Gary Lindsey Artist Services, Inc.

The Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet Theatre, under the artistic direction of prima ballerina, Marina Medvetskay­a, is one of St. Petersburg's most well-respected ballet companies.  Since its founding in 1996, the troupe has performed to acclaim throughout Russia, the states of the former Soviet Union, England and Scandinavia, and beginning with its North American debut during the 2001-2002 season, to more than 100 cities in the U.S. and Canada.  The company is now planning its ninth annual tour of North America for the 2009-2010 season. During the 2009-2010 season, the company of 12 soloists and principal dancers will offer "A Classical Ballet Gala" that may include such group works as dances from Petipa's "Pakhita," Peggy Willis's full-company ballet, "Beethoven: A Classical Inspiration," and a new ballet choreographed to the music of Gershwin.  Also featured will be familiar pas de deux and solos from "Swan Lake," "Don Quixote," "Le Corsaire," "The Sleeping Beauty" and "The Dying Swan."  In addition to "A Classical Ballet Gala," the Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet may also tour a holiday program featuring “Nutcracker” Act II and other classical works. The company founder and director, Marina Medvetskaya, is a disciple of the legendary premier danseur and choreographer, Vakhtang Chaboukiani.  She is the former Prima Ballerina of the Tbilisi State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, where she danced all the leading roles in the classical and contemporary ballet repertoire, as well as working with Alexander Plesetsky and the Bolshoi’s Mikhail Lavrovsky.  Her company was awarded the Amber Necklace, the equivalent of the Gold Medal, at the National Ballet Competition in Kalingrad in 1999.  The artists in her company, many of whom have been trained in the exacting classical technique of the Kirov Ballet's Vaganova Ballet Academy, have previously danced with the finest ballet companies of St. Petersburg, including the Kirov, The Maly and the St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre of the late Askold Makarov. NOTE:  Although GLAS no longer represents this attraction, we will forward to the Tour Producer, upon receiving an emailed request addressed to GLAS, your inquiry about the Company's future touring plans in the United States and Canada.   HOME      TECH RIDER      PHOTOS/POSTERS      VIDEO      TOUR HISTORY      REVIEWS INQUIRIES