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local children invited to audition for moscow ballet’s great russian nutcracker 2009 tour

published: October 02 2009 07:41 AM updated:: October 07 2009 12:52 AM Moscow Ballet will hold an open audition for the Great Russian Nutcracker on October 9th, 2009 at 5PM at Tennessee Conservatory of Fine Arts; 8705 Unicorn Dr # C310 Knoxville, TN. Applicants must have dance experience and be between 7 and 16 years old. Nataliya Miroshnyk, a soloist with Moscow Ballet, will visit Knoxville to assist in the rehearsals following the audition.  Applicants must also dress in dance attire and may bring Pointe shoes.  For more information please contact Gwendolyn Delaney at (901) 385-2228.
Moscow Ballet will present its Great Russian Nutcracker performance at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, on Friday, November 27th 2009 at 7:30 pm.  Tickets are currently on sale now.  To purchase tickets, visit www.nutcracker.com or call the Tennessee Theatre’s box office at (865) 684-1200.  Group rates are available by calling (800) 320-1733.
Praised for exquisite dancing and gorgeous costumes, the Great Russian Nutcracker is directed by Ballet Master Vladimir Troschenko.  Mr. Troschenko partnered such legendary Russian ballerinas as Nadia Pavolva, Ludmilla Seminyaka, and Galina Mezentseva.  He is an honors graduate of the Bolshoi and Kirov academies.
Gold Medalist Cristina Terentieva stars 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.
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.  New this year is a fantasy clock with wings of an owl that cast a shadow over the battle between the Soldiers and the Mice.  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.