Imperial Russian Ballet

Event Type: On Stage, Ballet

Event at Baxter Theatre: Last year the Imperial Russian Ballet Company`s The Nutcracker thrilled Capetonians. Now they are back with a programme that includes Carl Orff`s Carmina Burana, Walpurgis Night, the one-act ballet from the opera Faust by Charles Gounod, Adagio from the ballet Scheherezade by Rimsky-Korsakov, the Grand pas de deux from the ballet Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus and finally the Can-Can Surprise by Jacques Offenbach.The Imperial Russian Ballet Company was founded in 1994. Their repertoire consists of a number of outstanding full-length classical masterpieces, as well as some modern choreography in some of their works.Under the direction of innovative Artistic Director, Gediminas Taranda, this production should not be missed!

Event at Playhouse Opera Theatre: Following their successful tour in 2011 of The Nutcracker, the Imperial Russian Ballet Company returns to South Africa with `Carmina Burana` and excerpts from various other ballets

Event at Port Elizabeth Opera House: The Imperial Russian Ballet, one of the most famous ballet companies in Moscow will perform Carl Orff`s famous one - act ballet, CARMINA BURANA with the second half of the programme featuring extracts from Walpurgis Night, the Adagio from Scherezade, the Grand Pas from Don Quixote and Jacques Offenbach`s Can-Can.

Programme:
Carmina Burana - Carl Orff
Walpurgis Night - Charles Gounod (from opera "Faust")
Adagio from `Scheherezade` - N. Rimsky-Korsakov
Grand Pas de Deux from `Don Quixote` - Ludwig Minkus
Can-Can `Surprise` - Jacques Offenbach