Diaghilev. P.S. — International Festival of Arts

27/11/2018

Ballet concert “Petipa. Metamorphosis. XXI century”

The Festival ended on November 27 with “Petipa. Metamorphosis. XXI century”, at the Alexandrinsky Theatre, with a programme which reflects the wide range of interest that outstanding masters of contemporary ballet have shown towards the Master’s creative heritage – his masterpieces Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, and Giselle.

23/11/2018

“Paquita”, Ural Opera Ballet

Yekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre performed “Paquita” in a version by Sergei Vikharev and Vyacheslav Samodurov

26/11/2018

Ballet “Giselle”. The Dance Factory, South Africa

On November 26, the South African troupe of Dada Masilo «The Dance Factory» from Johannesburg presented their own version of the ballet “Giselle”.

Festival Diaghilev. P.S.

The Festival was founded in the year of the 100th anniversary of Sergei Diaghilev’s Les Saisons Russes in St Petersburg, which had given to the great impresario of the XX century the initial start and inspiration.

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Sergei Diaghilev

1872 - 1929

Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev is a Russian theater and art figure, one of the founders of the World of Art group, the organizer of the Russian Seasons in Paris and the Diaghilev Russian Ballet troupe, an entrepreneur.

About Sergei Diaghilev

Etonne Moi!

In 2011 the festival has established award «ETONNE MOI!» for an original artistic project bringing together international cultures. The first winner of the award was director of the Chekhov Festival in Moscow Valery Shadrin; in 2012 the winner was the choreographer John Neumeier; in 2013 – the director of The Baltic House Festival Theatre Sergey Shub; in 2014 St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko awarded the General Director of the State Hermitage Museum professor Mikhail Piotrovsky with the statuette of «ETONNE MOI!»; in 2015 the award went to the iconic choreographer of our time — Angelin Preljocaj, honoring anniversary of his Company — Ballet Preljocaj; in 2016 the “Étonne-moi!” Award was given to two outstanding artists, living classics — choreographer Boris Eifman and composer Krzysztof Penderecki. In 2017 the special award of the Festival “Étonne-moi!” was presented to the iconic guest of the Festival, the outstanding conductor Teodor Currentzis – for significant creative projects which have aimed to unite different national cultures.