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The Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi is among the world's oldest ballet companies . In the early 20th century, it came to international prominence as Moscow became the capital of Soviet Russia .
He danced roles in La Fille mal gardée, the La Flûte magique, and Le Réveil de Flore. In 1895 Alexander Gorsky developed a friendship with V.I. Stepanov who was creating a system of dance notation. Upon Stepanov's death Gorsky perfected Stepanov's system and was later appointed to teach it to students of the Imperial Ballet School. [3]
Kondratyeva served on the jury of the Benois de la Danse competition in 2003 and 2013. [7] She was awarded the title People's Artist of the USSR. [8] In 2013, Kondratyeva was appointed a member of the artistic council of the Bolshoi Ballet troupe, along with Stepanenko, Svetlana Adyrkhaeva, Nina Semizorova, and Alexander Vetrov.
Upon her graduation in 2003 she joined the Bolshoi Ballet, where she presently works under the tutelage of Svetlana Adyrkhaeva. She was promoted to the rank of soloist in October 2009, [ 3 ] to first soloist in September 2011, to leading soloist in May 2012, [ 4 ] and was appointed to the rank of principal dancer in July 2015.
Among the awards she has received are the Prix Benois de la Danse (1992), the Gold Medal at the Japan International Ballet Competition (1995), the People's Artist of Russia award (1996) [2] and the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1996). [3] In 2001, she was awarded the Russian Order of Honour. [1]
Mikhail returned to the Bolshoi and was appointed its director in 1917. He left Russia after the October Revolution , first working in Lithuania , and finally settling in the United States in 1924. He founded the Mordkin Ballet in 1926, for which he choreographed a complete Swan Lake and many other ballets.
Bolshoi Theatre (Kamenny Theatre). The curtain for the ballet La Perle (1896) The Stone Theatre, was built in 1775—1783; initial project by Antonio Rinaldi was finished by other architects. In 1802—1805 it was rebuilt by Thomas de Thomon and renamed the Bolshoi (big one) to distinguish from Maly (small one). Burned down in 1811, then being ...
The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are among the oldest and best known ballet and opera companies in the world. It is by far the world's biggest ballet company, with more than 200 dancers. [2] The theatre is the parent company of The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, a leading school of ballet. It has a branch at the Bolshoi Theater School in Joinville ...