Las Vegas, Nev. - The UNLV Performing Arts Center presents a very special performance by the Moscow Festival Ballet at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 14 as part of the Charles Vanda Master Series. The troupe performs Tchaikovsky's classic tale, Swan Lake.
Leading dancers from across Russia form this company, dedicated to staging new productions of timeless classics and led by legendary Bolshoi principal dancer Sergei Radchenko.
Since its inception, the Moscow Festival Ballet has completed two tours of Europe, with extraordinary receptions in Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. Two tours of the United Kingdom, including capacity audiences at London's famed Coliseum, have resulted in re-engagements during the 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 seasons. The company has also performed with great success in Turkey at the Istanbul Festival and in Greece at the Athens Festival, and recently completed a two-month tour of Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong.
The Moscow Festival Ballet has toured extensively throughout the United States, beginning with a coast-to-coast tour in the Winter/Spring of 1997 and returning in 2001 and 2004. This season, the company returns to America for a 17-week tour.
Tickets to the Moscow Festival Ballet are $45, $60, and $90 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center Box Office at 895-ARTS (2787) or by visiting pac.unlv.edu. Student rush tickets are $13 each and available one hour prior to each event, based on availability and with valid student I.D. UNLV faculty and staff discounts also are available. A $1 facilities fee, in addition to the ticket price, is charged on all Performing Arts Center tickets. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Information about all of the season's performances can be found on the Performing Arts Center website, located at pac.unlv.edu.
Founded in 1976, the Performing Arts Center at UNLV continues to be Southern Nevada's premier performing arts venue. Located on the north end of the UNLV campus, the PAC hosts a variety of performances each year in three distinct series - the Charles Vanda Master Series, New York Stage & Beyond Series, and the Classical Guitar Series. UNLV and KLVX Channel 10 are graciously sponsoring the season.
