Renowned dance company Moscow City Ballet is set to return to the UK and delight audiences in Bucks with its dramatic traditional storytelling.

Moscow City Ballet will perform at the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from February 28 to March 2 on the back of another successful worldwide tour.

The company, from the heart of Russia, will perform Swan Lake on its first night, followed by two days of The Nutcracker.

Principal dancer, Lilia Orekhova, has been a member of the Moscow City Ballet since 2008 and says she is “grateful” to have been given the opportunity to perform in “magnificent” ballets.

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“[Our] Swan Lake is first and foremost the fusion of drama, choreography and music. This production includes the third and fourth act staged by Victor Smirnov-Golovanov and Natalia Ryzhenko,” Lilia said.

“Victor Smirnov-Golovanov had a very individual take on Swan Lake; he always tried to keep the traditions of Russian Ballet, but was not afraid to add new elements to the choreography.

“The production is so dynamic, that it grabs the attention from the very start and keeps it to the very end.”

Lilia, who graduated from the Vladimir Pisarev Choreographic school in Donetsk, before working in the Donetsk State Theatre of Opera and Ballet from 2005 to 2008, said performing Swan Lake is a “great responsibility”.

She said: “Swan Lake is one of the most well-known ballets and also one of my favourites. As a child I dreamt about performing in Swan Lake.

“True love for ballet starts with love for Swan Lake.”

Tickets, priced from £16.90, are available online at www.atgtickets.com/aylesbury or call the box office on 0844 871 7607.