Kaleidoscope
Duo of accordion players Elena and Grigory Fainshtein

Krassovska Ballet Jeunesse of Dallas
Kingdom of Les Sylph’s
Music: Mendelsson; Choreography: Nathalie Krassovska
Paquita
Music: Minkus; Choreography: Nathalie Krassovska

Gregory Slavin
piano
Music from Russian classic movies and American standards

Elena Slavin
vocal
Russian Romances

Zorya Ukranian Dance Ensemble
Carpathian Suite
Music: Ron Kohut; Choreography: Andre Bachinsky & Irka Balan
Hopak
Music: Ron Kohut; Choreography: Andrew & Larissa Chobany

Shannon Beacham and Michelle Gifford
Guest artists from texas Ballet Theater
Nutcraker Grand Pas Duex

Music: P. I. Tchaikovsky; Choreography: Ben Stevenson

Broken Dancers

Guest Artists from Russia
Talented and energetic teenagers from orphanages in the town
of Penza express through music and dance their stories of over coming obstacles and tough situations in order to make a positive impact on the world

Exhibits in the Lobby of the McFarlin Auditorium

Innocence of Beauty: Paintings by Diana Vouba

Volcanoes of Kamchatka: Photo Exhibit
presented by visiting scientist Dmitri Droznin, Institute of Volcanology, Kamchatka

Other Exhibits:
Russian Orphan Art
Russian Studies at SMU
Dallas & Saratov - Partnership Cities

Award Presentation

Daniel Orlovsky / Lifetime Achievement in Education

Oleg Vidov / International Ambassador for Cultural Exchange

Nana Andronikashvili / International Ambassador for Cultural Exchange