Large-scale exhibition “First location. According to the “socialbites.ca” correspondent, the Russian Ballet performed on February 21 in St. It was opened in the “Manezh” Central Exhibition Hall in St. Petersburg.
“This exhibition contains many secrets and surprises,” Anna Yalova, Director of Manege Central Exhibition Hall, said at the opening ceremony. “Our artists have worked in the archives so that modern audiences can see what they haven’t shown for 200-300 years, know their history and be proud of it. We have great descendants who wrote the history of contemporary ballet.”
Elena Kharlamova, Director of the Museums and Foreign Communications Department of the Russian Ministry of Culture, Agniya Sterligova, Director General of the Planet9 Bureau, Olga Galaktionova, General Manager of ROSIZO, Pavel Kaplevich, Creative Curator of the Exhibition, and Alexander Karmaev, the producer, also gave speeches. first guests
The reason for the exhibition was the 350th anniversary of the Russian ballet celebrated on 17 February. Exhibition, St. Petersburg, Moscow and other regions of Russia presents more than a thousand exhibits from 40 museums, archives and libraries. Among them are the paintings of Mikhail Vrubel and Zinaida Serebryakova, Galina Ulanova’s incense for the Dying Swan party, the pointed shoes of Matilda Kshesinskaya, personal belongings of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Agrippina Vaganova and Alexander Benois, Russian Seasons posters, archive videos and photos is located.
The exhibition is divided into thematic zones: visitors can study the history of Russian ballet from its origins in the second half of the 17th century to the present day, and also get acquainted with its sections “Costume store”, “School” and “Anatomy of Ballet”. Artists Yulia Rutberg and Igor Mirkurbanov recorded audio accompaniment with headphones that synchronized with each guest’s location.
The exhibition was organized by the Manege Central Exhibition Hall and the Planet9 Bureau with the support of the Presidential Cultural Initiatives Fund.
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