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Ballet masters headline ‘Nutcracker’ performance
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Posted on Dec 02 2004
Four Russian ballet masters and a young ballet student are now on island for the third annual staging of the Christmas classic “The Nutcracker” as well as for a concert slated to begin this evening at the Multi-Purpose Center.
The performers hail from two different theaters in Russia: the Saratov Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet and the Perm State Theater of Opera and Ballet. They have begun rehearsals to prepare for the ballet performances, scheduled for Dec. 3, 4, and 5.
Saratov’s Liudmila Teleus and Daniil Kurynov and Perm State’s Tatiana Bolshuhina and Nikolai Kalabine will lead over 50 students of the Glushko’s Academy of Performing Arts in performances.
They will also be joined by Kurynov’s 11-year-old daughter, Daniela Kurynova, who will play the part of Clara in “The Nutcracker.”
“It’s a big honor for us to have them here to perform with our students,” ballet instructor Anna Glushko said in an interview yesterday.
The performances, which will begin at 7pm, aim to bring the legacy of Russian ballet to Saipan while giving Glushko’s students an opportunity to work with professional ballet dancers.
She said the audience can expect this year’s performance to be bigger than before, as it will involve more dances and costume changes. She added that her students, as well as their parents, are currently working as a professional ballet company in preparation for this weekend’s shows.
“It’s a great experience for everybody,” Glushko said.
Based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffman, “The Nutcracker” is a holiday fairy tale about a young German girl, Clara, who dreams of a Nutcracker Prince, a fierce battle against a Mouse King, and a journey to the enchanted Land of Snow and Land of Sweets.
Tickets to the performance are sold $10 each.
