ROMEO AND JULIET Set for Morris Performing Arts Center, 1/21/2016

The State Ballet Theater of Russia presents Romeo and Juliet -- the most romantic tragedy every told -- at the Morris Performing Arts Center on Thursday, January 21, at 7:30 p.m.

Founded by legendary dancer and former principal dancer of The Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, Maya Plisetskaya, The State Ballet Theatre of Russia is now under the direction of award-winning dancer and Moiseyev Dance Company soloist Nikolay Anokhin. This full-scale production is choreographed by Bolshoi Theatre Ballet Choreographer Michael Lavrovsky, and based on William Shakespeare's timeless tale of tragic love. The music is by Sergei Prokofiev. The State Ballet Theatre of Russia presents 55 of Russia's brightest ballet stars to bring this celebration of true love onto the Morris stage and into our hearts in a full-length ballet in three acts.

Tickets are $15.00, $25.00, $35.00, $45.00 and $55.00 and are ON SALE Monday, June 1, at 10:00 a.m. Tickets will go on sale at the Morris Box Office, by phone at 574-235-9190 or 800-537-6415, or online at www.MorrisCenter.org. The Morris Box Office is open regular business hours Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and is located at 211 North Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana. Tickets can also be purchased with credit card at Morris Ticket Outlets: Hammes Bookstore & Café located in Eddy Street Commons, South Bend, IN; O'Brien Recreation Center, 321 East Walter Street, South Bend; and TG Music, 123 South Main Street, Goshen, IN.

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