The repertoire of the company includes not only classical performances but also modern ballets. Its corps de ballet is the result of a very disciplined focus on finding the most dedicated and talented dancers.  A great effort has gone into providing the correct atmosphere and conditions under which to develop and perfect the artists’ mastery and creative search. The company’s main soloists range from 17 to 25 years of age. Many of them have already won international recognition and are winners of prestigious competitions. Before joining the company, most of the artists have already had the experience of working with leading ballet companies in the major cities of Russia. 

The RNBT has toured Europe, the Far East, Australia and the US with great success and performs regularly in their home city of Moscow. Their US debut tour (April 2005) was a highly acclaimed with performances of Tchaikovsky’s SWAN LAKE, SLEEPING BEAUTY and Adam’s GISELLE, presented at some of the finest theaters in the country. The company toured the US with great success again in spring 2007 with Tchaikovsky’s SWAN LAKE, SLEEPING BEAUTY, Minkus’ DON QUICHOTE and Prokofiev’s ROMEO AND JULIET. 

The Russian National Ballet Theatre and Orchestra will have its 3rd US tour in March/April 2008.  They will present SWAN LAKE, SLEEPING BEAUTY, GISELLE and ROMEO AND JULIET - version Prokofiev. For photos of all the touring productions of the Russian National Ballet Theatre and live clips from SWAN LAKE, SLEEPING BEAUTY and ROMEO AND JULIET, visit www.jennykellyproductions.com

“Joyful! A corps de ballet of beauty and style, led by stylish and gifted principals.”  -- MOSCOW DAILY 

“Sheer magic! Every soloist received well deserved applause!” -- VESTI (Italy) 

“An evening of glorious theatre. The sets and costumes were dazzling in their color and style. From the moment the curtain rose to audible gasps of delight until the final ovation, the Russian National Ballet Theatre had their audience spellbound.”  -- CULTURE (France) 

“The Russian National Ballet Theatre which has a full roster of stars, presented SWAN LAKE. The audience was so excited that it did not want to leave the theatre, saying: “It is a great pleasure to touch such high art! We dream to see more performances that are so wonderful!” -- CHZHEKHAI (China)

“The audience was engrossed in the production of SWAN LAKE. The music of Tchaikovsky, white swans, beautiful costumes, and superb choreography and scenery thrilled the public. Huge applause accompanied the brilliant dance of each soloist as well as the leading pair!”  -- ALTO ADICE (Italy)

AN EVENING at the MAJESTIC and SWAN LAKE
“Expectations were high for this performance, given that Boston has  a respectable Russian and European citizenry. Judging from the applause and comments heard in the hallways afterward, they weren’t disappointed. The Sofia Symphony performed well and gave us some moments that added immeasurably to this ballet experience. The production managed to make its own special magic and hold the audience attention throughout, and won over a lot of hearts Friday evening, in a touching and heartfelt performance. Well done!”  -- OPERAONLINE.US, Paul Walkowski,April 2005, performance at Culter Majestic Theatre at Emerson College, Boston

RUSSIAN SLEEPING BEAUTY OFFERS VISUAL DELIGHTS
“Dancers Goloubev and Kungurtseva deliver superb performances. The Russian National Ballet Theatre’s performance of SLEEPING BEAUTY at the Kravis Center included the extraordinary dancing of some soloists…this and the magnificent scenery and costumes and a 50 - member orchestra made the evening enjoyable. A highlight included the magnificently performed and seldom seen “epailement” of the female dancers. Dimitri Goloubev was superb as the wicked fairy…total dramatic integrity. The Lilac Fairy (R. Petrova) was dramatically and skillfully superb. Also beautifully performed were the series of “port de bras” performed by the female corps. The teen age Aurora (N. Kungurtseva) gave us our first thrill at watching an outstanding beautiful dancer. Every little movement was exquisite. It was a privilege to see her perform. Her dancing was about total beauty. The final scene featured more dancing by Desire (M. Romanov) and Aurora, and once again my heart skipped a beat in reaction to their degree of skill and presentation.”  -- PALM BEACH DAILEY NEWS, F.R. Jellineck, April 2005, performance at Kravis Center, Palm Beach, FL
 
“I’ll bet hundreds of people were as enchanted as my daughter and I were at the performance of SLEEPING BEAUTY at the Coronado Theatre. The company was the Russian National Ballet Theatre of Moscow. Although there were dozens of children in the audience, the ones around me sat silent and enthralled. The orchestra was just as stellar as the dance company. It was truly magic.” -- ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR, Judy Emerson, April 2005 performance at Coronado Theatre – Rockford, IL

April 22, 2005
 “Dearest Jenny and Giorgio,
The Ballet was stupendous!!!!! I cannot thank you enough for bringing the excellence of your opera and now ballet companies into our city. We had a full house (2,300) and not one disappointed patron. I have received calls already this morning thanking me, and YOU deserve all the thanks. WOW! What a high we are on!"
Mary Ann Smith, General Manager, Rockford Coronado Concerts
(Performance of SWAN LAKE at CORONADO THEATRE, Rockford, IL)

April 11, 2005
“Jenny,
I LOVED THE BALLET! Elena Evseeva was magnificent.
When she danced as Odette the movements she made with her head, neck and arms were so bird-like. She was truly remarkable. I loved THE FOOL and ROTHBART. They were both dynamic dancers. The SWAN corps de ballet danced as one. I cannot tell you how amazed and impressed I was with the performance. It was truly a spectacular evening. EVERYONE I talked to truly enjoyed it!”
Thanks, Margaret Vetter, Administrator, Festival of Fine Arts
 (Performance at Branscomb Memorial Auditorium – Lakeland, FL)
 

