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Fast facts: The Bolshoi Ballet

Monday, Oct. 7, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.

* "SWAN LAKE": 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Tchaikovsky's music, with the production choreographed and produced by Yuri Grigorovich. The ballet will feature dancers Nadezhda Grachova and Galina Stepanenko as Odette-Odile; Andrei Uvarov and Sergi Filin as Prince Sigfried; and Nikolai Tsiskaridze and Ruslan Pronin as Robart, the evil genius.

* "LA SYLPHIDE": 8 p.m. Oct. 12-13 and 15-16. Bolshoi's rendition of Lovenskjold's ballet, which tells a tale of magic, love and tragedy in Scotland, with Grachova and Stepanenko in the title role. Filin and Tsiskaridze dance the role of James.

* "DON QUIXOTE": 8 p.m. Oct. 17-20. Minkus' magical dream world, interpreted by Grigorovich. This version was performed two years ago in Russia to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the ballet's premiere there. Grachova and Stepanenko dance the role of Kitri, Lorenzo's daughter, while Uvarov and Yuri Klevtsov portray Basil, the barber.

* BENEFIT NIGHT: The Oct. 19 performance of "Don Quixote" is a fund-raiser for Nevada Dance Theatre.

* TICKETS: $30, $50, $65, $75, $85 and $95. Golden Circle seats, which include a private reception with the stars, are $300. Call the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts box office, 736-0250.

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