Performer: Mariinsky Ballet

With Contrasts, the Mariinsky dancers are put under a multifaceted microscope. 

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. 

A performance that led to the making of a new piece of history. Xander Parish made a Mariinsky Principal after a sublime performance of Swan Lake. 

The fireworks – when they came – were explosive, Viktoria Tereshkina and Kimin Kim igniting the Royal Opera House stage in a frenzy of effervescent footwork.

Ratmansky's outrageously charming screwball comedy for the Mariinsky

The Mariinsky’s Fountain of Bakchisarai fails to inspire.

A tribute to a much-loved and highly respected principal of the Mariinsky Ballet, who died at the tragically early age of 39.