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50 students to join Russian, Korean ballet dancers in ‘Swan Lake’ show
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Posted on Dec 03 2008
Some 50 local students from the Glushko’s Academy of Performing Arts will be joining four professional ballet dancers from Russia and Korea this Friday and Saturday in this year’s staging of the “Swan Lake Ballet and Concert of International Ballet Stars 2008” at the Palms Resort Saipan.
Russian couple Margarita Rudina and Nasadovich Alexey, who are making a comeback to the show, said they are ready to display the same magic that marked their performance here last year.
The couple, who are with the Ekarerinburg Ballet Theater, are currently based in Prague, Czech Republic, where they have a contract as certified professional ballet dancers.
“It’s a dream for us to perform with each other and we want to show the magic and happiness that we want to keep forever,” Rudina said in an interview yesterday.
They will join two other professional ballet dancers from Korea’s Ywan Ballet Theater.
Also from Korea would be 12 ballet students from the Ko Euen Kyung Ballet Academy.
Anna E. Glushko of Glushko’s Academy of Performing Arts said that doors will open at 6:30pm while the show will start at 7pm.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 3–12 years old and will be available at the entrance, at Coffee Care Restaurant, First Floral Shop (Garapan), Himawari Store and Ebisuya Store, at “360” Restaurant and at Glushko’s Academy (second floor of Marianas Business Plaza). For more information, call 483-6271 or e-mail GlushkosAcademy@yahoo.com.
The show’s sponsor, Dr. Gene Sylvester “GS” Eagle-Oden, said this would be the premiere cultural event of the year “in a traditional sense.”
Oden explained that traditional or classical cultural performances include ballet, symphony or serious theater.
“It’s an opportunity to showcase the students and parents and the community what we [the Glushko Academy] have been doing for ballet here on Saipan,” Oden said.
Glushko said the 50 local students are officially enrolled with the Academy.
“It is important to note that we are non-profit and we don’t make money out of it but we want to keep ballet available on the islands,” she said.
She said this is a cultural exchange program that involves 100 people from other countries.
