal figure in the ballet world<SPAN style="COLOR: black">, as Ballet Master and Andre Litvinov joined him in 2010 as co-Ballet Master. </SPAN>Moscow Ballet continues to feature top graduates of Perm, Vaganova, Moscow State Academic Choreographic and Kiev schools in its productions. </SPAN></div>
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