January 13, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Hatfield Hall Theater

The Russian National Ballet Theatre was founded in 1989 when legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Radchenko sought to realize his vision of a company which would bring together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of Russian classic ballet.  Leading dancers from across Russia, along with stars of the Bolshoi and Kirov Ballets, have forged under Radchenko's direction an exciting new company staging new productions of timeless classics such as Giselle, Paquita and Carmen.