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AMUSEMENTS PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT! . By arrangement with the Ministry of Culture, Moscow, R. J. Kerridge * is privileged to announce the eagerly awaited visit of THE THE RUSSIAN CLASSICAL RUSSIAN CLASSICAL RUSSIAN CLASSICAL ' RUSSIAN CLASSICAL BALLET ENSEMBLE BALLET ENSEMBLE BALLET ENSEMBLE BALLET ENSEMBLE Outstanding Dancers who have been, accorded the highest awards for their distinguished performances and achievements in- Choreographic art—in their own country—in International Festivals and in Soviet Concert Tours. Evgenia Ershova (Distinguished Artist of the Ukrainian S.S.R.) * Elena Potapova (Distinguished Artist of the Ukrainian S.S.R.) Nicolai Apukhtin (Distinguished Artist of the Ukrainian S.S.R.) Anatoly Belov (Distinguished Artist of the Ukrainian S.S.R.> '■Robert Vizirenko-Klyavin

Ukrainian S.S.R.) Alla Gavrilenko (Soloist of the Ballet) Iraida Lukashova (Soloist of the Ballet) Varvara Potapova * (Soloist of the Ballet)' Feodor Baklan (Soloist of the Ballet) Valentina Kalinovskaya (Soloist of the Ballet) Valeria Melashunas-Ferro (Soloist of the Ballet) Nicolai Novikov (Soloist of the Ballet) Aleksandra Vishnevich (Concertmaster of the T. G. Shevchenko State Academy of Opera and Ballet) MAJESTIC THEATRE MAJESTIC THEATRE MAJESTIC THEATRE MAJESTIC THEATRE Christchurch For 6 Nights Only Monday, July 20, • to Saturday, July 25 Programme No. 1 —‘ Mon., July 20, to Wed., July 22 Third Act of “THE FOUNTAIN OF BAKHCHISARAI” .. (Asafjev) Pas de deux from the ballet “THE NUTCRACKER” .. (Tchaikovsky) Valse (Shostakovich) Moldavian Folk Dance “SYRBA” Russian Dance (Tchaikovsky) Ukrainian Great Classical Dance (Rusinov) Adagio from the ballet “SWAN LAKE” (Tchaikovsky) Valse (Chopin) Gypsy Dance from the ballet “LILY” (Dankevich) Melody (Gluck) Valse .’ (Violenko) Pas de deux from the ballet “DON QUIXOTE” (Minkus) Ukrainian Folk Dance “HOPAK” Programme No. 2— Thurs., July 23, to Sat., July 25 Scene at Solokha, adapted from N. V. Gogol’s story “THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS” (Slaves) “DANCE OF THE LITTLE SWANS,” from the ballet “SWAN LAKE” .. (Tchaikovsky) Variation from the ballet “LAURENCIA” (Krein) Romance (Lysenko) Ukrainian Folk Dance Pas de deux from the ballet “THE CORSAIR” (Adam-Drigot) Valse (Liebling) Scene from the ballet “SHURALE” (Yarullin) Duet of Mavka and Lukash, from the ballet “FOREST SONG” (Skorulsky) Sword Dance from the ballet “GAYANE” .... (Khachaturyan) Variation from the ballet “COP-

PELIA” (Delibes) “ETUDE” (Thomas) “THE MERRY SHOEMAKER’’

(Dankevich) Adagio from the “WALPURGIS NIGHT” of the Opera “FAUST” (Gounod) Pas de deux from the ballet

“SWAN LAKE” .. (Tchaikovsky) Ukrainian Folk Dance “HOPAK”

PREFERENTIAL BOOKINGS

Written applications are invited for preferential bookings Please address to “RUSSIAN BALLET,” c/o. Majestic Theatre, Christchurch, Box 1523, enclosing 30s (inclusive of tax and booking fee) for each seat required and stamped, addressed envelope for reply.

Applications will be dealt with strictly in order of receipt.

To avoid disappointment it is suggested that early application be made and that alternate dates be stated.

Because of the very limited period of availability it is regretted that THE RUSSIAN CLASSICAL BALLET ENSEMBLE will not be able to appear in any, provincial cities.