Moscow Ballet

The name Moscow Ballet has commonly been applied to a number of different ballet companies, these include the:

• Moscow Ballet, A Russian ballet company. The Moscow Ballet tours annually in the United States with its Great Russian Nutcracker production.

• The Bolshoi Ballet, based in Moscow in Russia has often been referred to generically as "The Moscow Ballet"
• A Russian company known as Ballet Moskva ("Ballet Moscow").
• A "Moscow Ballet", founded in 1979, gained publicity in 1987 when a dancer, Andrei Ustinov, defected during the company’s first U.S. tour. Its artistic director is Vyacheslav Gordeyev, previously of the Bolshoi Ballet. Its 1987 tour was seen by an estimated 150,000 people.^[1][2][3]
• Other dance companies incorporating the word Ballet and either Moscow or Russia(n) include:
  • Moscow Stanislavski Ballet, founded in 1929
  • Ballet of Russia, founded in 1899
  • Ballet Stars of Moscow Theaters with Anna Pavlova, 1888–1931
  • Moscow Ballet Theater founded in 1966
  • Moscow City Ballet, founded in 1988,
  • Moscow Classical Ballet, founded in 1966.^[4]
  • Moscow Dramatic Ballet, founded prior to 1992
  • Moscow Festival Ballet, founded in 1989,
  • Moscow Grand Ballet
  • National Russian Ballet
  • Moscow Folk Ballet
  • Russian Festival Ballet, founded in 1989
  • Russian National Ballet founded in 1956

References

1. ↑ Leader, Jody: "Moscow Ballet Continues to Leap Over Obstacles", "Daily news of Los Angeles", October 28th, 1987
2. ↑ Jacobs, Laura A: "The Moscow Ballet", "The New Leader", January 11th, 1988
3. ↑ Stein, Michelle: "Ustinov Finally Hits Portland", "The Oregonian", April 1st, 1988
4. ↑ "About The Moscow Classical Ballet". Retrieved March 1st. 2009.  Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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