Yesterday, Karina Soldatova, the Vaganova Ballet Academy student who was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2016, died after a courageous battle against the disease. During the autumn of 2016 she returned … [Read more...] about Vaganova Ballet Academy student Karina Soldatova loses her battle with leukaemia
Nikolay Tsiskaridze
Maria Mudryak answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A in italiano When did you start singing? My first performance was when I was three years old, then when I was five I started my musical training, and at six I recorded my first CD … [Read more...] about Maria Mudryak answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
19-year-old Vaganova Ballet Academy student fights for her life
Nikolay Tsiskaridze is in town with two of his star pupils from the Vaganova Academy. Eleonora Sevenard and Egor Gerashchenko are surely future stars that will be seen increasingly over the coming … [Read more...] about 19-year-old Vaganova Ballet Academy student fights for her life
Nikolay Tsiskaridze’s first two years at the helm of the Vaganova
The 28th of October 2015 marked the end of Nikolay Tsiskaridze’s first two years as head of the Vaganova Academy and the staff celebrated the occasion with a small get together. His appointment was … [Read more...] about Nikolay Tsiskaridze’s first two years at the helm of the Vaganova
Nikolay Tsiskaridze on the Vaganova Academy and Russian Ballet
In a recent interview with Our Russia's Olga Malik, Nikolay Tsiskaridze spoke once more about the Russian ballet and the Vaganova Academy's relationship to dance in the rest of the world. I believe … [Read more...] about Nikolay Tsiskaridze on the Vaganova Academy and Russian Ballet
Russian ballerina Maya Plisetskaya dies at 89
Maya Plisetskaya died of a heart attack today in Munich. She was 89. The director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Vladimir Urin, said, She died of a severe heart attack. The doctors tried everything, but … [Read more...] about Russian ballerina Maya Plisetskaya dies at 89
Meanwhile in Russia… Vaganova & Bolshoi latest
The Russian Ministry of Culture announced this morning that there would be an external inspection of the organisation of St Petersburg's Vaganova Ballet Academy. It will examine the economic and … [Read more...] about Meanwhile in Russia… Vaganova & Bolshoi latest
Tsiskaridze’s reputation is not as high as state officials’ wives would have you believe
Earlier today, teachers at the Vaganova Ballet Academy published an open letter, written in four languages, to President Vladimir Putin asking him to reconsider the appointment of Nikolay … [Read more...] about Tsiskaridze’s reputation is not as high as state officials’ wives would have you believe
Diana Vishneva: the Vaganova Academy gave me freedom to move in any way I choose
Diana Vishneva feels passionately about the Vaganova Ballet Academy, from where she graduated in 1995, and yesterday made it clear that she has doubts about its future under the new school Principal, … [Read more...] about Diana Vishneva: the Vaganova Academy gave me freedom to move in any way I choose
Diana Vishneva ‘outraged’ by the appointment of Tsiskaridze at the Vaganova Academy
Valery Gergiev says he is delighted at the appointment of Nikolay Tsiskaridze as the new head of the historic Vaganova Ballet Academy, but not everyone is so happy. Diana Vishneva, herself a … [Read more...] about Diana Vishneva ‘outraged’ by the appointment of Tsiskaridze at the Vaganova Academy
