Anariana

Zhiganshina is scheduled to dance as Gamzatti on 29 October.

Shakirova is scheduled to dance as Masha in Nutcracker on July 12th. Kimin Kim will be the Prince.

Sadly there seems to be only one or two videos from the last graduation concert. It would have been so nice to see Shakirova's Aurora and the other cast of Laurencia.

Thanks! The correct English title of the second work is RAYMONDA VARIATIONS. Fabulous program for Tsiskaridze's first full year as head of the academy. His stock has really gone up into book.

The teacher IK should help in improving the training of classical males in StP, since Selyutski is getting up in years. This was not a 'bumper crop year' for the boy students.

I know, my mistake. I copied the program from Mariinsky's website and skipped proofreading.

I also think the program is fabulous. Especially I liked the Laurencia and I think Shakirova was great. I really hope someone is going to post her Aurora on YT. On the other hand, even though I like Lukina, her interpretation of Aurora wasn't that good. She was a little bit too much like a student to my taste. Of course it's not the easiest part.

Here's Lukina on June 13th. (Aurora's entrance and the Rose Adagio)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isyym-cUJR4

June 10th was actually the dress rehearsal/general rehearsal and the first concert took place on the following day. The second concert was on June 13th.

The programme is following:

I. The Sleeping Beauty (Act I)
Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev

starring Anastasia Lukina as Aurora in the rehearsal seen in YT and June 11th & 13th. Renata Shakirova will be dancing as Aurora on June 18th when the third graduation concert will be. Ksenia Fateeva and Ksenia Kulikova are dancing as Lilac Fairy but I don't know the dates.

II. Variations on a theme of Raymonda
Music by Alexander Glazunov
Choreography by George Balanchine

Nika Tsvikhtaria danced the lead and Lukina is casted for the role on June 18th. I don't know the name of the boy who was dancing and didn't recognize all of the soloists. Lukina danced one of the variations though. As mentioned, Leo PETIT posted most of the ballet in YT but at least the first part has been already deleted.

III. Suite from the ballet Laurencia
Music by Alexander Crain
Choreography by Vakhtang Chabukiani

Renata Shakirova was in the lead. Elena Solomyanko is also casted for the role. An other well know graduate, Olga Makarova, is dancing some character roles. June 11th (link below) was posted in YT, https://youtu.be/g9MzXe_PDeI .

Yulia is no more listed on the roster of Stanislavsky. And neither is her husband. Does anyone know what is happened?