Imperial Russian Ballet (Gedeminas Taranda ballet)"Imperial Russian Ballet" company was created in April of 1994 by soloist of Bolshoi Theatre Gedeminas Taranda
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Maija Plisetskaya with dancers of Imperial Russian Ballet. | Gedeminas Taranda and soloist of Igor Moiseyev‘ Folk Dance company Nikolai Anokhine on an iniciative of famouse russian ballerina Maija Plisetzkaya. She became a Honorable President of the company.
The company consist of 40 artists from the best ballet schools of Russia: Moscow, Sankt Petersburg and Perm. Many famouse Russian Ballet Stars cooperated with the company. Among them there are soloists of Bolshoi- Liudmila Semeniaka, E.Andriyenko, N.Pavlova, Yuri Posokhov (San Fransisco Ballet), T.Chernobrovkina and D. Zababurin (Stanislavsky Theatre Ballet), Patric Dupont (Grand Opera), Kumakawa (Covent Garden), M.Kulik, F.Ruzhimatov, L.Kunakova, V. Samodurov (Maryinsky Theatre), A.Ratmansky, J.Aiupova and many others.
The artists of the company increase their skills under famouse ballet teachers: A. Bondarenko, E.Vlasova, A. Kudelin, N. Osipian.
"Imperial Russian Ballet" company is a member of European Cultural Center in Moscow under patronize of European Parliament. Gedeminas Taranda is one of the founders of European Cultural Center.
The company toured in many countries:
1994 - Japan, Spain, Austria.
1995 - Finland, Japan, Portugal, Austria.
1996 - Brazil, Spain, Finland, Japan, Uruguay, Austria, Germany.
1997 - Spain, France, Japan, Uruguay, Finland, Germany, Italy.
1998 - France, Spain, Japan, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Lithuania, Germany.
1999 - Germany (March), Spain (April - May), Israel (15-27 of June), Japan (July), Lithuania (August), Finland (1 -7 of October).
Repertoire:
Full size performances
1. "Nutcracker" Ballet in 2 Acts. Music: P. Tchaikovsky, Choreography: Vainonen-Taranda. Amount of dancers: 50.
2. "Swan Lake" Ballet in 3 acts. Music: P. Tchaikovsky, Choreography: Ivanov-Petipa. Amount of dancers: 50
3. "Sleeping Beauty" Ballet in 2 Acts with Prologue. Music: P.Tchaikovsky, Choreography: Petipa. Amount of dancers: 50
4. "Giselle" Ballet in 2 Acts. Music: Adam, Choreography: Coralli-Petipa. Amount of dancers: 40-50.
5. "Don Quixote" Ballet in 3 Acts. Music: Minkus, Choreography: Gorsky. Amount of dancers: 50
Gedeminas Taranda and Irina Tagayeva in "Bolero" | Gedeminas Taranda and Olga Pavlova in "Tango"
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One Act Ballets
1. "Chopiniana" Ballet in One Act. Music: Chopin, Choreography: M. Fokine.
2. "Petrushka" Ballet in One Act. Music: I.Stravinsky, Choreography: M.Fokine. Amount of dancers: 40-50
3. "Carmen" Ballet in One Act. Music: Bizet-Schedrin, Choreography: A. Alonso. Amount of dancers: 25. Duration:45‘
4. "Raimonda" Second Act. Music: A. Glazunov, Choreography: Petipa.
5. "Paquita" Ballet in One Act. Music: Minkus, Choreography: Petipa. Duration: 40‘
6. "Sacre Printemps" Ballet in One Act. Music: I. Stravinsky, Choreography: Kovtun. Duration: 40‘
7. "Bayadere" Third Act ("Shadows"). Music: Minkus, Choreography: Petipa.
8. "Valpurgis Night" Ballet in One Act. Music Ch. Gounot, Choreography: L. Lavrovsky.
9. "Tango Novella" Music: Piazzolla, Choregraphy: mixed. Duration: 35‘
Olga Pavlova in "Tango" | Gedeminas Taranda in "Bolero"
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Performances with participation of Maija Plisetskaya
1. "Acedora" Music of different composers, Choreography: Begard. Paticipate: Maija Plisetskaya, pianist, 10 children. Duration: 20‘
2. "Bolero" Music: M. Ravel, Choreography: N. Androsov. Participate: Maija Plisetskaya and artists of the "Imperial Russian Ballet". Duration: 30‘
3. "Wagner" Music: R. Wagner, Choreography: N. Androsov. Participate: Maija Plisetskaya and artists of the "Imperial Russian Ballet". Duration: 20‘
4. "Fauvn" Music: C. Debussy, Choreography: M.Fokine Participate: Maija Plisetskaya and artists of the "Imperial Russian Ballet".
Scene from "Shehrasada" | Artiom Mikhailov in "Gopak"
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Imperial Russian Ballet hall plan
Address: Karetnyi Ryad street, 3
Complete schedule of all Moscow theatres 2022
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