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Prestigious ballet competitions, choreographic competitions and professional reviews are held annually in the world. And one of the most significant is considered to be the competition of ballet dancers and choreographers, held in Moscow for the 13th time. On June 11, the Opening of the international competition will take place, and to see the gala concert, order tickets for the Competition of ballet dancers and choreographers on our website at attractive prices. In 2017, the tournament is coming under the auspices of the Year of the Russian Ballet and the 200th anniversary of Marius Petipa.

Behind long years The competition has gained serious authority and unshakable creative reputation. It has become part of the world ballet, an event where new names are revealed, promising artists shine and future stars demonstrate their talents. Without much thought, we can say that all participants in this event are waiting for brilliant career and the conquest of creative heights. More than 200 participants from 15 countries are already ready for an intense fight.
Since 1973 Yuri Grigorovich has been a permanent member of the jury. He heads the jury and is also the artistic director of the competition.

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ABOUT important event in the world of culture: the names of the laureates of the International Competition of Ballet Dancers and Choreographers are about to become known. This is one of the most prestigious shows, which has lit up a lot of stars over the years of its existence, so the attention to it is huge. The announcement of the winners takes place on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre.

No prizes, no places, no rivals seconds before entering the stage do not matter. Only dance! And for any questions before the speech, one answer.

Moscow these days is the center of attraction for young ballet dancers and choreographers from all over the world. The international competition for the title of the best takes place every four years, like the Olympics.

And the preparation is appropriate - thousands of repetitions under the strict guidance of a teacher. And here the language of international communication is Russian.

“You immediately feel where there is a “Russian trace”, where the Russians taught, even if it is Brazil, or Argentina, or the USA. I joked about this for a very long time. At a press conference in the USA, I was asked why I think our ballet is the best. I just said: ballet has been taught in Russia longer than the United States exists as a state. I was joking, but it's true," says the jury member, National artist Russian Nikolai Tsiskaridze.

New names are opened by the new stage of the Bolshoi. It was here that all these days there were rehearsals, classes and stages of the competition. But each participant strives for historical scene. This is where the final of the ballet competition will take place. What are these "higher, lighter, more precise" worth, you can see behind the scenes. Someone is not on their feet, and someone is crying after a seemingly perfect performance.

“I rehearsed this number for 12 hours every day for six months, so I prepared for the competition. Dancing with injuries. And not everything worked out. But the fact that I still perform on the stage of the Bolshoi, in the final, is a dream come true, to which I went through pain, and I am happy regardless of the result, ”admitted contestant Ao Dingfen from China.

The result, in addition to the first three places, the Grand Prix, almost the holy grail of the competition - for half a century of history it was awarded only four times. And this year the prize also gives an unprecedented ballet world award - 100 thousand dollars best choreographer and so much for a ballet dancer. But this will happen only if the jury, led by the head of the review, Yuri Grigorovich, votes unanimously.

“Everything should be perfect here, from pointe shoes to ribbons, to ribbons. The way she smiles is the same with the dancers, the way they carry themselves on stage. Yes, they fell, yes, they slipped, yes, they didn’t finish something, but when an artist is on stage, these small errors disappear, ”says the jury member, People's Artist Russian Svetlana Zakharova.

Behind three rounds of competition. The names of the winners will be announced very soon. However, regardless of the opinion of the judges, many dancers admit that they have already received their award.

“This applause that hugs you is magical! For this we must live, for this we must dance, work, cry, gnaw at the concrete of the ballet, just to go out and enjoy these unique moments,” said Latvian contestant Evelina Godunova.

Finished at the Bolshoi Theater All-Russian competition young performers "Russian Ballet". The review takes place every two years. The current one is the third in a row. Students of graduation and pre-graduation courses of ballet schools and universities take part in the creative competition. This time on new stage 29 applicants presented their talents to the main theater of the country. Reporting by Irina Razumovskaya.

Most recently, the Bolshoi Theater hosted the premiere of Valery Todorovsky's film Bolshoy about the attitude and path of young people. ballet dancers and educators. Russian Ballet Award real story about this theme. Today, the best of the best are approaching very close to their dream - to dance in the Bolshoi.

They are 17, 18 years old, students of choreographic schools came to the competition from all over Russia: Kazan, Novosibirsk, Perm, Bashkiria, Buryatia ... Most of them are preparing for final exams and performances. And they dream, of course, about one thing.

"My dream is to dance in the the best theater, and dance very well, with soul, carry it to the hall, open up to the whole hall! - shares the contestant Anastasia Shelomentseva.

“My dream is to become a good dancer. To have charisma inside is the most important thing,” Andrey Kirichenko, a participant in the competition, is convinced.

“To become a promising ballet dancer - so that I can bring something more to art,” admits Igor Kochurov, a participant in the competition.

The main award is an internship at the Bolshoi Theater and golden pointe shoes on a pedestal. But not everyone can deal with anxiety. The competition has a strict and very honorable jury - it is met with a long standing ovation. Yuri Grigorovich, Boris Eifman, Nikolai Tsiskaridze, directors of the country's leading ballet companies and theaters.

