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World ballet stars have nobly agreed to appear in a charity Gala Concert, to be held at the Bolshoi Theatre on 7 December 2014, in support of the Kiev School of Choreography, the School building being urgently in need of renovation. The idea comes from Bolshoi Theatre Prima Ballerina Svetlana Zakharova, who began her ballet education within the walls of the School.

LA BAYADERE.
Kingdom of the Shades.

On the eve of the New Year, the Bolshoi Theatre has decided to present a winter fairy tale for children as well as for adults. Namely, The Story of Kai and Gerda — an opera, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, written by the marvelous Petersburg composer Sergei Banevich.

From November 20 till December 7: seven cities and three ballets.
Cast changes:
November 24 (5 pm), Tokyo, Swan Lake: The Evil Genius — Artem Belyakov
November 26 (1.30 pm), Tokyo, Swan Lake: Odette-Odile — Ekaterina Krysanova
November 30 (5 pm), Hamamatsu, Swan Lake: Odette-Odile — Anna Nikulina
December 4 (6.30 pm), Tokyo, La Bayadere: Nikia — Ekaterina Krysanova, Gamzatti — Anna Tikhomirova

Golden Mask, National Theatre Award has announced nominees for 2013/14 season.

The Bolshoi suggests taking the third journey (November 6 & 7) into the age of the baroque with the unique French ensemble Les Arts Florissants — a trailblazer in the sphere of authentic performance.

Bolshoi Theatre Young Opera Programme is Travelling.

The Bolshoi Ballet has taken a record high: the number of viewers who have watched its performances on the big screen has surpassed the million mark!

French companies Bel Air Classiques and Pathé Live continue direct broadcasting of the Bolshoi Theatre ballet performances. In the 239^th season A LEGEND of LOVE will be the first performance viewers across the globe will see. The premiere of the ballet in a renewed version will take place on the Historic Stage of the Bolshoi Theatre on October 23. The main cast will perform again on OCTOBER 26. And so it’ll be that very day when the ballet will appear on the screens worldwide. The leading parts will be taken by Maria Allash (Queen Mekhmene Banu), Anna Nikulina (Princess Shireen) & Denis Rodkin (Ferkhad). The full list of cinemas is available on the Pathé Company site. Russian audience will have an opportunity to see the ballet live on the YouTube.

The Bolshoi Theatre held the “Empty Bolshoi” campaign in association with Instagram.

GLOBAL FIRST: FIVE WORLD-CLASS BALLET COMPANIES, ONE DAY OF LIVE STREAMING ON WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER.
Broadcasting begins at 3 BST.
Australian Ballet | Bolshoi Ballet | The Royal Ballet | The National Ballet of Canada | San Francisco Ballet

Follow #WorldBalletDay on The Bolshoi Theatre social media channels:
Youtube — http://www.youtube.com/user/bolshoi — video live-stream.
Twitter — https://twitter.com/BolshoiOfficial — announcements of upcoming events planned for the broadcast.
Instagram — http://instagram.com/bolshoi_theatre — exclusive shots during all of the broadcast.

Not only followers all over the world are preparing for the long-expected #WorldBalletDay uploading videos with their pirouettes, but The Bolshoi Ballet stars are totally preparing too. Svetlana Zakharova, Maria Alexandrova, Artem Ovcharenko and Denis Rodkin shared their expectations of the upcoming live-stream from backstage of The Bolshoi Theatre.