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Moscow Ballet and Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory announce winners of “Ballet Art Juried Exhibition”
Moscow Ballet and Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory announce winners of “Ballet Art Juried Exhibition”
Red Dancer, by Elmira Mustafina,
and in Moscow Ballet Platinum Package
Limited edition prints of contemporary art included in Moscow Ballet’s Exclusive Platinum Experience
Moscow Ballet partners with St. Petersburg’s Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in the first annual “Ballet Art Juried Exhibition.” Held in May 2011 in anticipation of the 150th Anniversary of the prestigious Conservatory, prints of the top three selected artist’s work are available exclusively in Moscow Ballet’s Platinum Experience ticket package for the 60 city tour of Romeo and Juliet and the Great Russian Nutcracker.
Moscow Ballet is honored by his support of the inaugural exhibition and feels that his long standing artistic vision is a contributing factor in the world-wide success that ballet has seen in the last half century. Other judges include Moscow Ballet producer Dan Talmi and Natalia Yablakova, director at the Conservatory and curator of the exhibition.
Moscow Ballet keeps the standard of their productions at the highest artistic level which is consistently recognized by the press; “Expansive…the Russian style is elegantly generous, and so the experience is never meager” Alastair Macaulay NY Times; “Aristocratic finesse” Donald Rosenberg Plain Dealer; and “Breathtaking, awe-inspiring” Charleston Today.
Exhibition judges
Dan Talmi, Nataliya Yablakova
and Oleg Vinogradov
Moscow Ballet’s unique work in bringing acclaimed Russian dancers and artists in all genres, now including visual painters, to North America continues to expand the artistic experience of its American patrons. www.nutcracker.com.
Summer Intensives keep student dancers on their toes!
Summer Intensives keep student dancers on their toes!
All summer Moscow Ballet soloists have been conducting Summer Intensives for aspiring dancers across the country. They have been to Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio and more. Here are some of the responses from teachers and students alike:
Senior Erin Sestrich, from the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School, noticed about the teaching style. “It takes us out of our comfort zones, our regular classes are more fast-paced–she focuses on the basics rather than ‘tricks,’ on making us stronger. And it definitely broadens your horizons. It helps you understand the different cultures that make up the art form.”
The Pittsburg Almanac writes, “This is where the superstars come from….”
The Advertiser-Tribune, outside of Toledo Ohio, interviewed In Motion dance Studio owner Jenny Karl. When she was a young dancer, she would have appreciated the chance to work with a professional dancer, especially in the Russian tradition. “This would be the comparable to working one-on-one with an Olympic athlete for a week,” she said, “You are working with the best of the best and for a comparable experience you would have to travel to somewhere like New York or L.A.” …read more.
In Galesburg Illinois, about 40 students ranging in age from 8 to 21 and hailing from the Knox County region, as well as Colorado, Indiana and Michigan, have five days with Miroshynk thanks to the Orpheum Theater and Knox College partnership. “I’m just really excited,” said student Hedges. “I just got back Saturday from a five-week summer intensive at Orlando, and now I get to dance another full week here.”
Hedges, McGrath and Lathrop said, almost in unison, why they were attending this week’s intensive: “I just love dancing.” The girls said they use ballet to express themselves, show how they feel, and that ballet takes up a majority of their lives. Sound familiar? “Dancing is pretty much the only thing I do,” said Lathrop, “I have no life other than dance. It’s where I spend my time, and I love it.” Read more…
Kristina Jaczesko, a senior at Baldwin High School, has participated in all the Moscow Ballet’s summer intensives and danced in the shows and sums up the Moscow Ballet Summer Intensive experience, “It’s amazing,” she said, “It’s like seeing what you could be in the future.”
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