Russian media outlet RBC is reporting that some artists of the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres in Moscow and St Petersburg have been quarantined after testing positive for coronavirus. According to sources close to the theatre, the Mariinsky Theatre has a large number of people who became ill in the ballet company. Most classes have been suspended, and the rehearsals … [Read more...] about Bolshoi and Mariinsky dancers in quarantine
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The Mariinsky Theatre opens its door to opera and ballet performances
After last night’s socially distanced concert by Denis Matsuev at the Mariinsky Theatre – which was streamed live on the theatre’s YouTube channel – the mini-season for the Stars of the White Nights festival will continue today with a concert performance of Samson et Dalila this afternoon, followed by a ballet gala this evening with Ekaterina Kondaurova, Alina Somova, Viktoria … [Read more...] about The Mariinsky Theatre opens its door to opera and ballet performances
Introducing 19-year-old Canadian dancer Shale Wagman: from Lausanne to ENB to the Mariinsky
Canadian dancer Shale Wagman turned 19 last May. Soon after he was guesting at the Mariinsky Theatre. What’s more, it was his first time dancing a principal role. Ever. Last season – his first as a professional dancer – he was dancing with English National Ballet’s corps de ballet, part of his prize after winning the Prix de Lausanne when he was 17, last year. My year with the … [Read more...] about Introducing 19-year-old Canadian dancer Shale Wagman: from Lausanne to ENB to the Mariinsky
Ballet dancer Sergei Vikharev died in his dentist’s chair
Sergei Vikharev, the former Russian dancer renowned for his reconstruction of ballets and who died last Friday at 55, will be celebrated in the foyer of the Mariinsky Theatre today, before being buried in St Petersburg’s Serafimovskoe Cemetery, which is also the resting place of many other Mariinsky dancers including Yuri Soloviev, Feya Balabina and Alla … [Read more...] about Ballet dancer Sergei Vikharev died in his dentist’s chair
Children banned from the Bolshoi Ballet
A week ago, a group of parents with their young children – 5-11 years-old – were refused entrance to a performance of Swan Lake, and without a refund being offered. The Bolshoi’s General Director, Vladimir Urin, said that varying age restrictions were allotted to the company’s ballets after the theatre had received multiple complaints from its patrons, disturbed by the … [Read more...] about Children banned from the Bolshoi Ballet