27 May 2018 (Sun), 19:00 World famous Bolshoi Ballet and Opera theatre (established 1776) - Marvellous Main (Historic) Stage - Classical Ballet Ballet Gala of the Best Graduates of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy of Choreography Tickets available only at OperaAndBallet.com
Schedule for Ballet Gala of the Best Graduates of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy of Choreography 2022
Ballet company: Bolshoi Ballet Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra
The Bolshoi Ballet Academy was
established in 1773. Over the years it has gained the international reputation
for the quality of training it renders to nurture world class dancers. The
Academy’s graduates pursue their dancer careers with major national and
international dance companies.
The Bolshoi Ballet Academy invites
international students and trainees to enroll for the below programs:
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full-time vocational program – students major in Choreographic Art; graduates
are awarded the qualification of Ballet Performer; - traineeship program -
participants train in Choreographic Art; graduates are awarded the qualification
of Ballet Performer; - academic higher education program for those interested
in becoming ballet teachers, specialists in arts management and ballet
masters. - academic higher traineeship course programs; - summer
intensive course programs.
The training rendered to the students
helps prepare them for a variety of career opportunities. In addition to the
dance disciplines the students succeed in a number of areas: from ballet dancing
to ballet masters, teaching, and arts management. It is the level and long-time
expertise of the faculty that is the cornerstone underpinning this
successes. Best graduates go on to careers with major
national and international dance companies, like Bolshoi Ballet and Mariinsky
(Kirov) Ballet.
History of the Bolshoi Ballet
Academy
The history of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy dates back
to 1773 when fine arts including dance were added to the curriculum of the
Moscow Foundling Home founded in 1763 per the Order of Empress Catherine II of
Russia.
Filippo Beccari, an Italian instructor, was first invited to
teach “the art of dancing” to 26 little girls and 28 boys. Four-hour-long
lessons were held four times a week. The talented Russian orphans quickly
mastered the subtleties of the foreign art of dance and six years later Leopold
Paradis, another famous foreigner, produced his first group of graduates. His
students joined the Petrovsky Theatre Company (today’s Bolshoi).
The folk
aka “character” dance has always been held in high regard by the Moscow school –
the studies have been exhaustive, and character dancers have always been in
demand at the Bolshoi. There was also a rapid development in classical ballet.
It was the Russian interpretation of La Sylphide that many eyewitnesses gave
preference to, seeing it as the one representing “the soul of Russian
ballet”.
In the end of 1880s, after passing of a new Statute by which the
Moscow Imperial Ballet School was renamed The Moscow School of Ballet, Jose
Mendez began to train his students including Ekaterina Geltser, the future prima
ballerina, in the novelties of the virtuoso Italian school. He nurtured strong
toe and pirouette techniques, as well as balance and stage presence sense while
carefully maintaining the overall musicality of the performance for which the
Moscow school had always been renowned.
In the 1930s the famous figures
from the Petersburg ballet world joined the faculty of the School: Elizaveta
Gerdt, Aleksandr Chekrygin, Viktor Semyonov and Mariya Kozhukhova moved to
Moscow where their efforts helped nurture a galaxy of great ballerinas and
superb male premier dancers. Later Marina Semyonova worked at the School.
In 1933 Olga Lepeshinskaya, the brilliant virtuoso,
graduated from the School. During World War II the School produced two star
graduates: Maya Plisetskaya (1943) and Raisa Struchkova (1944). And in late 50s
– early 60s the Moscow Ballet School graduates, Ekaterina Maximova (1958) and
Natalia Bessmertnova (1961), began their careers.
In 1960 - 2001 Sophia
Golovkina led and managed the Moscow Ballet School. Since 2002 the Bolshoi
Ballet Academy has been ably led by the former leading Bolshoi performer Marina
Leonova (Rector, People’s Artist of Russia, Professor).
There are world
famous ballet performers among the graduates of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy: V.
Malakhov, A.Uvarov, N.Tsiskaridze, S.Lunkina, N.Osipova, etc.
Curriculum
The
method of teaching and training is based upon a thorough, comprehensive,
classical training curriculum that is carefully tailored to fit the students`
abilities. The Academy curriculum includes Ballet Technique, Point Work,
Repertoire, Pas De Deux, Modern Choreography, Character Dance, Historical Dance
as well as general education / professional orientation
classes.
The Bolshoi Ballet Activities
Performance Tours
Performance repertoire is an integral
part of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy curriculum. Learning and rehearsing the
internationally famous repertoire and contemporary pieces helps the students to
participate in one of the important educational activities – annual overseas
performance tours. Students perform - The Nutcracker - 2-act ballet or
1-act suite; music by P.Chaikovskiy, choreography by V.Vainonen. - Grand Pas
Classique from Paquita - choreography by Petipa / Minkus - La Fille Mal
Gardee - 2-acts ballet or 1-act suite; music by L. Hertel, choreography by Y.
Grigorovich - Divertissements (classical variations, Pas de Deux, character
dances) - Contemporary pieces Performance venues to date: Athens (Greece) – 2004,
2006, 2008, 2009 Thessaloniki (Greece) - 2004 Los Angeles (USA) - 2006
Washington DC (USA) - 2008 Barcelona (Spain) - 2009
Dance
Events Students have regular opportunities to participate in the Academy
concerts held 2 - 4 times a year at the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia and take part
in the Bolshoi Theatre performances according to the Academy curriculum. Such
performances are a significant part of the Academy life.
International Dance Competitions Students of the Bolshoi
Ballet Academy are frequent participants of international dance
competitions: - Yury Grigorovich International Competition “World Young
Ballet” (Russia) - Moscow International Ballet Competition (Russia) -
Competition of ballet dancers of Russia open for foreign dancers “Arabesque”
(Perm, Russia) - Premio Roma (Italy) - International Ballet Competition
“Orley” (Kazakhstan) - International Festival-Competition “TanzOlimp”
(Germany) - International Ballet Competition - Varna (Bulgaria)
We
firmly believe that participation in Ballet competitions is a launching pad, a
platform giving the students experience, allowing them the opportunity to meet
and work with their peers from other ballet schools in an exciting, emotional
and intensive environment.
FOREIGN TOURS OF THE BOLSHOI BALLET
ACADEMY2006 - USA. Los-Angeles. 2006 - China. Beijing. 2006 -
Greece.Athens. 2004 - Japan, Greece. 2003 - Italy, concerts on occasion of
the 190th anniversary of the La Scala Ballet School. 2002 - Latvia, concerts
on occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Riga Choreography School. 2001 -
Greece. 1999 - Germany, Israel. 1998 - Germany, Norway, Austria. 1997 -
Germany, South Africa, Japan, France. 1996 - Japan, Cyprus, Greece. 1995 -
USA, Greece. 1994 - USA. 1993 - USA, Japan. 1992 - USA, Greece. 1991
- USA. 1990 - Japan, USA. 1989 - France, Belgium, USA. 1988 -
USA. 1987 - England. 1985 - Japan. 1984 - Yugoslavia. 1984 -
Sweden. 1981 - Hungary. 1977 - Finland. 1973 - USA. 1970 - France,
Monte-Carlo, Spain, Italy. 1967 - France, England. 1963 - GDR. 1961 -
Italy.
Schedule for Ballet Gala of the Best Graduates of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy of Choreography 2022
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