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(Berkshires, MA) June 10, 2010 – Moscow Ballet announces open auditions for the Great Russian Nutcracker on Sunday, October 3, 10:00am at the Accented Motion Dance Studio, 12455 East 65th St., Indianapolis.  Applicants must have dance experience and be between 7 and 16 years old. Applicants must also dress in dance attire and may bring Pointe shoes.  Applicants may register on Saturday June 12 from 10am to 4pm at the Moscow Ballet Booth in “Let’s Meet PBS Kids in the Park” free festival at Military Park in White River State Park. For more information please contact Vickie Slater at (317) 826-1033. Svetlana Todinova, a soloist with Moscow Ballet, will conduct the October audition. 

Svetlana Todinova completed formal training in 1997 at the Ufa Choreography School, of which the legendary Rudolf Nureyev was also a student. While dancing with the State Opera Ballet of Krasnodar, Todinova danced under the legendary Yuri Gregorovich, who is famous for his dynamic and virtuosic productions at the Bolshoi including Spartacus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus_(ballet)) and Ivan the Terrible (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ivan_the_Terrible_(ballet)&action=edit&redlink=1). Todinova toured with the Russian Academy of Ballet Art and she has performed in Holland, China, Spain, Italy, England, and the USA. Her repertory includes Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty, Paganini, La Bayadere, Carmen, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker. She has danced as a soloist with Moscow Ballet since 2006.

Moscow Ballet presents the Great Russian Nutcracker at the Murat Theatre at the Old National Centre on Saturday, November 27, 2:00pm. Tickets start at $27.50. To purchase tickets call Ticketmaster 800-745-3000 or buy online at www.nutcracker.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Group rates are available for ten or more tickets, call (800) 320-1733.

Praised for exquisite dancing and gorgeous costumes, the Great Russian Nutcracker is directed by Ballet Master Vladimir Troschenko.  Troschenko partnered such legendary Russian ballerinas as Nadia Pavlova, Ludmilla Seminyaka, and Galina Mezentseva and is an honors graduate of the Bolshoi and Kirov academies. He will tour Swan Lake to 61 cities in Europe from June 30 to August 31.Set against Valentin Fedorov's spectacular hand-painted backdrops and life-sized dancing puppets, the Great Russian Nutcracker delights audiences with a visual tapestry rich in detail and whimsy.  It is especially distinctive for its unique setting of the “Land of Peace and Harmony” in Act II and for the introduction of a Christmas Dove and a fantasy clock with wings of an owl that cast a shadow over the battle between the Soldiers...