Anna Ivanova in Romeo and Juliet. Photo courtesy of Stars of the Ballet Moscow

Stars of the Ballet Moscow – a traveling troupe including renowned soloists and award winners from various leading Moscow ballet companies such as Bolshoi Ballet, Imperial Russian Ballet and others – will perform in cities across South Africa in June and July 2013.

With choreography by former Bolshoi Ballet director Yuri Vetrov, the principal dancers are led by husband and wife team Anna Ivanova and Alexander Alikin (both principal dancers from the Imperial Russian Ballet) in a programme that celebrates the music of the great Russian composers Sergei Rachmaninov and Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

Starting with Rachmaninov, the first act includes the one-act ballet Paganini, as well as Adagio from Symphony No 2 and All by Myself. The second act features the one-act ballet Romeo and Juliet and extracts from the other much-loved Tchaikovsky classical ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.

Route of the tour:

Johannesburg, Emperors Palace Theatre of Marcellus:
Saturday 15 June 2013 at 3pm
Saturday 15 June 2013 at 8pm
Sunday 16 June 2013 at 3pm

Anna Ivanova and Alexander Alikin perform Romeo and Juliet with Stars of the Ballet Moscow.

Durban, Playhouse Opera Theatre:
Tuesday 18 June 2013 at 7:30pm
Wednesday 19 June 2013 at 7:30pm

Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth Opera House:
Sunday 23 June 2013 at 3:00pm

Cape Town, Baxter Theatre:
Wednesday 26 June 2013 at 7:30pm
Thursday 27 June 2013 at 7:30pm
Friday 28 June 2013 at 7:30pm
Saturday 29 June 2013 at 3:00pm
Saturday 29 June 2013 at 7:30pm
Sunday 30 June 2013 at 3:00pm

Pretoria, SA State Theatre, Drama:
Saturday 6 July at 3pm and 7:30pm
Sunday 7 July at 3pm

Tickets: From R140 to R250 from Computicket