The Imperial Russian Ballet Company presents - Festival of Russian Ballet 2011

A diverse and stunning programme in three awe-inspiring acts...

Returning to New Zealand & Australia in 2011... The Imperial Russian Ballet Company's "Festival of Russian Ballet".

The Festival of Russian Ballet features a diverse and stunning programme in three awe-inspiring acts.

Act One - Don Quixote

Don Quixote was first performed in Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre in 1869. Since then it has been performed all over the world by Russian and International companies. Former Bolshoi soloist and head of the Imperial Russian Ballet Company, Gediminas Taranda, has taken the four acts of the original ballet with its gradual evolution and transformed it into one impetuous act.

Act Two - Bolero

Bolero is a striking and dramatic ballet. Ravel was inspired to create this masterpiece after visiting a large industrial factory. There he noticed the slow regular movement of the assembly lines and the crash of machine and materials. Bolero is regarded as one of the world's music masterpieces.

Act Three - Highlights from the world's great ballets including Giselle, Carmen, The Dying Swan and Le Corsaire. Also in Act Three, Gopak and Ne Me Quittes Pas, Can Can Surprise The Imperial Russian Ballet Company have performed this three-hour ballet extravaganza all around the world, thrilling audiences and impressing critics.