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NEWS UPDATES
March 20.2009
ARTS & CULTURE PARTNERSHIP OF SAINT PAUL Thursday, April 30, 2009
Ballet Minnesota will perform teh 2nd Movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony at the meeting of the Arts & Culture Partnership of Saint Paul to be held at the Fitzgerald Theater.
St Paul mayer Chris Coleman will be the keynote speaker. Over 50 arts and culture organizations from St Paul are members of the Partnership. Some of the member organizations include St Paul Chamber Orchestra, Park Square Theater, Ballet Minnesotaand the Ordway.
21st MINNESOTA DANCE FESTIVAL May 8-10, 2009
Ballet Minnesota's will sponsor the 21st Minnesota Dance Festival at the Fitzgerald Theater May 8-10, 2009. Guests include Kanopy Dance Company (directors Lisa Thurell & Robert Cleary), from Madison Wisconsin; Ethnic Dance Theater (director Don LaCourse) from Minneapolis, Minnesota; Beyond Ballroom Dance Company from St Paul Minnesota and independent choreographer Jim Lieberthal.
Ballet Minnesota will present 'La Bayadere' in 3 Acts including the famous 'Kingdom of the Shades. Oksana Konobeyeva (formerly Bolshoi Ballet & American Ballet Theater) will return as guest artist. Oksana performed Ballet Minnesota's premiere of "La Bayadere" in 2001. Andrei Jouravleva ( New Jersey Ballet ) will appear in the lead role of Solor.
The 2nd Movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony will also be performed. It premiered October 2008 at the Fitzgerald to a standing ovation of a sold out audience.
LA BAYADERE RESTAGED BY CHERYL RIST FOR BALLET MINNESOTA
Cherl has restaged all the classics for Ballet Minnesota including Swan Lake, Les Sylphides, Don Quixote, Coppelia, Giselle and La Bayadere. Ballet Minnesota's first restaging by Cheryl in 2001 featured the 'Kingdom of the Shades'. This year the story of La Bayadere will be presented in 3 acts at the Fitzgerald Theater. Cheryl is also the costume designer for each classic.
OKSANA KONOBEYEVA & ANDREI YOURAVLEVA May 8-9, 2009
Oksana and Andrei will perform the lead roles of Nikiya & Solar in Ballet Minnesota's production of "La Bayadere' May 8-9, 2009
GELSEY KIRKLAND - DanceCamp July 13-17, 2009
Gelsey Kirkland, regarded by many as the greatest ballerina of her generation will teach at the third week Classical Ballet Academy's Summer Dance Camp (July 13-17).
ELIZABETH SHIPIATSKY - DanceCamp July 6-10, 2009
Elizabeth has been working in Italy. Returning to the US she is now ballet mistress of the Colorado Ballet. Before leaving for Italy Elizabeth taught 3 summers at CBA's DanceCamp. We are very please to welcome her back. Elizabeth will teach the second week (July 6-10).
OKSANA KONOBEYEVA - DanceCamp June 29 - July 3, 2009
Oksana will once again return for the first week of DanceCamp. Over the past few summer's variations from the ballet which Ballet Minnesota would produce at the MInnesota Dance Festival were taught to the students. Having danced with the Bolshoi Ballet & American Ballet Theater, Oksana has returned to dance with Ballet Minnesota in the Nutcracker and classics such as Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Giselle and La Bayadere.
LISA THURELL - DanceCamp July 6-17, 2009
A former member of the Martha Graham Dance Company, Lisa is artistic director of Kanopy Dance Company in Madison Wisconsin. Lisa has been teaching modern technique at the Dance Camp for over 10 years.
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