International Activities 2020-2021 academic year

1. Joint Bolshoi Ballet Academy – Shandong Vagang education Consulting Company projects

- March 15-19, 2021 – "Classical Ballet Teaching Method in 4 and 5 ballet classes". Ten online seminars for teachers of ballet schools and dance professionals from China.
Teacher: Tatiana Ryzhova.
A live piano accompaniment: Parkhomenko Yunna and Nosova Polina.

2. Joint Bolshoi Ballet Academy – Russian American Foundation projects
https://www.russianamericanfoundation.org/bolshoi-ballet-academy-programs

- June 28 – August 6, 2021 – Russian language classes for American students and master-classes in choreographic disciplines within the framework of the NSLI Program for Youth – Scholarships to Study Language Abroad (Bolshoi Ballet Academy, online).
The Russian language teachers: Anastasia Lazareva, Vasilisa Barteneva, Elena Strizhenok, Natalia Plutalovskaya, Tatiana Kapshukova, Sofia Ryabova, Ivanna Prokopova.

- June 28 – August 6, 2021 – The Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive for ballet students (the USA, NY).
Teachers: G. Gusev, E. Bobrova, M. Sharkov, A. Pshenitsyn, T. Ryzhova, E. Trunina-Shalaeva.

- June 28 – August 6, 2021 – The Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive for ballet students (the USA, Connecticut).
Teachers: O. Dozortseva, S. Orekhov, N. Revich, S. Tigleva.

3. Joint Bolshoi Ballet Academy – Russian Ballet International projects http://www.russianballetinternational.com/moscow/

- December 9 – 13, 2020 – “The Method of Ballet Teaching for Beginners”. Online teacher training seminar for Japanese ballet teachers.
Teacher: Lyudmila Kovalenko.
A live piano accompaniment: Agrippina Strievskaya.

- April 7-11, 2021 – “The Basis of Teaching Classical Ballet for Junior Students”. The second online training seminar for ballet school teachers in Japan. Teacher: Lyudmila Kovalenko.

- June 26 – 30, 2021 – Offline master classes in choreographic disciplines.
Lugano, Switzerland.
Teacher: Pyatkina Irina.

- August 2 – 13, 2021 – Online master classes in choreographic disciplines for the international ballet students.
Teacher: Ekaterina Ronikova.
A live piano accompaniment: Koparova Maria.

- August 16 – 20, 2021 – Online master classes in choreographic disciplines for the ballet students in Japan, Tokyo.
Teachers: Irina Pyatkina and Evgenia Kazeyeva.
A live piano accompaniment: Marina Goryacheva.

Festivals and Conferences

1. May 28, 2020 – IV Russian scientific and practical conference with international participation: "Topical issues of the development of ballet art and choreographic education" (online).

2. April 3, 2021 – Participation in International round-table "Duet-classical dance: history, theory and methodology" in a distance format, organized by the faculty of choreography of Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T. K. Zhurgenova.
Participant from the Academy: Senior Teacher of the Department of Classical and Duet Dance G. Gusev.

3. April 6-9, 2021 – Participation in the XXX International Scientific Conference in memory of L. S. Mukharinskaya (1906-1987), dedicated to the 115^th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding scientist and professor, organized by the Belarusian State Academy of Music.
Participant from the Academy: Head of the Department of Accompaniment Techniques and Musical Education M. Bulankina.

4. April 14, 2021 – Participation in International online competition "The best poster report" on the topic "Search for the new forms and the technologies in art" among second-year undergraduates of the creative universities in the field of art, held by Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T. K. Zhurgenova.

Participants from the Academy:
- Dean of the Faculty of Performing Arts A. Alferov.
- Master program’s students: A. Galimova, A. Akhmadiev, Y. Usanova.

International Activities 2019-2020 academic year

Participation of The Bolshoi Ballet Academy students in Gala show BalletSchoolStars in Rome, Nuovo Teatro Orione (Italy) on November 30, 2019.

The Bolshoi Ballet Academy students participated together with the La Scala Theatre Ballet School (Milano, Italy), Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera (Vienna, Austria), International Conservatory of Ballet and Dance (Leiria, Portugal), the Royal School of Ballet (London, the United Kingdom), the Berlin State Ballet School (Berlin, Germany), etc.

The students, who took part in the concert: Sergeenkova Eva, Denisova Arina.

The Academy presented the following pieces of choreography:

1. Grand Pas Classique (Daniel Auber, choreography by Victor Gsovsky)

2. Variation de Colombine from the Harlequinade (Riccardo Drigo, choreography by Marius Petipa)

3. Spanish Cachucha from Le Diable boiteux (Andalusian folk music, choreography by Fanny Elssler)

4. “Krakovjanka” from La Gipsy (Joseph Damse, Karol Krupinski, choreography by Fanny Essler)

5. Shadows of the Past (Franz Peter Schubert, Choreography by Georgy Gusev)

Performances in Athens, Christmas Theater (Greece)

Since December 22 to December 30, 2019 the students of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy performed 9 shows of the Nutcracker (choreography by Vasili Vainonen).

