The opening production at the Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin will be a stunning performance of Swan Lake by the Russian State Ballet, featuring star soloists from the Bolshoi Ballet.
The production will run from March 18-21, 2010, and tickets will go on sale from Thursday November 5, 2009, through Ticketmaster.
With over 60 dancers performing their sparkling version of this classic ballet on the new stage, accompanied by a full symphony orchestra, this show will provide a spectacular way to experience the full grandeur of Dublin's brand new 2,000 seat theatre, designed by uber-architect Daniel Libeskind. The theatre has been designed as ...
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The opening production at the Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin will be a stunning performance of Swan Lake by the Russian State Ballet, featuring star soloists from the Bolshoi Ballet.
The production will run from March 18-21, 2010, and tickets will go on sale from Thursday November 5, 2009, through Ticketmaster.
With over 60 dancers performing their sparkling version of this classic ballet on the new stage, accompanied by a full symphony orchestra, this show will provide a spectacular way to experience the full grandeur of Dublin's brand new 2,000 seat theatre, designed by uber-architect Daniel Libeskind. The theatre has been designed as a receiving house for musicals, theatre, ballet and opera and will be operated by Live Nation.
Impressario Simon Walton, who has been bringing the finest Russian ballet companies to Ireland since 1995, said today: "it's a very exciting prospect to be staging one of the world's greatest ballets in what is set to be Dublin's most impressive and luxurious new performance space.
Our production team have seen the specifications of the new theatre in terms of staging, sound, lighting, and other features, and I can honestly say that the audience should experience the finest ballet production ever seen in Ireland."
The formation of The Russian State Ballet in 1979 brought stars from the famous Bolshoi, Kirov and Stanislavski ensembles together to create a touring company of the highest standard in order to bring Soviet ballet to the rest of the world.
Tchaikovsky's first ballet, Swan Lake is considered by many to be the greatest classical ballet of all time. Its romance and beauty has mesmerised audiences for more than 100 years.
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