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03.10.2018

The Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre is to contribute to the 2nd International Caucasus Festival The Mariinsky – Vladikavkaz, introducing the public to two debuting dancers.
On October 5 and 6, the National State Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania will host a performance of Leonid Yacobson's Choreographic Miniatures, which will feature a début of two young dancers. Read more...

30.09.2018

Débuts in The Nutcracker

On September 30, the Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre will introduce four new dancers in The Nutcracker, on the premises of the Gorky Palace of Culture.
One of the world's most well-loved ballets, known for its ability to immerse the audience in a faerie atmosphere, will offer several young dancers from the famous Yacobson Company a chance to prove themselves. Read more...

24.09.2018

Firebird Takes Wing

The Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre starts the first round of rehearsals for the new season's premiere.
Our 50th season begins amid crucial rehearsals: our Theatre's management has invited Douglas Lee, a prominent British and German choreographer, to direct the new version of Firebird, a one-act ballet set to music by Igor Stravinsky. Read more...

21.09.2018

Tour to Vladikavkaz

The Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre will open its new season with a milestone tour to Vladikavkaz.
On October 5 and 6, our troupe will perform Leonid Yacobson's choreographic miniatures at the National State Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, under the auspices of Mariinsky's branch in Vladikavkaz. Read more...

08.09.2018

Yacobson Ballet in Antwerp

The Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre will represent the world of Russian art in the largest Flemish city.
As part of Russia's business and cultural mission to Antwerp, Belgium's second-largest city, celebrating its 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg's vice governor Aleksandr Govorunov and Bart De Wever, mayor of Antwerp, officiated the signing of a protocol on a bilateral cultural project. Read more...

22.08.2018

A Triumph of the Classics

On August 26, the Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre is to complete a series of performances at the historic venue of the Mariinsky Theatre with The Nutcracker show.
Yet again, theatre-goers from St. Petersburg and beyond get a chance to appreciate the masterful skills of the Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre, a company that is both youthful and yet already in high regard among the audiences and critics. Read more...

10.07.2018

Title Well-Deserved

The youthful troupe of the St. Petersburg State Academic Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre now has its very first Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation.
The outstanding achievements of Alla Bocharova, soloist at the Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre, in perfecting the art of ballet and promoting Russia's cultural heritage have been acknowledged with the title of Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation. Read more...

09.07.2018

Congratulations to the Prize Winner

Dancer from the Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre has been acknowledged at an international ballet competition.
Evandro Augusto Bossle Junior, dancer from our Ballet Theatre, got honorary third place at the 4th International Baltic Ballet Competition, which took place in Riga, the capital of Latvia, from June 18 to June 22. Read more...

30.05.2018

The Ambassadors of St. Petersburg Culture

On June 7 and 8, the St. Petersburg Cultural Programme in Zagreb will include two staples from the repertoire of the Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre.
The Yacobson dancers' performance will continue the cultural exchange between the two cities. Read more...

29.05.2018

The Art of Compassion

The dancers from the Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre are taking part in a charity concert at the Alexandrinsky Theatre for the second year in a row.
On June 3, the Alexandrinsky Theatre will host its third grand opera and ballet gala, spearheaded by the Blizkiye Drugiye (Kind Strangers) Charity Foundation and the Perspektivy (Prospects) St. Petersburg Community Charitable Organisation. Read more...

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