LAS VEGAS -- Tickets are now on sale for the Kirov Ballet's
two-night engagement at the Aladdin Theatre on Sept. 6 and 7.
The troupe's only U.S. performance will feature Igor Zelensky,
Diana Vishneva and Igor Kolb dancing in such notable vignettes as
"Le Spectre de la Rose," Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux," "Romeo and
Juliet," "Don Quixote" and "The Dying Swan."
Tickets are priced at $150, $75 and $50 each; a portion of the
sales proceeds will benefit the Nevada Ballet Theater.
In conjunction with the ballet performances, the Aladdin
Conference Center will host the Blue Russian Festival, which
commemorates the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, on Sept. 5
and 6.
The event, which costs $10 per person, will showcase Russian
food, art, culture and tradition.
In addition, a VIP black tie Mayors Dinner, which will be held
Sept. 6 in the conference center's grand ballroom, will feature
such guests as Nevada Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar
Goodman and Vladimir Yakovlev, governor of St. Petersburg.
Tickets cost $350 and $250 for VIP and general admission,
respectively, and can be reserved by calling (702) 732-9010.
Tickets for the ballet performances and the festival can be
purchased through the Aladdin box office at (702) 785-5000 or
Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Clients interested in travel plans that include accommodations
at the Aladdin plus tickets to all of the events should check out
two packages offered by USA Hosts/Housing Services.
The Gold Package, priced at $1,675, features a two-night stay in
an Aladdin minisuite, Sept. 5 and 6; two VIP front-row tickets to
the Mayor's Dinner at 5:30 p.m., Sept. 6; two VIP front-row tickets
to the ballet at 8 p.m., Sept. 6; an unlimited pass for two to the
Blue Russian Festival, and roundtrip airport transfers via
limousine. For those who book by Aug. 15, the price is reduced to
$1,500.
The Babushka Package features a two-night stay in an Aladdin
standard room Sept. 5 and 6, two tickets to the Mayors Dinner, two
tickets to the ballet, a one-day pass for two to the Blue Russian
Festival and roundtrip airport transfers. The package is priced at
$1,145, or $1,030 if booked by Aug. 15.
For more information, call (877) 584-6787 or (702) 798-8309.
To contact reporter Amy Baratta, send e-mail to [email protected] .