December 2013 — January 2014. israel

Dec, 15th. (Sun.) Starts at: 19.00	the nutcracker Address: Tel Aviv, Gesher Theater - Noga hall Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices
Dec, 16th. (Mon.) Starts at: 19.00	the nutcracker Address: Tel Aviv, Gesher Theater - Noga hall Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices
Dec, 17th. (Tue.) Starts at: 19.00	the nutcracker Address: Petah Tikva city, Heichal Hatarbut Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices
Dec, 18th. (Wed.) Starts at: 19.00	the nutcracker Address: Rehovot city, Weizmann Institute — Wix Auditorium Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices
Dec, 22nd. (Sun.) Starts at: 18.30	the nutcracker Address: city ​​of Be'er Sheva, Centre for the Performing Arts - a large hall Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices
Dec, 23rd. (Mon.) Starts at: 19.00	the nutcracker Address: Rishon le-Ziyyon city, Heichal Hatarbut Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices
Dec,24th. (Tue.) Starts at: 19.00	the nutcracker Address: Ashdod city, Performing Arts Center Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices
Dec,25th. (Wed.) Starts at: 18.00	the nutcracker Address: Jerusalem city, The Jerusalem Theatre - Sherover Theatre Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices
Dec,26th. (Thu.) Starts at: 19.00	the nutcracker Address: Carmiel city, Heichal HaTarbut Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices
Dec, 27th. (Fri.) Starts at: 17.00	the nutcracker Address: Haifa city, HaTsafon Theatre Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices
Dec, 29th. (Sun.) Starts at: 19.00	the nutcracker Address: Netanya city, Heichal Hatarbut Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices
Dec, 30th. (Mon.) Starts at: 17.30	the nutcracker Address: Ashkelon city, Heichal HaTarbut Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices
Jan,3rd. (Fri.) Starts at: 15.00	the nutcracker Address: Herzliya city, Center for the Performing Arts Ballet extravaganza in 3D. This show is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the ballet premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1892. The libretto for the ballet was created by Marius Petipa based on the fairy tale «The Nutcracker and the Mouse King» by E.T.A Hoffmann. (6+) Performance duration: 2 h. 10 min. Ask for tickets in your city box offices

The Artistic Director of Russian Ballet Theatre

MIKHAIL LEONIDOVICH LAVROVSKY

The Artistic Director of Russian Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of the USSR, Lenin's (1970) and USSR State prize laureate (1976), winner of Lenin Komsomol Prize, winner of Moscow Government’s Awards, a laureate of 7 international competitions and the Vaslav Nijinsky Prize from the Paris Academy of Dance (1972).

Mikhail Leonidovich Lavrovsky performed 17 leading parties at the Bolshoi Theatre (1961-1986). His repertoire includes: the Prince in «Cinderella», Vaslav in «the Fountain of Bakhchisarai», Frondoso – «Laurencia», Ferkhard – «the Legend of Love», Qays - «Layla and Majnun», the Prince - «the Nutcracker», Basil - «Don Quixote», Spartacus in the ballet under the same name «Спартак», Romeo in «Romeo and Juliet», Siegfried in «Swan Lake», Viktor in «Angara», Solor in «La Bayadère» (The Kingdom of Shades), Ivan IV in «Ivan the Terrible», Paganini in «Paganini», Claudio in «Love for Love», Artynov in «Anyuta».

M.L.Lavrovsky took part in such tele-ballets as «Romeo and Juliet», «White Nights», «Three Cards», «Phaedra». After his graduation with honours from the Ballet-Master Faculty of the Russian University of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in 1978 he started producing his own ballet shows. Thus, from 1977 to 2001, six complete cinema and tele-ballets were created and were of great success on Russian Television; three ballet performances were directed and shown in Moscow theatres.

As a ballet-master Mikhail Lavrovsky was featured in a number of cinema and theatre works done in cooperation with such leading directors as V.Fokin, A. Eshpaj and J. Raykhelgauz and others.

Mikhail Leonidovich Lavrovsky has a huge teaching experience honed in work with foreign ballet crews such as «Phoenix-Ballet» (USA,1987), «Atlanta-Ballet» (USA, 1989), «Ann Bart’s Choreography School» (Berlin, Germany, 1990), «Houston-Ballet» (USA, 1992-1993), «TOKYO-Ballet» (Japan, 1996), «Novi-Sad-Ballet» (Yugoslavia, 1997), «Dance Academy» (Rome, Italy, 2000), «Опера» (Paris, France, 2009).

At present there are two performances choreographed by Mikhail Lavrovsky on stage of the Bolshoi Theatre: «Fantasy on the Casanova Theme» to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and «Nijinsky» to music by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff.

From 1983 to 1985 he worked on a position of the Artistic Director of Zakaria Paliashvili Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre.

From 2006 to 2008 was the Artistic Director of Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre.

Since 2010 has worked as the Artistic Director of Moscow State Academy of Choreography.

So far Mikhail Lavrovsky has got a 51-year working experience. He has worked as a dance coach and choreographer at the State Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, as well as he has worked on a position of Professor at the Faculty of Choreography in GITIS, Chair of the Choreography Faculty at IRT (Institute of Russian Theatre, Moscow), the Artistic Director of the Moscow Ballet School that bears his name.