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Moscow Ballet, Olga Kifyak, Great Russian Nutcracker
20 years of touring features acclaimed and award-winning Russian ballerinas and danseurs from choreographer, balletmaster and former Bolshoi soloist Stanislov Vlasov and partner Lilia Sabitova, People’s Artist of Russia, in 1993; to former Bolshoi Ballet dancer Marina Alexandrova and Vitaly Zabelin in 1996; IBC Gold Medalists Dmitri Dmitriev and Anna Dorosh in 1997; danseur, Perm graduate and upstart choreographer Anatolie Emelianov and Honored Artist of Russia Tatiana Predenia in 2002; Varna IBC Gold Medalists Cristina and Alexei Terentiev in 2009; acclaimed by the press Alexandra Elagina and Anatolie Ustimov. Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker continues to present the best in ballet and Russian culture for audiences in cities large and small in 48 states. For 20 years ballet novices and aficionados; family members from the youngest to the most senior; and from New York to California and Syracuse to San Antonio have returned again and again to see 40 striking Russian dancers bring the holiday classic to life.
Akiva Talmi Presents Inc. (ATP) is the exclusive North American representation for Moscow Ballet which tours annually to sixty+ cities across the US and Canada. ATP was founded by award-winning Juilliard alumnus, composer, conductor and theatrical producer, Akiva Talmi. ATP produced the “Cynthia Gregory Celebration Tour” with Nancy Reagan as Honorary Chair; “From the Top” PBS TV special featuring NYCB’s Violette Verdy and Itzhak Perlman, “Alexander Godunov” national tour and more. For more information, visit www.akivatalmipresents.com.
East Tour as of October 11, 2012:
Monroe, LA
15-Nov
Dallas, TX
Nov 16 & 17
Shreveport, LA
18-Nov
Montgomery, AL
19-Nov
Gadsden, AL
20-Nov
Jackson MS
21-Nov
Metropolis, IL
23-Nov
Cherokee NC
24-Nov
Little Rock, AR
25-Nov
Lexington, KY
26-Nov
Blacksburg VA
27-Nov
Wheeling, WV
28-Nov
Atlantic City NJ
Nov 29-Dec 2
Wilkes-Barre PA
3-Dec
Albany, NY
4-Dec
Rochester, NY
5-Dec
Easton PA
6-Dec
Syracuse, NY
7-Dec
Somerville NJ
8-Dec
Lockport NY
9-Dec
Muskegon MI
10-Dec
Ashland KY
11-Dec
Danville VA
12-Dec
Morgantown WV
13-Dec
Baltimore, MD
Dec/14 & 15
Bethesda, MD
16-Dec
Charlottesville, VA
Dec 17 & 18
Fairfax, VA
Dec 19 & 20
Greensboro, NC
21-Dec
Knoxville TN
22-Dec
N Charleston, SC
23-Dec
Fort Myers, FL
26-Dec
Lakeland, FL
27-Dec
St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 28 & 29
Sarasota, FL
30-Dec
West Tour
Rincon, WA
10-Nov
Aberdeen, WA
Nov 13 & 14
Yakima WA
15-Nov
Moosejaw, SK, Can
17-Nov
Saskatoon, SK, Can
18-Nov
Regina, SK, Can
19-Nov
Calgary, AB, Can
20-Nov
Great Falls MT
21-Dec
Grand Forks, ND
23-Nov
Sioux Falls, SD
24-Nov
Rapid City, SD
25-Nov
Columbia MO
27-Nov
Bowling Green, KY
Nov 28 & 29
Windsor ON, Can
30-Nov
Cleveland, OH
1-Dec
Rosemont, IL
2-Dec
Ft. Leavenworth KS
3-Dec
Tulsa, OK
4-Dec
St. Louis MO
5-Dec
Green Bay WI
6-Dec
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 7 & 8
Denver, CO
9-Dec
Grand Junction, CO
10-Dec
Albuquerque, NM
11-Dec
Hanford, CA
13-Dec
Los Angeles, CA
14-Dec
Phoenix, AZ
15-Dec
El Paso, TX
16-Dec
Tucson, AZ
Dec 17 & 18
Palm Springs CA
19-Dec
Santa Ynez, CA
20-Dec
Stateline NV
21-Dec
Cupertino, CA
22-Dec
Santa Rosa, CA
23-Dec
Bakersfield, CA
24-Dec
Midland-Odessa, TX
27-Dec
San Antonio, TX
Dec 28 & 29
Beaumont, TX
30-Dec
Pictured: Olga Kifyak in Grand Jete