The Moiseyev Dance Company returns to North America for a tour commemorating the life and work of Igor Moiseyev, who was a principal dancer and choreographer for the Bolshoi Ballet before establishing his own troupe in 1937. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1906, this “choreographer, genius, and innovator” passed away at the age of 101 last November. The breathtaking Moiseyev Dance Company, arguably the greatest of all folk dance groups, will perform in Berkeley for the 50th Anniversary of their first United States tour, and the 70th Anniversary of the Company. The 200-member company is presently under the direction ofYelena Shcherbakova and “lives up to its hype as a national treasure, potently demonstrating the Russian genius for dance.” For this Cal Performances presentation, the company will show off a collection of 13 dances bearing testimony to the eclecticism of its repertoire, and demonstrating the talents for which the Moiseyev Dance Company has been known and admired throughout the years. Included in the program are “Polovetsian Dances,” Moiseyev’s most famous ballet piece from the Alexander Borodin’s opera “Prince Igor.” The Moiseyev Dance Company has come to be the defining standard of the folk dance tradition. The company’s repertoire is ever expanding, encompassing folk traditions from areas as varied as Russia, China, Argentina, and even American jazz and rock-and-roll. Tickets for Moiseyev Dance Company on Friday-Sunday, February 8-10 at Zellerbach Hall are priced at $24, $36 and $48 and are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at (510)642-9988 to charge by phone; at www.calperformances.org; and at the door. For more information, visit the Cal Performances web site at www.calperformances.org.
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