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- Napoleon Bonaparte: Three Napoleons
and 250 bright costumes in Tikhon
Khrennikov's ballet illustrate major
events in the emperor's life. Kremlin
Palace. Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.
Romeo and Juliet: Vyacheslav Gordeyev's
recent interpretation of Prokofiev's
ballet, originally staged in 1940 at the
Kirov Opera by Leonid Lavrovsky. The
powerful music and spectacular mass
scenes are somewhat tainted by the
tentative leads. Bolshoi Theater. Jan.
22, 27 and 30, 7 p.m.
Taming of the Shrew: (Ukroshcheniye
Stroptivoi): Dmitry Bryantsev's ballet
based on Shakespeare's comedy, with music
by Mikhail Bronner, is based on
16th-century English compositions.
Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko
Musical Theater. Jan. 22, 7 p.m.
International Children's Festival of Folk
Dances: closing concert features Russian
and foreign dance ensembles. Tchaikovsky
Concert Hall. Jan. 23, 7 p.m.
The Nutcracker (See Jan. 19 listing.)
Kremlin Palace. Jan. 23 at 2 p.m.
Cinderella (Zolushka): Prokofiev's ballet
about the girl whose lost slipper brings
her happiness. Mikhail Lavrovsky Studio
at the Stanislavsky and
Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater.
Jan. 24, noon.
Swan Lake (Lebedinoye Ozero):
Tchaikovsky's lyric ballet about a
princess who is turned into a swan by a
magician and then rescued at the stroke
of midnight by a prince. Stanislavsky and
Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater.
Jan. 24 and 25 at 7 p.m.
Swan Lake (Lebedinoye Ozero): a
meticulous staging of Tchaikovsky's lyric
ballet about a princess who is turned
into a swan by a magician and then
rescued at the stroke of midnight by a
prince. A revival of Alexander Gorsky's
pre-Revolutionary choreography. Kremlin
Palace. Jan. 24 at 2 p.m., Jan. 29 at 7
p.m.
The Nutcracker (See Jan. 17 listing.)
Bolshoi Theater. Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.
The Nutcracker (See Jan. 17 listing)
Moskva Chamber Ballet at the Pushkin
Theater: Jan. 25 and 26, 7 p.m., at the
DeKa MAI: Jan. 31 at 2 p.m.
Cinderella (Zolushka): Prokofiev's ballet
about the girl whose lost slipper brings
her happiness. Kremlin Palace. Jan. 27 at
7 p.m.
Gediminas Taranda and the Imperial Russin
Ballet: "Walpurgis Night," a
ballet to Gounod's music staged by Boris
Eikhman and Evald Smirnov, plus
"Divertimenti": a program of
classical and modern dances. Cosmos
Hotel. Jan. 29 and 30 at 7 p.m.
Solitary Voice of Man (Odinoky Golos
Cheloveka): one-act ballet to music by
Vivaldi, Paganini, plus "Illusory
Ball" (Prizrachny Bal), one-act
ballet to Chopin's music, both
choreographed by Dmitry Bryantsev.
Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko
Musical Theater. Jan. 29, 7 p.m.
Tom Sawyer: (See Jan. 16 listing.)
Kremlin Palace. Jan. 30 at noon.
Ruslan and Ludmila: a ballet based on
Mikhail Glinka's operatic treatment of
Pushkin's folk poem. A young man must
employ magic to rescue his beloved from
the clutches of an evil dwarf. Kremlin
Ballet. Kremlin Palace. Jan. 31 at 2 p.m.
The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka): This
ballet to Tchaikovsky's music tells a
Russian pagan tale of love. Stanislavsky
and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater.
Jan. 31 at noon.
Within the Space of Love (V Prostranstve
Lyubvi): choreographic miniatures by
Yelena Bogdanovich to classical music,
plus " Pilgrims," (Stranniki):
one-act ballet to music by Piazzolla,
choreography by Yelena Bogdanovich.
Moskva Chamber Ballet at the DeKa MAI.
Jan.31, 7 p.m.
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