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Context: Diana Vishneva's tour de force
Under the artistic leadership of ballerina extraordinaire Diana Vishneva, Context, a showcase of Russian contemporary choreography, sees it UK premiere at London Sadler's Wells.
An evening of Contrasts from the Mariinsky Ballet
With Contrasts, the Mariinsky dancers are put under a multifaceted microscope.
Tolstoy speed read: Ratmansky’s Anna Karenina
How does one condense a Tolstoy epic for the stage? In Anna Karenina, choreographer Alexei Ratmansky focuses on the three central characters, filleting the novel to its bare essentials.
The Mariinsky Ballet: La Bayadère
The Mariinsky Ballet presents La Bayadère, here performed by a stellar cast with Diana Vishneva, Kimin Kim and Viktoria Tereshkina in the lead roles.
Mariinsky Ballet shifts gears in Ratmansky's Cinderella
Towering architectural sets, expansive multifaceted dancing, and an detailed playing from an exceptional orchestra deliver an emotional performance in Alexei Ratmansky's Russian adaptation of Prokofiev's Cinderella for Mariinsky Ballet.
Le Parc at the Mariinsky
Angelin Preljocaj's sublime Le Parc is performed again by the Mariinsky Theatre, with Diana Vishneva leading the company in this ode to love.