Ballet stars and famous dancers congratulate Andris Liepa on his 50th anniversary with their best dance numbers
In the programme:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov SCHEHEREZADE Ballet in one act
Performance of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus
Artistic directors: People’s Artist of Russia Andrey Petrov and People’s Artist of Russia Andris Liepa
Leading parts:
Ilze Liepa, People’s Artist of Russia, soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia Denis Klimuk, principal of the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus
Ilze Liepa, People’s Artist of Russia, laureate of the State Prize of Russia, first soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, winner of the Golden Mask National Theatre Award
Patrick De Bana, leading contemporary choreographer, author of the project King of the Dance
Aleksandra Timofeeva, Honoured Artist of Russia, principal of the Kremlin Ballet Theatre, laureate of an international ballet competition (winner of the second prize and silver medal)
Mikhail Martyniuk, Honoured Artist of Russia, principal of the Kremlin Ballet Theatre who is acknowledged to be the most charismatic dancer of classical ballet
Georgi Smilevski, Honoured Artist of Russia, laureate of international contests, principal of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre, Soul of Dance prize winner
Natalia Krapivina, People’s Artist of Russia, principal of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre
Mikhail Lobukhin, principal of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, laureate of international contests, winner of Golden Floodlight Grand Theatre Award
Marcella Soltan, most enigmatic artist of the avant-garde mime theatre BlackSkyWhite
Sayaka Takuda, virtuoso Japanese ballerina
Andrei Batalov, Honoured Artist of Russia, first soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre