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DIANE GANS
Choreographer (Aida, Pearl Fishers).
Diane Gans, owner and director of the Kansas Dance Academy, joins the Wichita Grand Opera as choreographer for Aida and The Pearl Fishers. Her dancers and choreography have won numerous awards at the regional and national level. For the past 23 years, Ms. Gans has been teaching dance and choreographing performances in the Wichita area for groups such as Friends University, Wichita State University and the Wichita Collegiate School. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wichita State University and is a member of the Texas Association of Dance. |
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VLADIMIR MOISEEV
Director – Moiseev Russian Classical Ballet
Born 13th April, 1963, in Moscow, Mr. Moiseev is a member of one of the most distinguished choreographic families in Russia. In 1981 he graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography and joined the Bolshoi Theatre where he is a leading character solo dancer. In 1996 Mr. Moiseev was awarded the title “Honored Artist of Russia”. In 2001, he co-founded the “Russian National Ballet Theatre,” now called the Moiseev Russian Classical Ballet, where he stages his versions of classical and modern ballet. |
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JOSÉ PORCEL
Director - Compañia Flamenco José Porcel.
José Porcel made his professional debut in 1989 with the Ballet de Valencia and was promoted to soloist the following year. As soloist with the Ballet Nacional he danced in Los Tarantos as Picaos, Medea as the man of Medea, and Grito as Soleá (flamenco). As premier dancer in the Ballet Nacional de España he interpreted Farruca (flamenco) and Danza y tronío. In December 1999 Mr. Porcel danced as soloist in the company of Rafael Aguilar, interpreting the Torero in Carmen during a major tour of Germany and Switzerland. In 2000 he danced as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, under the direction of maestro Héctor Zaraspe. In this same year he was contracted as the first dancer in the Compañía Española de Antonio Márquez, performing on tour around the world and at the Ópera de París for over 20 sold-out performances, followed by a critically acclaimed tour of the United States during the 2001-2002 season. |
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SERGEI RADCHENKO
Director - Russian Classical Ballet Theatre.
Born in 1944, Sergei Radchenko graduated from the Moscow School of Dance in 1964 and then joined the Bolshoi Ballet, where he worked for 25 years. He danced the entire repertoire at the Bolshoi, but enjoyed a special reputation for Spanish dance, particularly the role of the bullfighter in the Bizet-Shchedrin Carmen Suite. He also presents a large number of master-classes, inviting leading teachers from the Bolshoi and Mariinsky theatres to ensure the continuation of the rich traditions of the Russian classical school. | |
