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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JUNE 10, 1986
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Foundation. Since the completion of the engagement in Southern California,
the Kirov Ballet is performing in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
From the concert program:
Named for a hero of the 1917 revolution, Leningrad's Kirov Theatre
of Opera and Ballet is the fountainhead of the classical ballet as
we know it today.
Originally the Bolshoi Theatre of St.
Petersburg (1738), it was renamed Maryinski Theatre by Imperial
Decree of Catherine the Great in 1783. In 1860, designated the
Imperial Russian Ballet and attached to the court of the Czars, it
moved into the magnificent building designed for it by architect
Cavos, where is continues to perform to packed audiences.
Kirov performed for six evenings at the Shrine, which housed 6,300. Each
performance was sold out.
Preceding the opening-night performance of the Swan Lake Ballet, Mr.
Joseph w. Tkach hosted a dinner for 150 Southern California dignitaries
and members of the Church. The dinner was held on the premises of the
Shrine Auditorium in an enormous exhibition hall.
Our own Auditorium
staff coordinated and served the dinner as well as overseeing the staging
of the ballet in the theatre.
Also present at the dinner was Viktor Lopatnikov, Department Chief of the
Ministry of Culture in Leningrad, home of the Kirov Ballet company. Toasts
and friendly exchanges were made between Mr. Tkach and the Russian
visitors regarding our mutual hope for world peace. The pastor general
was able to understand much of the conversation of the Soviet visitors and
communicated certain phrases in the Russian language.
Following the historic performance, Mr. Tkach introduced Mayor Tom Bradley
of Los Angeles and Mayor John Crowley of Pasadena who presented awards to
the ballet company.
These presentations were made backstage in the
esence of the entire company and staff consisting of 200 visitors from
e Soviet Union.
--Ellis La Ravia, Facilities Administration
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