On 13 July, the St. Petersburg public will get a chance to see not one, but two premières: this season’s additions to the repertoire of the Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre. The historical venue of Alexandrinsky Theatre will host a showing of Brilliant Divertissement, a collection of choreographic miniatures by the troupe’s founder; and Cheeky Chastushki, a one-act ballet staged by Vyacheslav Samodurov — all in one night!

From 20 to 23 June, Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre will be touring in Yekaterinburg.

On 17 June, the new venue of the Mariinsky Theatre will host a concert in honour of Igor Stravinsky’s birthday. The first act will feature The Nightingale, a vibrant fairy-tale opera starring the Mariinsky troupe.

On 26 May, the main venue of Alexandrinsky Theatre witnessed several first-time performances by our dancers. For instance, Yana Erkina made a début as the Fairy of Candour in the French choreographer Jean-Guillaume Bart’s rendition of Sleeping Beauty, while Alyona Grivnina made her first appearance as the Canary Fairy in the same show. Furthermore, Aydar Bikbulatov débuted as one of the Princess’s Suitors, and Anna Shamanova and Polina Zaytseva both joined the ‘Women Knitting’ scene for the first time.