Kremlin ballet: history, repertoire, troupe, purchase of tickets

Theater "Kremlin Ballet" was founded by choreographer and teacher Andrei Petrov. The repertoire of the troupe is mainly classical works. The ballet is located in the building of the Kremlin Palace.

History of the theater

Theater "Kremlin Ballet" opened its doors in 1990. The creative credo of the team is "Fidelity to traditions combined with the creation of new original productions." The repertoire of the theater includes performances that make up the world heritage and created by the outstanding ballet masters of the past - M. Petipa and others, as well as modern masters.

The Kremlin ballet often cooperated with such choreographers as Vladimir Vasiliev, Yuryus Smoriginas, Yuri Grigorovich, Ekaterina Maksimova and others.

The main Russian and foreign artists are engaged in decorating theater performances. These are Stanislav Benediktov, Boris Messerer, Vladimir Arefiev, Boris Krasnov, Jan Pyenkovsky, Angelo Sala and others.

Since 2012, the Kremlin Palace annually participates in the International Ballet Festival with the participation of the theater. In its framework, guest stars of world size take part in the productions of the troupe. Among them: Matilda Fruste, Alina Cojocaru, Federico Bonelli, Steven MacRae, Anastasia Volochkova, Ilze Liepa, Vadim Muntagirov, Maya Mahateli, Ekaterina Osmolkina, Vladimir Shklyarov, Gabriela Corrado and others.

Theater "Kremlin Ballet" takes part in the project "Russian Seasons". Its organizers are Andris Liepa and Andrei Petrov. The project is designed to revive the masterpieces of the legendary "Russian Seasons" by Sergei Diaghilev.

The "Kremlin Ballet", run by A. Petrov, is a unique and original troupe.

For 26 years of existence the theater has carried out more than hundreds of tours to various countries of the world.

Performances

The repertoire of Moscow theaters, in which you can see the ballet performances, is varied. It offers classics and modern dance directions. There are performances for every taste. The repertoire of the theater "Kremlin Ballet" is based on the classics. The troupe offers the following performances to the audience:

• "Swan Lake".
• "The Snow Maiden".
• "Nutcracker".
• "Magical flute".
• "Corsair".
• "Sleeping Beauty".
• "The beauty and the Beast".
• "Ruslan and Ludmila".
• The Bayadere.
• "Romeo and Juliet".
• "Esmeralda".
• "Thousand and One Nights".
• "Don Quixote" and many other performances.

Troupe

"The Kremlin Ballet" is first and foremost a remarkable troupe. Here are collected some of the best artists of the country and the world.

Creative team:

• Cyril Ermolenko.
• Sergey Vasyuchenko.
• Ekaterina Churkina.
• Amir Salimov.
• Maxim Sabitov.
• Saori Koike.
• Veronica Varnovskaya.
• Oksana Grigoryeva.
• Eugene Korolev.
• Maxim Afanasyev.
• Valeria Pobedinskaya.
• Ekaterina Khristoforova.
• Daniil Roslanov.
• Irina Ablitsova.
• Joy Womack.
• Yegor Motuzov.
• Alexander Chernov.
• Mikhail Evgeny.
• Nikolay Zheltikov.
• Alina Kaicheva.
• Natalia Balakhnicheva.
• Alexander Khmylov.
• Mikhail Martynyuk.
• Ksenia Habinets

And many others.

Andrei Petrov

The Kremlin ballet was created by its permanent chief choreographer and art director AB Petrov. Andrei Borisovich - People's Artist of Russia, Professor, winner of various awards.

After graduating from the choreography school A. Petrov will serve in the Bolshoi Theater for more than twenty years as a ballet soloist. He was distinguished by his temperament, technicality, and was also a gallant and reliable partner.

After graduating in 1977, the Institute of Theatrical Art became a choreographer-director. The internship took place at the legendary Yuri Grigorovich. Repeatedly he was a co-author of Boris Pokrovsky. Andrei Borisovich staged ballets and dances in operas in Russian and foreign theaters: in Moscow, Sofia, Chelyabinsk, Bashkiria, Shanghai, Yekaterinburg, Boston and others. Repeatedly he was a librettist of his productions.

For the "Kremlin Ballet", which he created in 1990, A. Petrov staged seventeen performances.

The performances of Andrei Borisovich differ in their content, talented drama, innovative solutions, maturity of thought and brightness. They contribute to the creative growth of dancers both in terms of technique and in terms of artistry.

In addition to the "Kremlin Ballet", A. Petrov, together with A. Liepa since 2005, runs the choreographic project "Russian Seasons of the XXI Century".

Andrei Borisovich is not only a director, he is a teacher - a professor at the Moscow Academy of Choreography. A. Petrov was awarded orders and medals.

Buying tickets

In order to get to the performances in the "Kremlin Ballet", tickets do not have to be purchased at the ticket office. You can use the online shopping service. On the site of the Kremlin Palace in the section "Bill" there is an opportunity to purchase tickets without leaving home, at any convenient time. You can pay by credit card.

If the viewer wishes to purchase a ticket at the Kremlin Palace's ticket office, then it is necessary to take into account the hours of her work - every day from 12:00 to 20:00 without break and without days off.

Spoiled or lost electronic tickets, unlike the usual ones purchased at the ticket office, can be downloaded and printed again.