LAKELAND, Fla. (Jan. 2, 2007) — Florida Southern College and the Festival of Fine Arts welcome the Russian National Ballet Theatre performing Prokofieff’s ballet “Cinderella.” The performance takes place Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium on the Florida Southern campus.

The Russian National Ballet was founded in 1989 when Bolshoi Ballet principal dancer Sergei Radchenko began an independent new company. Under his direction, the company staged new productions of classics such as “Giselle,” “Don Quixote,” “Paquita,” and “Carmen.” As well, the company specializes in 20th century full-length ballets such as “Cinderella," "Romeo and Juliet," "Legend of Love," "Stone Flower," and "The Golden Age."

Tickets are $30. FSC students are admitted free of charge; non-FSC students admitted at half price. For ticket information, please contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296. 

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Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 38 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 13:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor’s institutions and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.