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February 18, 2002 |
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Ballet Company
to Perform 'Spartacus' at UT Tyler The ballet tells
the story of an uprising of gladiators and slaves under the leadership
of a young Thracian named Spartacus. Their defeat by troops of the
Roman commander Crassus reflects the real events of the Roman history
in the first century B.C.
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The
Grigorovich Ballet Company will perform the drama "Spartacus"
as a part of the Performing Arts Series at The University of Texas
at Tyler R.Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center, Susan Thomae-Morphew,
Cowan Center director, has announced.
Grigorovich
was named ballet master at the Kirov in 1962 but transferred to
Moscow's Bolshoi in 1964. He served as artistic director of the
Bolshoi Ballet for 30 years, a tenure in ballet rivaled only by
the founding director of the New York City Ballet, George Balanchine.