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	JOSEPH V. MELILLO, BAM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
	We consider it a momentous occasion to present the incomparably talented Nina Ananiashvili in her BAM debut as not only a prima ballerina, but also in her crucial role as the head of the legendary State Ballet of Georgia. The State Ballet of Georgia is not a newly-formed company—it was one of the leading companies in the former Soviet Union. In 2004, after president Mikhail Sakashvili took office, he asked native daughter Nina Ananiashvili to return home to help him rebuild Georgian cultural and national pride. Upon Nina's return, she discovered the company in tatters as a result of the civil war that plagued Georgia following the dissolution of the USSR. There was no heat in the studio or theater, dancers rehearsed in layers of clothes (and even took class wearing coats), and there was no audience at first—amazingly they went on giving performances, essentially dancing for themselves. In the past three years, Nina has returned the company to prominence by mounting works by international choreographers, including new dances by Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Possokhov that will have their New York debuts at BAM. It is an honor and a privilege to host such a talented group of artists—I know you'll enjoy the show! I'll see you in the lobby, or you can reach me at joe@BAM.org. JOE
	› BAM Program Notes Nina Ananiashvili and the State Ballet of Georgia in context.		› Video: "Don Quixote" Ananiashvili does twenty-one fouetté turns without missing a beat.
	› Site: Nina Ananiashvili Nina news, photos, reviews and more at the web home of "The Complete Ballerina."		› Video: "The Dying Swan" Less is more in this remarkable example of Ananiashvili's understated lyricism.
	› "Georgia On Her Mind" BAM's own Susan Yung on Ananiashvili's rise as artistic director, Georgian politics, and more.		› Interview: Alexei Ratmansky The Bolshoi choreographer talks with Ballet.co Magazine about originals versus classics, the musicality of Russian dancers, and more.
	› Biography: Nina Ananiashvili The life and times of a world-class dancer.		› Interview: Yuri Possokhov BAMezine asks the hot young choreographer four questions.
	› "Report from Tblisi" At the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains, a prima ballerina prepares for her return.		› Article: Yuri Possokhov Possokhov talks with Dance Insider on the hectic rehearsal schedule and Stravinsky's "Firebird".

	PERFORMANCE DETAILS
	Program A Feb 27 & 29 at 7:30pm Running Time: 135 minutes with one intermission Program B Mar 1 at 7:30pm; Mar 2 at 3pm Running Time: 145 minutes with one intermission Performance Venue: Nina Ananiashvili and the State Ballet of Georgia perform at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in The Peter Jay Sharp Building at 30 Lafayette Avenue. For directions, click here. › More
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	SPONSORS Forest City Ratner Companies is the presenting sponsor for Nina Ananiashvili and the State Ballet of Georgia BAM 2008 Spring Season is sponsored by Bloomberg

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