"Dancing Through Time: The Kirov, St.Petersburg and Ballet into the 21st Century" in Boston

[Harlow Robinson]

Dear Colleagues,


The Kirov Ballet of St.Petersburg with the Kirov Orchestra will be performing in Boston at the Wang Theatre Nov.13-16, presenting a special program of ballets in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of St.Petersburg.  The program includes three ballets choreographed by Mikhail Fokine: Scheherazade, Chopiniana and Firebird.

In connection with these performances, on Monday Nov.10 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Shubert Theatre at 265 Tremont Street in Boston (across the street from the Wang Theater), the FleetBoston Celebrity Series is also presenting a panel discussion "Dancing Through Time: The Kirov, St.Petersburg and Ballet into the 21st Century."
Participants in this discussion include Makhar Vaziev, Director of the Kirov Ballet; Mikko Nissinen, Artistic Director of the Boston Ballet; Prof.Julie Buckler from the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University; and Harlow Robinson, Prof.of History and Modern Languages at Northeastern University.  Among the topics to be discussed are the international influence of the Kirov/Mariinsky ballet tradition, the state of the performing arts in post-Soviet Russia, and the current and future plans of the Kirov Ballet.  Admission is free and open to the public.  Students and professors are especially welcome!

Please tell your friends, colleagues and students.


many thanks


Harlow Robinson
Prof.of History and Modern Languages
Northeastern University





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