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performed by the
Russian National
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The Russian National Ballet, for
merly the Moscow Festival Ballet,
founded by two prominent Russian
ballet performers, has performed all
over the world, including Mexico, the
United States, Japan and the United
Kingdom.
The Russian National Ballet is a
company of 50 specializing in a wide
and flexible repertoire, including “Car
men,” “Giselle,” “Swan Lake” and
“Sleeping Beauty.”
Sergi Radchenko, the current art di
rector of the Russian National Ballet,
graduated from the Moscow School of
Dance in 1964 and joined the Bolshoi
Ballet, where he danced his entire 25
year career.
Since the creation of the Russian
National Ballet company, he has been
a key player in making it a successful
touring company.
The Russian National Ballet is no
stranger to performing in Bryan-Col-
lege Station. Two years ago, the com
pany performed “Carmen” and
“Giselle” from their repertoire in B-CS.
Weslei Firestone, the vice-president
of Dance Arts Society and a senior
biomedical science major,
said when she saw the
company perform
“Carmen” two years
ago, the dancers and
the performance
amazed her.
“The dancers are very
clean and precise in their dancing and
the choreography is fabulous,” Fire
stone said. “The wonderful sets and
the talent the director brings to the
company makes them one of the pre
mier touring companys in the world. ”
“The Sleeping Beauty” is a lavish
performance and one of the Russian
National Ballet Company’s well-
known productions. The storyline fol
lows the life of a princess who was
condemned at her christening by an
evil fairy to prick her finger and die on
her 16th birthday. The princess is
saved by a gift from a good fairy who
wishes her to sleep until awakened by
a kiss from a prince.
Firestone said performances like
“Sleeping Beauty” foster the growth
of fine arts at Texas A&M.
“The Russian National Ballet is a
wonderful company and well publi
cized and if anything, this type of per
formance will promote the arts,” she
said.
Robbie Thomas, chairman of the
OPAS student committee and a senior
mechanical engineering major, said
audiences can expect the same high-
quality entertainment found in OPAS
performances with this classic story.
“The Russian National Ballet is an
internationally renowned ballet com
pany and audiences should expect a
wonderful performance,” Thomas
said. “The response has been very
positive for this performance and it
looks like Aggies are very interested in
this classic ‘Sleeping Beauty’.”
Thomas said the ballet features
many of the same songs found in the
animated movie and includes “Once
Upon a Dream” as the recurring
theme.
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