Category: Royal Classical Ballet

Ballet by Royal Classical Ballet It’s not very often that you see a full-length performance intended for children’s perception. “Thumbelina,” based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, is designed for viewing by the whole family. Flowers, elves, butterflies, swallows, moles, toads, and spiders appear on the stage. Bright and realistic…

Ballet by Royal Classical Ballet “Swan Lake” can rightfully be called the pearl of Russian ballet! Staged by M. Petipa and L. Ivanov, accompanied by the brilliant music of P.I. Tchaikovsky, won millions of hearts around the world. Dancers dream of performing the main roles in Swan Lake, considering this an incredible professional success. The ballet…

Ballet by Royal Classical Ballet “Spartacus” of the Moscow State Ballet theater was created according to the original script of the choreographer, Honored Artist of Russia Irina Lazareva. This performance is very dynamic, bright, full of drama and complex dance elements. Against the backdrop of monumental scenery, to the great music of Aram Khachaturian, a tragedy…

Ballet by Royal Classical Ballet The ballet was created by Honored Artist of Russia, leading soloist of the Bolshoi Theater Andrei Merkuriev especially for the Moscow State Ballet. At the center of the play is the story of Carmen, invented by Prosper Merimee, repeatedly reinterpreted by great authors: Marius Petipa, Georges Bizet, Kasyan Goleizovsky, Roland Petit,…

Ballet by Royal Classical Ballet The premiere of The Sleeping Beauty took place in 1899 at the Mariinsky Theater. The stage adaptation of Charles Perrault’s fairy tale by Marius Petipa became one of the most expensive productions of that time – 42 thousand pre-revolutionary rubles (a quarter of the annual budget of theaters in St. Petersburg).…

Ballet by Royal Classical Ballet “The Nutcracker” P.I. Tchaikovsky is one of the most famous and beloved Russian ballets. It is based on the novella “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by the romantic writer Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, which describes a Christmas evening in a small German town. Tchaikovsky composed wonderful music filled with deep…

Ballet by Royal Classical Ballet “Giselle” is one of the best creations of French romanticism, incredibly beautiful and sad, playing on the strings of the soul. Idyll and tragedy, selfless love and cruel deception, revenge and selflessness, the real and fantastic world – everything is intertwined in this performance, encouraging the viewer to empathize with the…

Ballet by Royal Classical Ballet The premiere of the ballet “Cinderella” by S. Prokofiev based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault took place on November 21, 1945 on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. This is a performance about the victory of childish, naive purity, submissive to circumstances, over the deceit,…

Ballet by Royal Classical Ballet The premiere of the play “Romeo and Juliet” by S. Prokofiev in an abridged version took place in 1938 in Brno. In 1940, the full version of the ballet was shown at the Kirov Theater. The role of Juliet was performed by the great Galina Ulanova. The production was a…