“Of course, there are rules and a rating scale that the jury will have to set for each performer. We've been using it for three years now. Scoring takes place online. After the performance of every five participants, sheets are collected from the jury members and counting is carried out, ”says acting. head of the ballet troupe of the State Academic Mariinsky Theater, member of the jury of the competition Yuri Fateev.

The teachers are almost more worried than the contestants. Yes, many of the young performers still miss, stumble, landing in a jump or in a whirl. But then they are students. By the way, for the preparation of laureates of all degrees and the Grand Prix, teachers are awarded cash certificates.

“This competition is very stimulating for them - they must come to Moscow and show their abilities, training and defend the honor of the school. They come to Moscow main stage country, and it is very honorable and responsible,” notes the rector of the Moscow state academy choreography, competition jury member Marina Leonova.

After counting the points, most of the winners are still from the choreographic schools of the two capitals. The Grand Prix was awarded to Denis Zakharov from the Moscow Academy. The students of Vaganovka Egor Gerashchenko and Eleonora Sevenard got the first places. And the second and third places were shared by young ballet dancers from Moscow, Perm and Novosibirsk.

The International Ballet Competition in Moscow has become a strong and fruitful tradition, an integral and important part life of world ballet. Born in 1969, he quickly gained high professional prestige, a serious creative reputation, and the status of a responsible and brilliant forum of young performers. The irresistible magic of the Bolshoi Theater of the USSR (and now Russia) has always attracted young dancers from different countries world, and a successful performance on its famous stage opened the way to the future for them.

Each Moscow competition gives the world a new galaxy of outstanding performers. It becomes an invaluable creative experience for young artists, and most of the winners of the competition are waiting for a brilliant career in the art of ballet.

Jury in different years

The origins of the creation of the Moscow ballet competition were such legends of Russian art as Galina Ulanova - the chairman of the jury, Igor Moiseev, who headed the Organizing Committee of the first competition, Olga Lepeshinskaya, the chairman of the Organizing Committee of many subsequent competitions. And from the second competition in 1973 to the present, the permanent chairman of the jury and his Artistic director is the great choreographer of our time - Yuri Grigorovich.

Member of the competition jury different years included: Marina Semenova, Galina Ulanova, Sofia Golovkina, Maya Plisetskaya, Irina Kolpakova, Natalya Kasatkina, Mikhail Lavrovsky, Vladimir Vasiliev and others famous figures Ballet of Russia, as well as Yvette Chauvire and Claude Besi, Cyril Atanasoff, Charles Jude (France), Alicia Alonso (Cuba), Arnold Haskell (Great Britain), Alan Friederichia and Kirsten Ralov (Denmark), Brigit Kulberg (Sweden), Rudy van Dantzig (Netherlands), Robert Jofri and Natalia Makarova (USA), Konstanz Vernon and Dietmar Seifert (Germany), Doris Laine (Finland), Julio Boca (Argentina) and other representatives of the ballet elite of the world. In the entire history of the existence of the Moscow Grand Prix competition, only four artists were awarded: Nadezhda Pavlova (USSR) at the II Ballet Competition in 1973, Irek Mukhamedov (USSR) at the IV Ballet Competition in 1981, Andrey Batalov (Russia) at the VIII Competition of ballet dancers in 1997 and Denis Matvienko (Ukraine) at the X Competition of ballet dancers and choreographers in 2005.

Discoveries

In addition to the above-named Grand Prix winners, the Moscow competition opened to the world such names as Francesca Zyumbo and Patrice Barth, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Eva Evdokimova, Lyudmila Semenyaka and Vyacheslav Gordeev, Alexander Godunov, Loipa Araukho and Vladimir Derevyanko, Nina Ananiashvili and Andris Liepa, Vadim Pisarev, Julio Bocca and Vladimir Malakhov, Maria Alexandrova, Alina Cojocaru, Nikolai Tsiskaridze, Natalia Osipova, Ivan Vasiliev and many others.

Choreographers Competition

Since 2001, the competition of choreographers has been added to the competition of ballet dancers. The Moscow Competition paid tribute three times eminent figures Russian and world ballet art: the VII Moscow Ballet Competition in 1993 was dedicated to the choreography of Marius Petipa, the IX International Competition of Ballet Dancers and Choreographers in 2001 was held in honor of the great Galina Ulanova, the XI International Competition of Ballet Dancers and Choreographers in 2009 - in honor of the outstanding Russian ballerina Marina Semenova.

As part of the competition, a press center operates, creative meetings, seminars, workshops and exhibitions.

Meaning

The Moscow competition is important not only as an arena for professional communication of creative youth, but also as a serious platform for the exchange of experience between teachers and choreographers, a territory for discussions and development of ballet and critical thought, the basis for the rapprochement of cultures of different peoples.

The International Competition for Ballet Dancers and Choreographers in Moscow is held every four years. It has state status and plays a significant role in the development of world culture.