The Moscow Festival Ballet returns to the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St., to present the passionate story of “Romeo and Juliet” alongside a fiery one-act setting of “Carmen Suite” at 7:30 p.m. April 19.

Tickets are on sale online, by phone at 402-472-4747 or at the Lied Center box office. Tickets are available to students at a 50 percent discount with a valid NCard.

The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 when principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Radchenko sought to create a company that would bring together the highest classical elements of the Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies.

Under Radchenko’s vision, leading dancers from across Russia have staged new productions of timeless classics such as “Giselle,” “Don Quixote,” “Paquita” and “Carmen.”

Since its inception, the Moscow Festival Ballet has completed two tours of Europe, including Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. Two tours of the United Kingdom, including capacity audiences at London’s famed Coliseum, resulted in re-engagements during the 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 seasons.

The company has also performed with great success in Turkey at the Istanbul Festival and in Greece at the Athens Festival, and recently completed a two-month tour of Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong. The Moscow Festival Ballet continues to expand its repertoire. In addition to commissioning new works from within Russia and abroad, the company specializes in 20th-century full-length ballets including “Cinderella,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “Legend of Love,” “Stone Flower” and “The Golden Age.”