Swan Lake (St. Petersburg Ballet)

"Saint Petersburg Ballet" is always a wonderful, professional quality of performance, magnificent costumes and scenery, the living energy of youth and delight. The company constantly performs at the leading theater and concert venues of St. Petersburg, actively tours in Russia, Europe and China, the geography of the company's tours is huge.

"St. Petersburg Ballet" was created in 2011 with the aim of introducing ballet lovers all over the world to young stars of classical dance. The formation of the company was greatly influenced by the famous choreographer Nikolai Boyarchikov, People's Artist of Russia, professor of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, laureate of the State Prize and the "Golden Sofit" Prize. Now the troupe regularly performs on the stage of the Hermitage Theater and other famous theater venues of St. Petersburg.

The company's repertoire includes classical performances of "The Nutcracker", "Sleeping Beauty", "Swan Lake", "Giselle" and "Chopiniana". In addition, the "Saint Petersburg Ballet" today produces modern productions by such young choreographers as Konstantin Keikhel, a laureate of international festivals and competitions.

Among the leading soloists of the troupe is the subtle and lyrical, but at the same time universal ballerina, the star of the Mikhailovsky Theater, the brilliant and expressive Elena Kotsyubira, as well as the charming, bright, technical and at the same time organic Korsakova Larisa from the Yekaterinburg Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, who is distinguished by her special artistry, technique and subtlety.

The "Saint Petersburg Ballet" constantly collaborates with the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet and other choreographic ballet schools, giving the most talented students and graduates the opportunity to get stage practice. Leading soloists of the Mariinsky, Mikhailovsky, Yakobson, Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko and Bolshoi Theatres take part in the performances of the company: Tatyana Tkachenko, Maria Ilyushkina, Renata Shakirova, Ivan Askorbin, Fuad Mamedov, Antonina Chapkina, Boris Zhurilov, Veronika Ignatyeva, Vsevolod Maevsky, Denis Klimuk, Elizaveta Barkalova, Elena Chernova, Astkhig Oganesyan, Mikhail Sivakov, Andrey Yakhnyuk - which gives the audience the opportunity to get acquainted with the work of the ballet stars of St. Petersburg, Moscow, as well as with foreign artists. The artistic director of the company is Dmitry Nikolaevich Rudachenko.