
Антон Симон — московский француз эпохи модерн
5 августа исполняется 172 года со дня рождения Антона Симона — композитора забытого и малоизвестного. Его имя сейчас знакомо, пожалуй,...

Small talk with the new prima ballerina Nadezhda Batoeva
On July 10 after “Don Quixote” at the Mariinsky theatre Nadezhda Batoeva was named a new prima ballerina of the theatre. We talked with...

Репетиция Postscript 2.0 в Большом
Вчера мы побывали на Новой сцене Большого театра, где прошла репетиция вечера современной хореографии Postscript 2.0. Уже 21 и 22 июня на...

Затерянная Атлантида китайского театра
Искусство, которому свыше 1700 лет. Китайский театр теней – одна из интереснейших форм театрального искусства, которая, к сожалению,...

Germain Louvet: "I like to play a Siegfried as a young person of 2020"
Germain Louvet, the principal dancer (danseur étoile) of the Paris Opera, came to Saint Petersburg this March to take part in the XIX...

“Mariinsky Next Generation”: Victor Caixeta
Voci dell'Opera and me, Yulia Sumzina, are starting a new series of articles and interviews dedicated to the next generation of dancers...

Giselle: Classics in the Modern World
“I don’t particularly think of a personality trait when I dance Albrecht, I just try to make him a real person. If he had a really happy...

Yolanda Correa’s memories of Alicia Alonso
On October 17, 2019 Alicia Alonso, the great Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer whose life and dance has left a significant impact...

Elitsa Zafirova: “Dancers are performing elite athletes”
Bulgarian-born ballet dancer Elitsa Zafirova is a rare example of a many-sided artist who enjoys being on stage, doing a Master’s at...

Jeanette Kakareka: “We have to have downtime to recharge and not to burnout”
Jeanette Kakareka, an American-born young ballet dancer of the Bayerisches Staatsballett, previously danced in San Francisco Ballet and...