"April Season:
Jacobson Theater Golden Collection" Automatic translate

Art has always had a healing power - it instilled confidence, brought joy, gave light. It united, even when it seemed that the whole world was against it, and plunged the soul into the arms of all-consuming love. It remains so to this day.

The project "April Season: The Golden Collection of the Yakobson Theater" will be held on the Historical Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater from 4 to 13 April. Its program is filled with unchanging classics - in the golden ballet collection, modernity is represented by refined craftsmanship. "Swan Lake", "Giselle", "Don Quixote", "The Nutcracker" - all these immortal works are full of deep meaning and invariably heal the soul, because goodness and love always win in the finale.

On April 9, in the play Don Quixote, the main part will be performed by the Honored Artist of Russia, the brilliant ballet soloist Ivan Vasiliev. During his career, he has conquered many theatrical scenes, and his work leaves no one indifferent.

A special accent is the evening of one-act ballets “Out of Time. Choreographic masterpieces by Leonid Yakobson”, which will be held on April 6. The program contains and carefully restored truly unique works that testify to the great talent of the master. Leonid Yakobson’s miniatures are a colorful kaleidoscope of genre stories, where the plasticity of the body tells a poignant story more clearly than any words.

In parallel with the main events, an exclusive online program will be held, which will allow the sophisticated spectator to become part of the ballet everyday life. Events will take place on the official social network of the project VKontakte, as well as on the Kuda Go online resource and on the website of the St. Petersburg TV channel.

On March 27, a lecture by ballet critic Olga Fedorchenko will be published. How the audience’s favorite performances were created, what difficulties and obstacles stood in the way of their stage history. It is amazing what a difficult path the current ballet "favorites" sometimes overcame, gradually winning the favor of the public.

For those who want to try themselves in the practice of ballet steps, on April 7, a recording of a master class with the participation of Ivan Vasiliev will be posted. The secrets and art of choreographic dance, the shades of refined movements and perfect technique - all this you will find in a personal educational lesson, which you can take part in without leaving your home.

On April 8, for all balletomanes in Russia, regardless of the fact that they may be separated by distances of thousands of kilometers, there will be a live broadcast of the performance "Don Quixote". The staging, freshly interpreted by choreographer Johan Kobborg, resonated with even the most demanding audience. This time, the young soloist Anastasia Milyachenko will make her debut in the performance.

On April 14, a creative meeting will be shown with the participation of ballet experts and cultural figures of St. Petersburg. The topic of discussion will be the proportion of new and old in the subject of ballet art. The partner of the project, Grand Hotel Europe, will help to create an inviting atmosphere.

Ballet Theatre. Leonid Yakobson is sincerely grateful for the support of the information partners of the project: the St. Petersburg TV channel, the Eldoradio radio station, the online resource Kuda Go and Culture of the Russian Federation.