For people living abroad, Russia is often associated with nothing else but the balalaika, vodka, and perestroika. At times a fourth component is added - the matryoshka doll. Russian folk culture, however, is far richer than any of these cliches. You can check this out by watching the National Russian Dance Show by the National Ballet Kostroma in the concert hall of Cosmos Hotel. The performance combines traditional folk dances of different Russian ethnic groups with contemporary ballet. Everyday-life scenes are especially impressive - in these dance sketches, ballet is enriched by a dramatic content, which helps viewers grasp the message through easy, and often amusing images. Some of the numbers of this grandiose show involve over 50 artists. Over 200 unique costumes, decorated with pearls, silver, and beads, were made specially for the programme.

President of “The National Ballet “Kostroma” and producer of “The National Russian Dance Show” , the Honored worker of culture Elena Tsarenko believes that foreign guests have now an opportunity to get acquainted with the elevated culture based on the folk material alongside with the trite folklore that is widely presented to the foreign guests coming to Moscow. “Our project is super expensive as we are employing the best modern special effects. The music is composed specifically for the show and is recorded with the folk instrument orchestra named after Osipov. The costumes are all decorated with handmade embroidery. Besides, we use so called “live pictures”: rear-video-projection instead of the sets. We made them three-dimensional”.

The programme consists of the two parts: the first one is solemn while the second is more lyrical and, of course, dedicated to love. “Our programme tells about the history of Russia. The originality and the beauty of the show will make people get plunged in a fairy-tale: luxurious, magical, with its fun moments and surprises, and, of course, with the happy end!”.

The summer season of the National Russian Show starts the 15 June 2010. The show will be performed daily. It is planned to give 100 concerts. Performance has 2 parts, 45 minutes long each. During the interlude you can get snacks in the Concert Hall foyer.

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