Briefly in Datebook

Bolshoi ballerina to appear at Rizzoli

Bolshoi Ballet prima ballerina Nina Ananiashvili will sign copies of

“Swan Lake” at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Rizzoli Bookstore at South Coast

Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa.

The book features photos of the ballerina as the Swan Queen. Ballet fans

may see Ananiashvili perform live in “Don Quixote” and “Romeo and Juliet”

when the company makes its debut next week at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center.

Information: (714) 957-3331.

The Center announces new Broadway series

The Orange County Performing Arts Center has announced its 2000-01

Broadway season, which includes seven musicals that range from early

favorites to the latest trends.

The season opens Sept. 12 with “Ragtime”--a portrait of three families

from very different backgrounds--which runs through Sept. 24.

Next is “Annie Get Your Gun,” running Nov. 21 through 26. The musical,

which won the 1999 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, is the story of

Annie Oakley, one of the most famous sharpshooters of the Old West.

“Rent” returns to The Center for a one-week engagement Dec. 26 through

31. This modern rock opera is the tale of a community of young artists

struggling to live in New York city.

The new year kicks off with “The Scarlet Pimpernel”--a musical comedy

written in 1905 that revolves around the French Revolution--which runs

Jan. 2 through 7.

The critically acclaimed “Fosse” runs April 18 through 29. “Fosse”

chronicles the life of Bob Fosse and includes rarely seen numbers from

the choreographer’s earlier works.

The classic fairy tale “Cinderella” plays June 5 through 10; and

finishing up the season, is “Saturday Night Fever,” which runs June 26

through July 8.

Subscription tickets are available. Individual tickets go on sale four to

six weeks prior to each show’s opening night.

Information: call (714) 556-2787 or visit The Center’s Web site at o7

www.ocpac.orgf7 .

Pacifica Choreographic Project comes to SCR

Ballet Pacifica, which is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the

nationally acclaimed Pacifica Choreographic Project, has announced the

names of dancers who will be featured in this year’s program,

“Works-In-Progress.”

The 8 p.m. July 29 performance will showcase new works by choreographers

from throughout the country.

Dancers Colin Connor, Rick McCullough, Stephen Mills and Paul Vasterling

will perform and discuss their latest works.

The event will be held at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive,

Costa Mesa.

Tickets are $20. For $30 more, patrons will have preferred seating and a

donation made in their names to Ballet Pacifica.

Information: (949) 851-9930.