Moscow Ballet's GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER to Return to Detroit's Fox Theatre, 12/20

Once again, metro Detroit families can celebrate the beauty of the holidays with the Moscow Ballet's acclaimed Great Russian Nutcracker at the Fox Theatre on Sunday, December 20; locally presented by Fifth Third Bank. Following the success of last year's back-to-back performances, the family favorite will return for two shows at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tickets (starting at $31.50) go on sale Friday, April 3 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, The Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. Groups of 10 or more receive a discount by calling 313-471-3099. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611. Seniors 65+, Military and AAA discounts are available at the Fox Theatre box office with appropriate identification. For Platinum Experience tickets featuring backstage Meet and Greet; Gold Circle Gift Package call Ticketmaster 800-745-3000 or go to www.nutcracker.com/buy-tickets.

The ultimate holiday tradition for the youngest to the seniors in the family, seeing Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker creates holiday memories that last a lifetime. Moscow Ballet's company of almost 40 dancers is the only internationally touring ballet group to perform to critical acclaim in over 75 North American cities annually. The renowned, award-winning principal dancers and corps de ballet thrill audiences with their expertise, dramatic expression and stunning leaps, turns and drops. The production is known for its dedication to world peace naming Act II the "Land of Peace and Harmony" and featuring a cannon that shoots roses and a stunning opening act the 2 dancer "Dove of Peace" with a 20' wingspan. All ages feel the spirit of the season at Great Russian Nutcracker performances through the romantic costumes, shimmering backdrops with authentic splashes of Russian history and fanciful effects such as; life-sized Matrushka (Nesting) Dolls; a 3-headed Rat King and a trip on a Troika Sleigh through the magical Snow Forest (with falling snow) escorted by Father Christmas and Snow Maiden.

Moscow Ballet - In addition to the Great Russian Nutcracker, Moscow Ballet repertory includes classic ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and more. The company features award-winning and rising star dancers from Olga Kifyak in 2012 to Lilia Sabitova in 1994. For over twenty years the company has performed 100 engagements annually in North America including in a majority of the top twenty demographic markets. Moscow Ballet receives critical acclaim and was invited to present at National Press Club Newsmaker events. In addition to public performances, the company's mission and national platform enables it to share the Russian Vaganova ballet training with over 5000 American dance students annually in Dance with Us. "New Horizons - A Children's Program for Life" is an intensive cultural immersion project that benefits thousands of school children and programs Musical Wunderkind and Summer Intensives also touch the lives of many children and young adults. For over 20 years Moscow Ballet's partnership with corporations and not-for-profit organizations such as the President's Challenge Program and Children's Hospitals has raised revenue for significant missions and causes. www.moscowballet.com.

Talmi Entertainment - The exclusive North American representation for Moscow Ballet which performs annually in more than seventy cities from NYC to La and San Juan to Calgary. Under Talmi Entertainment management Moscow Ballet delivers unparalleled Russian artistry in the classic ballets Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Swan Lake and more. Talmi Entertainment also produces Circus Electronica, Glasnost Festival, Art Decade and more. With the fall of the Iron Curtain, Talmi Entertainment presented the "International Glasnost Tours" in the US out of which grew the annual Great Russian Nutcracker tours. "Glasnost" featured highlights from the great ballets and the newest contemporary dance from Russia performed by Vadim Bondar, Svetlana Smirnova and Tatiana Chernobrovkina from Stanislavsky Ballet; Alexei Malykin Bolshoi Ballet; Vladimir Kim and Margarita Kullick Kirov Ballet; Stanislav Fecho and Prima Ballerina Jana Kurova of the National Ballet of Czechoslovakia; Maria Ivanova and Andrei Glazsheider of the Stanislavski and Demirovich Theatres. Talmi Entertainment was founded by award-winning Juilliard School alumnus, composer, conductor and producer, Akiva Talmi.

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