Soloists: Gashtarska Stefanija, Orlov Mark, Denisova Arina, Smilevski Dmitry.

The Bolshoi Ballet Academy and Russian Ballet International

December 30, 2019 – January 14, 2020

Master classes in classical dance, character dance, repertoire, gymnastics in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane (Australia).

Teachers: Pjatkina Irina, Trunina Ekaterina, Ermakova Liudmila.

The Bolshoi Ballet Academy and Russian Ballet International

February 1 – February 3, 2020 (Florence, Italy)

February 14 – February 16, 2020 (Lugano, Switzerland)

Master classes in classical dance and repertoire.

Teacher Pjatkina Irina.

Bolshoi Ballet Academy and Russian American Foundation

July 06 – August 07, 2020

29 students from the USA participated in online master classes in choreographic disciplines and Russian language classes within the framework of the NSLI Program for Youth – Scholarships to Study Language Abroad.

Teacher in choreographic disciplines: Alexander Pshenicin.

Russian language teachers: Elena Strizhenok, Natalia Plutalovskaya, Sofia Ryabova, Ivanna Prokopova and Lyudmila Shatilina.

The Bolshoi Ballet Academy and Russian Ballet International

July 27 – August 07, 2020

Online master classes in classical dance, repertoire and stretching. 30 students participated in master classes. There were the students from Europe, Japan, the USA, Australia, China, Canada, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Mexico, Taiwan and other countries.

Teachers: Trunina Ekaterina and Ermakova Liudmila.

Pianist: Goryacheva Marina.

International Activities 2018-2019 academic year

— overseas

Festivals

Bulgaria – IV International Junior Dance Festival Grand Dance Academy at the Kamchia Black Sea Resort – a joint project pursued by the Academy and Music and Production Company JOKER MEDIA (Kamchia Black Sea Resort, Bulgaria)

Bolshoi Ballet Academy — Russian Ballet International

December 30, 2018 – January 14, 2019, Sydney, Melbourne, Australia

Master classes in classical dance, character dance, repertoire, gymnastics

( teachers Pjatkina Irina, Trunina Ekaterina.)

July 7 – 20, 2019 – Florence, Italy

July 21-27, 2019 – Urbino, Italy

Master classes in classical dance, character dance, repertoire.

( teachers Pjatkina Irina, Trunina Ekaterina)

July 28 – August 03, 2019 – Lugano, Switzerland.

Master classes in classical dance, character dance, repertoire.

( teachers Pjatkina Irina, Trunina Ekaterina, Ermakova Ludmila, concertmaster Nosova P. )

February 9 – 11, 2019, Florence, Italy

February 15 – 17, 2019 – Lugano, Switzerland

Master classes in classical dance and repertoire, teacher Pjatkina Irina

March 8 – 11, 2019 – Hong Kong, Hong Kong China

April 5 -8, 2019 – Catania, Italy

Master classes in classical dance and repertoire. Teacher Ermakova Ludmila

Bolshoi Ballet Academy – Russian American Foundation

June 22 – August 3, 2019, USA

master classes in classical dance

August 4 – 12, 2019 training workshops in choreographic discipline teaching methodology for ballet teachers from the USA.

Activities at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy

June 23, 2019 – August 24, 2019 master classes in choreographic disciplines and Russian language classes within the framework of the NSLI Program for Youth – Scholarships to Study Language Abroad for the students from the USA. Bolshoi Ballet Academy – Russian American Foundation project.

July 14 – August 31, 2019 master classes in choreographic disciplines for the students from Italy, Japan, Australia, Mexico, Romania, Switzerland.

2017-2018 academic year

Festivals

Bulgaria – III International Junior Dance Festival Grand Dance Academy at the Kamchia Black Sea Resort – a joint project pursued by the Academy and Music and Production Company JOKER MEDIA (Kamchia Black Sea Resort, Bulgaria)

Moscow, The Russian Federation — Festival of Russian ballet schools «Tribute to Marius Petipa».

Moscow, The Russian Federation — Gala dedicated to the 200-bicentennial jubilee of Marius Petipa. Colobaration concert with Ballet school of the Opera National de Paris in Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Musik Theater.

The Republic Crimea, The Russian Federation — Gala dedicated to XII International Festival «The Great Russian Language».

International master classes and workshops

at the Academy

Summer master classes in choreographic disciplines and the Russian language for students from the USA within the framework of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth – Russian Language and Culture Moscow Intensive.

International summer master classes in choreographic disciplines for students from China (Hong Kong), Italy, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland, Kuwait.

Seminars on actual educational issues in the field of choreography for teachers from Estonia, Tallinn ballet schools.

— overseas

Seminars in classical dance teaching methodology for ballet teachers from the USA (New York city)

International master classes in choreographic disciplines in Italy (Florence and Urbino), Switzerland (Lugano), Australia (Sydney), China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo), USA (New York city and Windsor, Conn.) and Bulgaria (Kamchia)

Seminars in classical dance teaching methodology for ballet teachers from Italy (Urbino)

2016-2017 academic year

Festivals

Bulgaria – II International Junior Dance Festival Grand Dance Academy at the Kamchia Black Sea Resort – a joint project pursued by the Academy and Music and Production Company JOKER MEDIA (Bulgaria)

International master classes and workshop

at the Academy

International summer master classes in choreographic disciplines for students from China (Hong Kong), USA, Italy, Paraguay, Australia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland.

