Jubilee Concert

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