The World Renowned Hermitage Ballet to Perform in the Southeast Us- February 2008

The World Renowned Hermitage Ballet to Perform inVictor Korolkov, is not only an Honored Artist of
the Southeast US- February 2008Russia; he is also the recipient of the title Honored Man
The Hermitage Ballet from St. Petersburg, Russia isof Russian Art conferred upon him by the President of
coming to the Southeastern US in early 2008.Russia. Elena Klochkova, the pride of the Hermitage
Headliners of the ballet come from the world famousBallet Company, will be performing her specialty, the
Mariinski Theater, the Bolshoi, and the Mussorgskyfamous "Dying Swan."
Opera Theater. The members of the Corps de BalletThe Performance will offer the entire classical
are from the world famous Vaganova School fromrepertoire of the world famous Mariinski Theater (the
which all Great Russian Ballet personalities graduated.Imperial Theater of Ballet under the Romanov
This world-renowned ballet will premiere in America indynasty). There will be two numbers from Swan Lake,
2008, specifically in such southern cities as Savannah,scenes from Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Giselle, Don
Albany, Athens, Macon, Atlanta and Augusta, inQuixote, Corsair, and the concert item, The Dying
Georgia and in Columbia, Spartanburg, and NorthSwan, created for Anna Pavlova by Mikhail Fokin at
Charleston in South Carolina, Mobile, Montgomery andthe direction of Sergei Diagelev in 1903.
Birmingham in Alabama, Charlotte, North Carolina and inSpokesman Dr. Michael E. Donnelly said, "The
Jacksonville, Florida. These southern communities willprestigious Hermitage Theater Company is very proud
be able to view the ballet as a significant culturalto present Russia's best ballet performers in America
experience that also provides an opportunity forfor the very first time. This is not your typical Russian
American audiences to see classical Russian ballet atballet performing in America relying on the traditions of
it's finest.Russian Ballet to carry the dayâ€"this is the best
The Hermitage Ballet, geared for every Americanballet Russia has to offer."
appreciator of artistic physical movement, is what aThe company is looking for financial support from art
world class ballet is all about. This performance is alovers and is planning to assist ballet in the Southeast
must-see for student dancers, parents, balletUSA by funding a scholarship for ballet students and
instructors, and anyone who enjoys an exquisitedance instructors to study ballet in St. Petersburg,
interpretation of the dance. Russian ballet souvenirs willRussia. The ballet is already preparing for its second
be available for purchase at the performances.trip to the United States in February, 2009.
The Hermitage Ballet has been touring all of EuropeFor information:
and the Far East for several decades. This debutTel: 1-877-662-3605; Fax: 1-912-877-4897 Dr. Michael E.
performance in the United States will be the worldDonnelly or Anastasia Dukhnina
famous "Gala Performance" which is performed in theSoutheastern American Tour 2008 Schedule
historical theater of Catherine the Great in the fabulousFebruary 8, 2008 Savannah, GA Savannah Civic
Winter Palace of old Imperial Russia. It consists of theCenter
most important ten scenes of Russian classical balletFebruary 9, 2008 Albany, GA Municipal Auditorium
history. The stars are 12 soloists from the Bolshoi, theFebruary 10, 2008 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theater
Mariinski, and the Hermitage Theater, the best balletFebruary 11, 2008 Mobile, AL Arthur R.
performers Russia has to offer. The artistic director,