Muscovites see Latvian ballet again after a break of twenty years [18 Dec 2006]

From 14 to 17 December 2006 in the Moscow Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre, guest performances were given by the ballet troupe of the Latvian National Opera. The theatre presented both modern and classical ballet: Arturs Maskats' ballet Dangerous Liaisons and Adolphe Adam's ballet Le Corsairr to the Moscow public. The performances by the Latvian ballet excited interest in spectators, critics, and the media. 

Following an invitation from the Latvian Ambassador to Russia, Andris Teikmanis, the performances by the ballet troupe were attended by Russian officials, representatives from the diplomatic corps, theatrical artists and staff, and critics.

Ambassador Teikmanis met with the management and artists of the National Opera, discussed the guest performances and opportunities for further co-operation and eventual participation of the leading soloists and choreographers in ballet performances in Moscow.

These performances by the Latvian ballet are taking place in Moscow after an interval of more that 20 years.

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