OCPAC books regal dancers

We’ve had the Three Tenors and “Lord of the Dance.” Next season, the Orange County Performing Arts Center will up the ante with the world premiere of a program by the “Kings of the Dance” -- which, says the center, “promises to be an international dance event of historic importance.”

Angel Corella and Ethan Stiefel of American Ballet Theatre, Johan Kobborg of England’s Royal Ballet and Nikolay Tsiskaridze of the Bolshoi Ballet will make up the quartet of monarchs, scheduled to perform Feb. 16-19.

Each will dance a new work by different choreographers. They will also dance a new “Pas de Quatre,” no doubt inspired by Jules Perrot’s famous 1845 divertissement for four great 19th century ballerinas.

The Orange County venue’s 2005-06 dance series is also scheduled to include a choreographed version of Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s movie “Raise the Red Lantern,” staged by Zhang and danced by the National Ballet of China, and a “Nutcracker” performed by the Kiev Ballet of the National Opera of Ukraine.