PERM OPERA BALLET
The full official name is the Tchaikovsky Perm State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. The company blends the famous classical Vaganova academicism with neoclassical and modern creative energy. After Mariinsky Ballet, Perm Opera Ballet is the first troupe in the country to stage works by William Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, Kenneth MacMillan, and Frederick Ashton.
KREMLIN BALLET THEATRE
The KREMLIN BALLET was founded in 1990 on the stage of the well-known Kremlin Palace. The repertoire of the Kremlin Ballet includes 15 ballets, combining the world heritage of classical choreography and its exclusive modern repertoire. The 66 artists of Kremlin Ballet graduated mainly from Bolshoi Ballet Academy. World ballet stars regularly perform with the company as guests.
BALLET MOSCOW DANCE THEATRE
The leading, most advanced contemporary state dance company in the country. This unique company consists of two troupes of dancers - classical and contemporary, and provides an exclusive repertoire created for them my the international choreographers: Arthur Pita, Robert Binet, Juanjo Arques, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Anastasia Kadruleva, Artyom Ignatyev, Kirill Simonov.
IGOR MOISEYEV BALLET
Igor Moiseyev State Academic Ensemble of Popular Dance was established in 1937 as a first professional folk dancing company in the world. Its founder is an outstanding Russian ballet-master and choreographer Igor Moiseyev.
Since 1940, the company has been rehearsing and performing at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, successfully touring worldwide.
STARS OF RUSSIAN BALLET
The Gala presents the fragments, famous pas-de-deux, variations, adagios, and other beautiful pieces of the classical and neoclassical ballet repertoire, such as Swan Lake, Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, Les Sylphides, Don Quixote, etc., performed by the principals and soloists of significant ballet companies from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Perm, Ural, Novosibirsk, including the laureates of the international ballet competitions and prestigious awards.
“The show was sold out, and with good reason! The caliber of the dancers reached the height of expectations, and the excerpts were beautiful. We hope that a second concert will take place next year. “ Valérie Langlois, pieuvre.ca, 2014
“ It was a chance to see classic works performed by artists from companies whose traditions date back to the very creation of those works. “ Victor Swoboda, The Gazette, 2014
GZHEL
"GZHEL" FOLK BALLET was founded in 1988 by the famous choreographer Vladimir Zakharov. The Theatre works in two styles: national-scenic dance and classic ballet. Each production brings together bright fragments of the traditions, crafts and lives of the people of Russia. The repertoire of the theatre is regularly updated with new productions, created by the chief choreographer of the theatre Valentina Slykhanova.
Beryozka Dance Company
The State Academic Choreographic Ensemble “Beryozka” was founded in 1948 by the outstanding dancer and choreographer Nadezhda Nadezhdina. The name of the ensemble is taken from the first production of the Russian girls’ round dance, called the khorovod, Little Birch (Beryozka) staged in 1948 to the music of the Russian folk round-dance song “A little birch stood in the field.” The women of the ensemble holding birch twigs in their hands, personifying the image of the Russian girl, her purity, beauty, and grace, performed the dance.
Beryozka has traveled to over 80 countries and always with triumphant success.
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