Program

In Appreciation of our Patrons

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our Founding Patrons, Drs. Sun Myung Moon & Hak Ja Han Moon for your continued support. Indeed, for 30 years, your unwavering devotion and commitment to the Kirov Academy has allowed our students to flourish in their endeavors of becoming the best dancers in the world.

Now, our commitment to excellence continues with the new Kirov Academy, which houses the best of dance and the best of music. Moving forward, we know that our dancers and musicians will grace the world’s stage with truth, beauty and the love of humanity expressed through their artistry.

Our President, Tatiana Moon, and the Kirov Family join in our pledge to do our part in providing the needed care and guidance for the success of each Kirov Academy’s students. We appreciate those who have come before us and honor their investment in the pursuit of artistic excellence.

We look forward to Kirov Academy’s next chapter with great love and admiration for both of you. Thank you once again.

The Kirov Academy

Program

Act One: “The Golden Age of Russian Ballet”

Le Jardin des Petites Papillons

Choreography: Mme. Adrienne Dellas Thornton
Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Teacher: Irina Wunder
Excerpts from “Little Humpbacked Horse”

Seaweed

Jellyfish Variation

Fleur de Lis

Corals

Ocean and Pearls

Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Cesare Pugni
Teacher: Mme. Valeria Ivleva, Mr. Runqiao Du
Girlfriends Dance from "La Esmeralda"

Choreography: Jules Perrot
Music: Cesare Pugni
Teacher: Mme. Marianna Rozanova
Classical Variation from "Swan Lake"

Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Teacher: Mr. Vladimir Djouloukhadze
Classical Variation from “Giselle”

Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Adolphe Adam
Teacher: Mr. Vladimir Djouloukhadze
Pas de Deux from "Flames of Paris"

Choreography: Vasily Vainonen
Music: Boris Asafyev
Teacher: Mr. Vladimir Djouloukhadze
Excerpts from “Gayane”

Corp de ballet

Duet

Pas de quatre

Choreography: Jules Perrot
Music: Cesare Pugni
Teacher: Mme. Marianna Rozanova
Excerpts from Ballet “Laurencia”

Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
Music: Alexander Krein
Teachers: Mr. Djouloukhadze
Excerpts from “La Bayadere”

Parrot

Pas de quatre

Manu Dance

Coda

Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Teacher: Mme. Valeria Ivleva
Classical Variation from "Sleeping Beauty"

(May 29th @2:30 PM May 29th @7:30 PM)

Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Teacher: Mme. Valeria Ivleva
Classical Variations from “La Esmeralda”

(May 29 @2:30 PM)

Choreography: Jules Perrot
Music: Cesare Pugn
Teacher: Mme. Marianna Rozanova
Classical Variation from “Don Quixote”

(May 28th @7:30 PM May 29th @7:30 PM)

Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Teacher: Mme. Marianna Rozanova
Dance of Nymphs from Ballet “Walpurgis Night”

Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky
Music: Charles Gounod
Teacher: Mme. Marianna Rozanova
Excerpts from “The Awakening of Flora”

Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Lev Ivanov
Teacher: Mme. Marianna Rozanova
Diana and Actaeon Pas de Deux from “La Esmeralda”

Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Cesare Pugni
Pas de Deux Teacher: Mr. Vladimir Djouloukhadze.
Corp de Ballet Teacher: Mr. Runqiao Du

Intermission (20 Minutes)

Act Two: "Innovation"

Contemporary Pas de Deux “Jeux d’eau”

Choreography: Runqiao Du
Music: Maurice Ravel
Teacher: Mr. Runqiao Du
Music Teacher: Dr. Jinha Park
Contemporary Solo “Carmen”

Choreography: Adrienne Canterna
Teacher: Mme. Adrienne Canterna
Student: Ava Joseph
Contemporary Solo “Trans-Siberian Diary”

Choreography: Adrienne Canterna
Teacher: Mme. Adrienne Canterna
Student: Gianna Morette
Bicycle

Choreography: Mme. Courtney Washington
Music: Bicycle by Queen
Contemporary Solo “Get the Child”

Choreography: Adrienne Canterna
Teacher: Mme. Adrienne Canterna
Studnet: Nasrullah Abdur-Rahman
Contemporary Solo “Cello Suite”

Choreography: Adrienne Canterna
Teacher: Mme. Adrienne Canterna
Student: Alexander Nicolosi
Contemporary Solo “Moments in Time”

Choreography: Runqiao Du
Teacher: Mr. Runqiao Du
Student: Kallie Green
“I Don’t Wanna Be You Anymore”

Choreography: Adrienne Canterna
Teacher: Mme. Adrienne Canterna
Student: Nyah Abdullah
Character Dance, excerpt from “Prince Igor”

Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich
Music: Alexander Borodin
Teacher: Anastasia Vasilieva
Contemporary Ensemble “Destiny”

Music: Georges Bizet
Teacher: Mr. Runqiao Du
New Contemporary Work “The Untold”

Choreography: Mme. Courtney Washington
Music: Secession Studios
Contemporary Ensemble “Bolero”

Music: Steve Sharples
Teacher: Mme. Adrienne Canterna

Intermission (20 Minutes)

Act Three: “The Masterpiece”

Grand Wedding Scene from “Paquita”

Mazurka

Corp de Ballet

Grand Pas de deux

Pas de Trois

Variations

Finale

Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Teachers: Mme. Marianna Rozanova, Mme. Valeria Ivleva, Mme. Anastasia Vasilieva, Mr. Vladimir Djouloukhadze, Mr. Runqiao Du