Nina Ananiashvili Returns for 3 Performances in NYC & Washington, DC November 5, 2011

On Friday, November 4th, Saturday, November 5th and Sunday, November 6th Nina Ananiashvili, one of the world’s greatest Prima Ballerinas, will return to perform with 13 dancers from the State Ballet of Georgia in a program that will include three ballets all choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky. “Charms of Mannerism” music by Couperin and “Bizet Variations” music arranged by Tamar Machavariani as well as “Dreams About Japan” music by the Japanese Taiko Drum Group, Kodo with additional choreography by Alexei Fadeechev.

The performances will be accompanied by 7 members of The Orchestra of The State Academic Bolshoi Theatre and will be conducted by Gian Luca Marciano. The designer for all three ballets is Mikhil Makharadze.

The performances will take place on Friday, November 4th at Whitman Hall, Brooklyn Center for the Arts at 7:30pm, Saturday, November 5th at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center at 7:30, and on Sunday, November 6th at GW Lisner Auditorium in Washington D.C. at 6:30pm. These performances are to be presented by INTERNATIONAL CONCERTS.