April 14, 200
“Dear Jenny,
I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for SLEEPING BEAUTY. The dancing was superb. We were sold out and everyone loved it. They inspired a much deserved, spontaneous, vocal standing ovation at the end. We will definitely have them back next time they tour. Thank you again.
Best regards,”
Naomi Buck, Vice President, Production/Programming, Naples Philharmonic Center
(Performance at Naples Philharmonic Center, Naples, FL)

April 19, 2005
“Jenny,
I was delighted, as was our audience, with the performance of SWAN LAKE by the Russian National Ballet Theatre of Moscow. Beautiful sets and costumes with strong principal dancers made for a memorable evening. A real plus was the live accompaniment of the Sofia Symphony Orchestra.”
Milton Russos, Executive Director, FCCJ Artists Series
(Performance at Moran Theatre, Jacksonville, FL)

April 25, 2005
“Hi Jenny,
The performance was very well received by attendees, Odette was very strong. Masterful as well as elegant. I look forward to working with you again. You did deliver as promised.”
Robert Meyers, Director
Emens Auditorium, Ball State University

April 25, 2005
“Jenny,
Great performance. The dancers were amazing and the live orchestra really added to the performance.”
Kimberly Mouser, Ass. Director
University Concert Series, University of MO – Columbia, MO
(Performance at Jesse Auditorium – Columbia, MO)

April 2007
Jenny,
"The show was wonderful!!!!!  Beautiful costumes, the dancers were all incredible, and the staging was excellent.  Our audience loved the show and felt it was the best we have ever had here. Congratulations to you!  I really liked them taking their bows in front of the curtain, They made a special connection to the audience with it. BRAVO! Tonight's show sold 1070 seats out of 1100."
Deb McCasland, Community Events Manager
Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ 86301

April 2007
"Jenny: It was great to work with you and I look forward to putting something together for next season - I'll be in touch next week."
Best regards, 
Sandy
Lyric Opera House, Baltimore, MD

April 2007
“Jenny,
They LOVED it!!! At both venues, in Kansas and Missouri, the house staff remarked on the large numbers of tickets sold for a ballet. The audience was very pleased and had a standing ovation that went on and on. I overheard remarks after the show about how they liked the costumes and the classic painted backdrops with little furniture. They also loved the music and the dancers.”
Robin Grant

Good to have ballet back
“The green curtain came down on the 2006-2007 McCain Performance Series this past Saturday evening in true grand finale form with a lavish presentation by the Moiseev Russian Classical Ballet of the timeless Tchaikovsky-Petipa masterpiece, Sleeping Beauty, for an enthusiastic and attentive crowd of nearly 1,200 that filled the auditorium's downstairs and lower balcony. It was a real treat to witness the return of ballet to McCain after lo these many years. To be sure, there's been some dancing on view there. But ballet, like opera, is an intense and complex collaboration between live performance artists on a stage and live instrumental artists in an orchestra pit, the two groups kept connected, appropriately, by a conductor—and that we haven't seen recently. Led with infectious gusto by Alexey Osetrov, our pit band played with energy, brio, and sensitivity. It's easy to see why this Perrault fairy tale makes such an appealing mime-dance drama. The struggle of good and evil, being on the one hand bedrock basic and on the other obstinately fathomless, is equally accessible to old and young.  Also easy to see is why Petipa's choreography has proven just as enduring as Tchaikovsky's voluptuous score. It's an elegant, exciting, detailed script, still bright and bubbly after all this time, that lets a troupe, collectively and individually, dazzle us with the full scope of their talent. Best of all, it's entertaining, witty, often just plain funny. Our artists proved more than capable of meeting its many technical and artistic challenges. Natalia Kungurtzeva's Aurora was always the perfectly poised princess, on point and off, and that Audrey Hepburnish gamin smile did nothing to diminish her regal charm. As the hero prince who rescues his beloved and her entire kingdom with a single kiss, Valeri Schumilov vaulted and spun with a gallant and noble authority. Vladimir Moiseev's hilariously terrifying Carabosse Fairy dominated every scene "she" invaded, even when in retreat from the greater magic of Elena Smoltzova's serenely magisterial Fairy of Lilac. The nursery story menagerie whose serial antics liven up the wedding celebration gave the company's second tier a chance to display its impressive skills. Our crowd was audibly amused by the sad saga of Red Riding Hood and her Wolf and the paw-boxing of the two twitterpated white cats. But it was the stunning leaps of Khasan Usmanov's Blue Bird that blew them away, drawing gasps and spontaneous applause.We can only hope that this is but the first of many visits by this worthy company.”
MANHATTAN (KS) MERCURY NEWS – Ben Nyberg – April 2007

April 2007
About – Prokofiev’s ROMEO AND JULIET – Rockford, IL
Jenny
“It was wonderful! The dancers were consistently very good. I was quite impressed with the heights some of the men achieved. The costumes and sets were also very good. Overall, a very impressive evening."
Helen Hill
Rockford Coronado Concerts 
(about performance of ROMEO AND JULIET at Coronado Theatre, Rockford, IL)

April, 2007
“Jenny, the ballet was lovely.  Dancing and sets were wonderful, almost magical.  It looked great in the Coronado  Theatre.  It was very well received, and we had lots and lots of kids in our audience. A dream come true.“
Mary Ann Smith
General Manager, Rockford Coronado Concerts
(Performance of ROMEO AND JULIET at CORONADO THEATRE, Rockford, IL)