Moscow Ballet
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The name Moscow Ballet has commonly been applied to a number of different ballet companies, which include:
- Moscow Ballet (United States), 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, 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
- The Imperial Russian Ballet Company
References
- ^ Leader, Jody: "Moscow Ballet Continues to Leap Over Obstacles", "Daily news of Los Angeles", October 28, 1987
- ^ Jacobs, Laura A: "The Moscow Ballet", "The New Leader", January 11, 1988
- ^ Stein, Michelle: "Ustinov Finally Hits Portland", "The Oregonian", April 1, 1988
- ^ "About The Moscow Classical Ballet". Retrieved March 1, 2009.