April 13, 2011 | Jessica Tommaselli

Russian National Ballet Graces Jorgensen Stage

The Russian National Ballet Theatre presented Mikhail Fokine's Chopiniana and Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli

<p>The Russian National Ballet Theatre presented Mikhail Fokine's Chopiniana, followed by Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. The ballet company was formed in Moscow in the late 1980s when Russia's great dancers and choreographers were exercising a new creative freedom. Many of the more than 50 dancers currently with the ballet have been there since the beginning. Ballet Master Alexander Daev said about the current four-month tour, "We have many performances and a busy schedule, but this is what we enjoy doing. The American audience is very cultured, and is passionate in their warm response to our performances." Photo by Jessica Tommaselli</p>
The Russian National Ballet Theatre presented Mikhail Fokine's Chopiniana, followed by Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on March 31. The ballet company, currently on a four-month tour of the U.S., was formed in Moscow in the late 1980s, when Russia's great dancers and choreographers were exercising a new creative freedom. Many of the more than 50 dancers now with the ballet have been there since the beginning. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli