22 August 2021 (Sun), 19:00 Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756) - Stars of the Stars Classical Ballet Gala concert of Ballet Stars
Running time: 2 hours (till 21:00)
The performance has 1 intermission
Schedule for Gala concert of Ballet Stars 2022
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra "Congress"
A gala concert of ballet stars will take place on the stage of the oldest theater in Russia, the Alexandrinsky Theater, as part of the "Classics and Modernity" festival. The organizer of the Gala Concert is the non-profit organization "Center for Support of Social and Cultural Initiatives", with the support of the Government of St. Petersburg and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
Russian classical ballet has always been considered and still remains the hallmark of Russia, and the Russian ballet school is invariably considered the best in the world, an undeniable value and a source of pride for the country. For many decades, the ballet art of Russia has been and is the standard. It was in St. Petersburg that the choreographic heritage of the past was carefully preserved for many years.
For the general public, the Gala Concert will be interesting because its program contains only the brightest numbers from world-famous ballets: Swan Lake, Raymonda, Don Quixote, Corsair, Spartacus, to the music of P Tchaikovsky, A. Glazunov, N. Rimsky-Korsakov, A. Adam, Ts. Pugni, A. Khachaturian, the concert number "The Dying Swan", created in 1907 by choreographer Mikhail Fokin to the music of Saint-Saens for the unique Anna Pavlova and much more other.
The program is designed for a different category of spectators, both ballet connoisseurs and lovers of the wonderful art of music and dance. Each viewer has a unique chance to see masterpieces of world ballet classics, choreographic miniatures, folk stage dances performed by the stars of the ballet of St. Petersburg on the stage of the legendary Alexandrinsky Theater.
The gala concert is a unique event that provides a rare opportunity for true connoisseurs of ballet to see the leading ballet soloists of St. Petersburg, world-class stars on the same stage in one evening.
Performers:
- People's Artist of Russia, Premier of the Mariinsky Theater until 2007, winner of the Golden Mask and Golden Sofit awards, artistic director of the Mikhailovsky Theater from 2007 to 2009, artistic director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater NOVAT Farukh Ruzimatov,
- People's Artist of Russia, prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theater Yulia Makhalina,
- laureate of the Soul of Dance prize, premier of the Mariinsky Theater Andrei Ermakov, Honored Artist of Russia, prima ballerina of the Mikhailovsky Theater Ekaterina Borchenko,
- Honored Artist of Russia, prima ballerina of the Mikhailovsky Theater Irina Perren,
- Diploma-recipient of the International Competition, the first soloist of the Mikhailovsky Theater Marat Shemiunov,
- Honored Artist of Russia, soloist of the Mariinsky Theater Alexandra Iosifidi,
- Laureate of the Youth Prize of St. Petersburg "For Achievements in the Field of Stage Creativity", soloist of the Mariinsky Theater Roman Belyakov,
- laureate of the Vaganova-prix International Ballet Competition (I prize), soloist of the Mariinsky Theater Maria Bulanova,
- Honored Artists of Russia, Margarita Rudina, Alexey Nasadovich and others.
The composition of the artists is subject to change.
Schedule for Gala concert of Ballet Stars 2022
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