Seminars on actual educational issues in the field of choreography for teachers from Kazakhstan ballet schools.

Seminars “Professional skills of concertmasters in the field of choreography” for Korean students.

— overseas

International master classes in choreographic disciplines in Italy (Florence and Urbino), China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo and Osaka), USA (New York city and Windsor, Conn.) and Bulgaria

Seminars in classical dance teaching methodology for ballet teachers from the USA (New York city)

Seminars in classical dance teaching methodology for ballet teachers from Kazakhstan (Almaty)

2015-2016 academic year

Tours abroad

Athens, Greece – V. Vaynonen’s Nutcracker performed by the Academy students at the invitation of We Production Company

Bulgaria – First International Junior Dance Festival Grand Dance Academy at the Kamchia Black Sea Resort – a joint project pursued by the Academy and Music and Production Company JOKER MEDIA (Bulgaria)

International master classes and workshops

— at the Academy

Master classes in contemporary choreography by John Neumeier (Germany), production The Season
Master classes for students from the USA within the framework of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth – Russian Language and Culture Moscow Intensive.
International summer master classes for students from China (Hong Kong), USA, Italy, Paraguay, Australia, China and Japan

— overseas

International master classes in Italy (Florence and Urbino), China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo and Osaka), USA (New York city and Middlebury, Conn.) and Bulgaria
Seminars in classical dance teaching methodology for ballet teachers from the USA (New York city)

2014-2015 academic year

Tours abroad and in Russia

Rome, Italy – the Premio Roma-Jia Ruskaya 2014 Contest – a joint project pursued by the Academy and Fondazione Accademia Nazionale Di Danza
Astrakhan, Russia – International festival Premio Roma-Jia Ruskaya 2014

Participants:

The Bolshoi Ballet Academy (Russia)

The American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School (USA)

Scuola di Ballo del Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma (Italy)

The Hamburg Ballet School (Germany)

Scuola di Ballo dell’ Teatro di San Carlo (Italy)

International master classes and workshops:

— at the Academy

Master classes in contemporary choreography:

Africa Guzman (Spain), Luciano Cannito (Italy) and Aszure Barton (USA)

Master classes for students from the USA within the framework of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth – Russian Language and Culture Moscow Intensive
Summer master classes for students from Japan and USA
Refresher and career enhancement classes classical dance teaching methodology for students from North Korea

— overseas

International master classes in Italy (Florence), China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo and Osaka) and USA (New York City and Middlebury, Conn.)
Seminars in classical dance teaching methodology for ballet teachers from the USA (New York city)

2013-2014 academic year

Festival

Three Centuries of World Ballet – a festival of ballet schools dedicated to 240^th anniversary of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy

Participants

The Bolshoi Ballet Academy (Russia)

The Vaganova Ballet Academy (Russia)

The American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School (USA)

Scuola di danza del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (Italy)

Scuola di Ballo dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala (Italy)

The New National Theatre Ballet School (Japan)

The Hamburg Ballet School (Germany)

El Conservatorio Profesional de Danza “Carmen Amaya” (Spain)

Tours abroad:

Rome, Italy – the Premio Roma-Jia Ruskaya 2013 Contest – a joint project pursued by the Academy and Fondazione Accademia Nazionale Di Danza
Milano, Italy – a concert of the Scuola di Ballo dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala

Participants

The Bolshoi Ballet Academy (Russia)

The Ballet School of the Opéra national de Paris (France)

The Scuola di Ballo dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala

International master classes and workshops:

— at the Academy

Master classes in contemporary choreography – Basics of the Wayne McGregor Choreography Style (by Random Dance, UK).
Master classes within the framework of the Three Centuries of World Ballet Festival
International summer master classes for students from Japan, USA, Taiwan, Israel and Italy
Master classes for students from the USA within the framework of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth – Russian Language and Culture Moscow Intensive

— overseas

International master classes in Italy (Florence, Rome and Milano), Israel (Tel Aviv), Taiwan (Taipei) and USA (New York City and Middlebury, Conn.)
Seminars in methodology of choreography disciplines for ballet teachers from Italy (Torino) and the USA (New York City)

2012-2013 academic year

Tours abroad:

Paris, France – participation in the Gala dedicated to 300^th anniversary of the Ballet School of the Opéra national de Paris at the Palais Garnier.

International master classes and workshops:

— at the Academy

Master classes in contemporary choreography by

Nacho Duato, Africa Guzman and David Campos (Spain).

Master classes for students from the USA within the framework of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth – Russian Language and Culture Moscow Intensive
International summer master classes for students from Japan, USA, Taiwan, Israel and Finland
Seminars for students for South Korea and Ecuador

— overseas

International summer classes in China, Taiwan, Israel, USA and South Korea
Seminars in methodology of choreography disciplines for ballet teachers from Italy (Torino) and the USA (New York City)