As Anna Kisselgoff famously wrote in the New York Times, "The ballet world in search of a major choreographer need search no more. He is Boris Eifman." Citing "the complexities and blazing invention" of Eifman's creations, Kisselgoff went on to praise his "highly dramatic and theatrical (the two are not the same) work, a perfected form of narrative ballet for which others in the West have strived." Eifman has created more than 40 ballets, honing an original choreographic style based on classical ballet but infused with the spirit of contemporary dance. An artist for whom nothing seems impossible, with Onegin, the choreographer continues his examination of great Russian literature.

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	Education/Community Events Russian Classical Dance Lecture Series: Don Quixote, Onegin, and La Bayadère Times, Dates, and Locations TBA The three premier Russian ballet companies performing in Berkeley this season bring story ballets that will be celebrated in a series of talks presented by Cal Performances; the UC Berkeley Slavic Center; and the Department of Dance Theater and Performance Studies. The talks will explore Don Quixote, performed by St. Petersburg's Kirov-Mariinsky Ballet (Oct 14-19); Onegin, premiered by the Eifman Ballet (May 1-3) and La Bayadère, danced by Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet (Jun 4-7). [More Information]

Artists links: Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg site
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Fri, May 1, 8 pm

Sat, May 2, 8 pm

Sun, May 3, 3 pm

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Venue: Zellerbach Hall A

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