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I went to see Russian Grand Ballet on October 15, 2015 at the Broadway Center in downtown Tacoma.

The Russian Grand Ballet was one of my favorite concerts that I have visited during this quarter. I was shocked when I heard that The Russian Grand Ballet is coming here to Tacoma. They presented the world famous Swan Lake. The tickets were very expensive, but it was worth it, the performance was outstanding. The main dancers were amazing, truly beautiful ballet. The Russian Grand Ballet has established a reputation for talent and versatility and has toured the world with full-length traditional ballets. The only problem that I can think of was the stage, it looked small and it felt that dancers are crowded, and they didn’t have live orchestra.

I was excited to go to the concert because I grew up in the Soviet culture, and this is something that I heard about many times when I was growing up, but I have never went. This was like a dream come true. Russian Grand Ballet was founded by and incorporated graduates from the Great Russian choreographic schools of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kiev. The principal dancers of the company came from the upper ranks of the great ballet companies and academies.

Swan Lake (from 1895), together with The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, forms part of the big three of Russian nineteenth-century ballets. Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, together with choreographer Marius Petipa, raised both ballet music and dance as an art form to new heights with this piece. There’s a good reason why Swan Lake is so often called the ‘ballet of all ballets.’ The combination of pure romanticism, the story about love and deception, and Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet music all continue to reach new generations of audiences.  

Again, it was an outstanding presentation. The quality and acting ability of the dancers took me away to another place. Presentation quality, costumes, set, music were all very good. The professionalism and appeal of the performers was superb. The Russian Ballet is excellent at their craft, and I felt that I was privileged to be a spectator. The price I paid was good for this level of entertainment. I would recommend to visit this show to anyone.

This is the picture that i took from my seat.