Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
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Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 59°55′49″N 30°20′09″E / 59.9303°N 30.3358°E |
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Type | Ballet school |
Established | May 4, 1738 |
Campus type | Urban |
Website | https://vaganovaacademy.ru/ |
The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet is a school of
The Vaganova Academy is the associate school of the Mariinsky Ballet, one of the world's leading ballet companies. Students of the school have found employment with ballet and contemporary companies worldwide, such as the Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and the Mikhailovsky Ballet.
History
The school was established as the Imperial Theatrical School by decree of the
Nearly all the early teachers at the school were from
Since 1836, the school has been situated at
Vaganova
Agrippina Vaganova brought developments in modern Russian Ballet. She graduated from the Imperial Ballet School in 1897 and danced with the Imperial Ballet, retiring from the stage early to pursue her teaching career following the Revolution. As the Soviet government had not yet re-established the school, Vaganova began her teaching career at the privately owned School of Russian Ballet, eventually joining the new Leningrad State Choreographic School in 1920. Vaganova is noted for authoring The Principles of Classical Dance, which outlines the training system she created. There are a number of variations in the name of the school, but the official title in current use in the English-speaking world is Vaganova Ballet Academy.
Today
Overview
The Vaganova Ballet Academy which some consider the source of modern ballet is now over 275 years old.[2] The Academy has over 300 students. The Rector of the academy is Nikolay Tsiskaridze and the Artistic Director is Zhanna Ayupova.
Auditions
Auditions for the school begin in June, and children must be at least 10 years old to audition.
Training
All students at the school begin by studying a program of dance training, secondary school level education, French language and piano lessons. As they progress through the school, the program becomes more intensive, with new subjects being added to the curriculum as the students become more advanced. Students are evaluated at the end of each academic year and a decision made as to whether they will advance to the higher grades which have progressively fewer openings.[3]
Notable graduates
- Svetlana Adyrkhaeva
- Altynai Asylmuratova
- Zhanna Ayupova
- George Balanchine
- Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Vakhtang Chabukiani
- Alexandra Danilova
- Natalia Dudinskaya
- Valentin Elizariev
- Mikhail Fokine
- Ai-gul Gaisina
- Elizaveta Gerdt
- Yuri Grigorovich
- Tamara Karsavina
- Maria Khoreva
- Ji-Young Kim
- Irina Kolpakova
- Gabriela Komleva
- Ekaterina Kondaurova
- Mathilde Kschessinska
- Nicolai Legat
- Serge Legat
- Larissa Lezhnina
- Ulyana Lopatkina
- Lisa Macuja-Elizalde
- Natalia Makarova
- Yulia Makhalina
- Ryan Martin
- Varvara P. Mey
- Galina Mezentseva
- Fethon Miozzi
- Olesya Novikova
- Bronislava Nijinska
- Vaslav Nijinsky
- Rudolf Nureyev
- Aaron Osawa-Horowitz
- Valery Panov
- Yelena Pankova
- Veronika Part
- Anna Pavlova
- Olga Preobrajenskaya
- Evgenia Obraztsova
- Anna Odintsova
- Farukh Ruzimatov
- Marina Semenova
- Konstantin Sergeyev
- Vladimir Shklyarov
- Alla Sizova
- Olga Smirnova
- Yuri Soloviev
- Alina Somova
- Olga Spesivtseva
- Yulia Stepanova
- Viktoria Tereshkina
- Galina Ulanova
- Anastasia Volochkova
- Diana Vishneva
- Rostislav Zakharov
- Svetlana Zakharova
- Konstantin Zaklinsky
- Igor Zelensky
References
- ^ "Vaganova Academy - History of the Vaganova Ballet Academy". vaganovaacademy.ru. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ Russian Ballet Celebrates 275 (!!!) Years Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, Dance Magazine, 2013, retrieved 13 March 2014
- ^ NHK Documentary, "Future Princes of Ballet."
External links
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Russian)
- Photo-essay: Vaganova Ballet Academy