Stars of Russian Ballet at Lehman Center

Legendary Moments from Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Don Quixote and more by
Stars of the Russian Ballet
AT LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 4pm

"Think of it as a sort of ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ but with an international flavor and focusing on a particularly timeless style of dance.” — The Las Vegas Review-Journal

      Lehman Center for the Performing Arts has built a reputation for being a house for international dance and proudly present Stars of the Russian Ballet, a company of dancers performing a program of “best of” dance pieces from Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Don Quixote, Le Corsaire and other fan favorites and highlights from some of the world's greatest ballets. The company performs on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 4pm at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY.

Stars of the Russian Ballet brings a greatest hits of solos, pas de deux and ensemble pieces danced to the classical music of Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Saint-Saens. From the Rose Adagio from The Sleeping Beauty, to the adagio from the third act of Cinderella and a pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet, ballet master Alexander Daev said in the Las Vegas Journal-Review that what makes these works so endearing and enduring is “because they are human, romantic stories about love, loss and eternal themes. The ballets' themes also are universal and resonate with audiences regardless of language, nationality, culture or, even, the times. It also helps that the pieces' choreography and music are so beautiful, everybody gets it."

The legendary Sergei Radchenko, former soloist with the Bolshoi Ballet and artistic director and co-founder of Moscow Festival Ballet, leads this 30-member, Moscow-based company of dancers who have been garnering rave reviews across the country and the world.  Radchenko graduated from the Moscow School of Dance in 1964 and then joined the Bolshoi Ballet, where he worked for 25 years. He danced the entire repertoire at the Bolshoi, but enjoyed a special reputation for Spanish dance. He has achieved a remarkable feat in the establishment and development of young, great Russian ballet dancers.

Special ticket price for children 12 and under, $10 any seat

Stars of the Russian Ballet performs on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 4pm at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. W. on the campus of Lehman College in the Bronx.  Tickets cost $40, $35 and $25, and for children 12 and under, $10 any seat.  Tickets can be purchased through 24 hour online access at www.LehmanCenter.org or by calling the Lehman Center box office at 718-960-8833 open Monday & Wednesday-Friday 10am-5pm (closed on Tuesdays) and beginning at 12 noon on the day of the concert.  Lehman Center is accessible by #4 or D train to Bedford Park Blvd., and is right off several major highways, including the Henry Hudson Parkway, the Saw Mill River Parkway and Major Deegan Expressway.  Low-cost on-site parking available for $5.