(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)June 2, 1999

(Mahwah) – The New York area premiere of Kozlov Dance International’s production of Giselle, Act II, the first public performance in Ramapo College of New Jersey’s new Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts, is scheduled Saturday, June 12 at 7 p.m. in the Sharp Theater. The program will also include Paquita, with music by Leon Minkus and choreography by Leonid Kozlov after Marius Petipa. Adam Adolphe is the composer of Giselle, which was choreographed by Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli.

Vladimir Dolgikh, visiting guest artist and principal dancer with the National Ballet of Belarus, will perform the role of Prince Albrecht in Giselle. Vladimir Dvorovenko, former principal dancer with the Virsky Dance Company of Kiev, will appear as Hilarion. Leonid Kozlov, former principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet and New York City Ballet and the Kozlov’s founder and artistic director, will perform as Cavalier in Paquita. In addition, advanced members of Kozlov Dance International’s Youth Ensemble will perform. Costumes and sets for Giselle were created in Moscow and Minsk.

General admission tickets are $25; tickets for students and senior citizens are $15. To order tickets or for information, please call the Kozlov Dance Academy, (201) 934-0700.

The Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts, which opened May 15 with a gala invitation-only jazz/swing performance and dance, will begin its inaugural season of concerts, theater, dance, exhibits and lectures in September. Please call (201) 684-7050 to request a calendar of Ramapo College Arts and Lectures events.

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