The International Ballet Festival arrives with the classic “Swan Lake”

After the premiere of new programs of Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty, the St. Petersburg Festival Ballet is going to change its name. Shocked and affected by Russia’s war of inhumane aggression against Ukraine, the famous ballet changes its name to International Ballet Festival.With this change, the artists clearly express their position. The Ballet Festival is an international ballet that thinks beyond national borders and represents understanding and coexistence in the poetry of art, music and dance. Since the beginning of the war, artists have expressed their position against Russian aggression through numerous protest actions before each of their performances. Therefore, they are now also threatened by Russia. The team, which also includes a large number of Ukrainian dancers, naturally sees itself as a ballet of peace and cohesion among all people. Artistically, ballet represents the Russian school of classical ballet in its purest form. Rigorous elegance combined with modern and twenty-first century influences, that is, a high-level dance show, all combined with splendid costumes and sumptuous decorations. During the new season, the International Ballet Festival will once again present a very special jewel of classical ballet: “Swan Lake” on May 5 and 6 at the Gran Rex Theater. 

Original source in Spanish