Moscow Ballet

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The name Moscow Ballet has commonly been applied to a number of different ballet companies, these include the:

• Moscow Ballet, an American touring ballet company that first performed in 1993. The name is a trademark of the Massachusetts-based SMI, Inc.
• The Bolshoi Ballet, based in Moscow in Russia has often been referred to generically as "The Moscow Ballet"
• A Russian company known as Ballet Moskva ("Ballet Moscow").
• A "Moscow Ballet", founded in 1979, gained publicity in 1987 when a dancer, Andrei Ustinov, defected during the company’s first U.S. tour. Its artistic director is Vyacheslav Gordeyev, previously of the Bolshoi Ballet. Its 1987 tour was seen by an estimated 150,000 people.^[1][2][3]
• Other companies incorporating the words Moscow, Russian and Ballet include:
  • Moscow Stanislavski Ballet, founded in 1929
  • Ballet of Russia, founded in 1981
  • Ballet Stars of Russia
  • Ballet Stars of Moscow Theaters
  • Moscow Ballet Theater
  • Moscow City Ballet, founded in 1988,
  • Moscow Classical Ballet
  • Moscow Dramatic Ballet, founded prior to 1992 (exact date unknown)
  • Moscow Festival Ballet, founded in 1989,
  • Moscow Grand Ballet
  • Russian Festival Ballet, founded in 1989
  • National Russian Ballet
  • Russian National Ballet

[edit] References

1. ^ Leader, Jody: "Moscow Ballet Continues to Leap Over Obstacles", "Daily news of Los Angeles", October 28, 1987
2. ^ Jacobs, Laura A: "The Moscow Ballet", "The New Leader", January 11, 1988
3. ^ Stein, Michelle: "Ustinov Finally Hits Portland", "The Oregonian", April 1, 1988