Russian National Ballet’s ‘Cinderella’ closes out another successful Lyceum Series at MSU

Russian National Ballet is closing out ��Ƶ’s 2018-19 Lyceum Series with a Feb. 19 performance on the Starkville campus. Doors to Lee Hall’s first-floor Bettersworth Auditorium open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. program. (Photo submitted)

Contact: Sasha Steinberg

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Russian National Ballet is concluding ��Ƶ’s 2018-19 Lyceum Series in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium on Feb. 19 with a 7 p.m. production of the classic tale “Cinderella.”

Featuring Prokofiev’s symphonic score, the ballet features familiar characters—the wicked stepsisters and fairy godmother—along with the chiming midnight bells and the lost slipper in a full-length evening of music and dancing sure to enchant audiences of all ages.

MSU students with valid student I.D. will be admitted free. All other ticket purchases may be made online at . If available, individual tickets may be purchased at the door before the show.

The Russian National Ballet was founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika in the late 1980s, when many of the great dancers and choreographers of the Soviet Union’s ballet institutions were exercising their newfound creative freedom. They started vibrant companies dedicated to the timeless tradition of classical Russian ballet and invigorated this tradition as the Russians began to accept new developments in dance from around the world. For more, visit .

Learn more about MSU’s Lyceum Series at . Tax-deductible contributions to the Lyceum Series can be made via the MSU Foundation by contacting Lynn Durr at 662-325-8918.

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