From a mining town in Siberia to the Mariinsky stage, soloist Maxim Izmestiev is living proof that positive thoughts can turn dreams into reality. Read below for the details of his story, or click here for the Russian version of the text. How did you get involved in ballet? My sister was the first to …
Вы родились в Ташкенте. Ваша семья – балетная? Я родилась в Ташкенте, в тот период времени родители были там. Корни моей мамы из Башкирии. Примерно когда мне было 4 года, мы вернулись в республику Башкортостан, в город Стерлитамак. В детстве я была очень активным ребенком. Моя мама была педагогом. Когда ее дети выпускались, она взяла …
“The Fountain of Bakchisarai”, referred to as a “choreographic poem” in four sections based on the work by Alexander Pushkin with a prologue and epilogue and created by Rostislav Zakharov in 1934, is a quintessentially Russian ballet in its philosophical leanings which juxtaposes the refined civilization of Slavic (in this case Polish) Europe with the …
Even the most talented writer cannot find words that do justice to artists of the highest caliber, finely tuned ballet dancers in this case, who have spent years and sometimes decades of daily toil to perfect their art. The Bolshoi Ballet troupe, now united with the Mariinsky under the same overall directorship of Valery Gergiev, …