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Thank you, bart! Petr is actually the best partner in our theatre. All girls are really happy when thet got to dance with him!

Hi there! A bit belated but I join your discussion about Borchenko siblings. I adore this duet and I'm lucky to watch them every time they dance, because I live in Minsk. So, I know a lot about them and if you are interested in some information, I can provide. For example, if you wish to attend their performance I can inform you on when and help with tickets and lodging! Moreover, I've come across their video on YouTube. Search "Minsk Ballet" for a Giselle clip.

Lucky you are to go there! The city is absolutely amazing and gorgeous!!!!! I'm a bit envious!... So I advise you to hop out at subway station Gorkovskaya and on foot move to the Nevsky it means that you should go along Kamennoostrovsky avenue, then cross the Troitsky bridge (terrific view from that bridge - Petropavlovskaya fortress, Vasilievsky island, Zimnij Palace...) So you cross the river along the Troitsky bridge and you are against the Marsovo Pole - a large square full of greenery, where some youth lay on the grass if the weather is hot. If you don't approach Marsovo Pole and turn to the right immediately after the bridge, you'll go along the embankment watching all the famous buildings, first the Mramornyj Palace, then the buildings of Zimni Palace... Oh!! That's so much to write and I believe this is a bit off topic, so if you wanna some precise advice mail me singing_medora@yahoo.com I know SPb very well and can give a lot of advice where to dine, where to shop, where to have a promenade!

Hi guys! Need your answer- do you think its possible to hire an agent for a ballerina to help her find a job? Mostly interested in Europe. I tried to search through the Net but it's very difficult. Probably anyone has used the services of an agent? The girl is a prima-ballerina.

Moreover, guys, the sit is still under construction! Later on there will be more, much more pics and videos also!!

Thank you so much, Amy!! I will tell this to the designers for sure! And sorry everyone for such a stupid mistake Dunno how it happened that I didn't notice it...

Thank you, Helene! Hope, the site will really raise discussions!

http://www.balet.by/?lang=ENG wow, guys! They've done an English version of Belarussian Ballet site!!! Visit it and comment please! There you cn see pics, playbill and mane other things! So you're welcome!

http://thsun1.jinr.ru/~smond/forum/Ivan/Ivan_DQs.mpg here you can download a video of Ivan Vasiliev, Moscow International Competition winner(junior) in DQ(Basil)

Canary, did you get my e-mail?

2 Canary I'm so glad you're interested in Belarussian Opera! Of cource? there is such a company! When a child I was singing in a musical studio within this company? we performed a lot of plays for children and that was really cool! The feeling of being on the stage of the most famous theatre in the country! That's even difficult to express! there we took up singing professionally and I even took classes for a year from a very-very respectable teacher of our Conservatoire, so to say one of the founders of our singing school. You see, belarussain opera shcool is young - it started at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as ballet school, but Conservatoire appeared earlier than ballet college, so our singers started to get professional education earlier. Now we've got a lot of talented singers? our opera is very popular in Germany and Switzerland. They tour there every year and participate in different festivals. well, it's a bit out of topic i guess. So if you've got some more questions you can e-mail me singing_medora@yahoo.com and ask everything you want! I will answer eagerly!

Hi everyone! Here are Some new Photos! Among them fabulous couple Borchenko in The Swan Lake http://b.foto.radikal.ru/0601/f8527f501883.jpg http://a.photofile.ru/album.php?id=1143727 Share your impressions!

http://a.photofile.ru/album.php?id=1143727

Here is a link where you can see some pics of Belarussian ballet. I'm a "pure non-professional' in the field of photo and loading them on site, that is why... Sorry in advance! :blush: They are very few but still... It's just my first attempt to help you find out more about this company!

Tell me please, is it possible to post photos within my message on the forum? Like: I write a description and then place a photo and then again?

Ivan Vasiliev who has won gold at Moscow Int'l competition is going to dance Don Quixote at our theatre! I will try to leave photos or video on the net!

Come on, guys! :blush: Be more active in answering!

Hi, everyone! Yesterday and tomorrow Yuka Miyaki with our company! She has already danced Don Quixote and is going to dance Giselle! Don Quixote was marvellous? gorgeous and just brilliant! Everyone is striked! By the way? does anybogy knows, what did she win this year in Nagoe?

www.videobalet.net/molodart there you can dowload some videos from the X Moscow Competition and especially Ivan Vasiliev's (gold winner among juniors) striking performance! Enjoy!

Hi! THank you very-very much for your support! I really do appreciate it and I'm glad that you share my hopes for the bright future of our ballet! The latest news. Ivan Vasiliev(gold, juniors, X Intern'l comp. in Moscow) has decided to continue his education here in Minsk inspite lots of invitations and even from the Bolshoi. To my mind deserves applause ! Yesterday was the fist performance on another stage... .As I've mentioned - acoustisc unbearable, the stage is awful - seems that the curtain is somwhere in the middle ( In the middle somewhat elevated!) and when the act finishes the dancers stay somewhere before the curtain. Yesterday was "La Bayadere" and at the end of the 2 act, when Nikia dies, the curtain was about to fall behind them!!! Can you imagine?! Dead Nikia stands up and goes backstage?!! Thanks to our premier Igor Artamonov everything turnd out OK. In the last moment he took Nikia And holding her in his arms with desperate face full of sorrw and a silent question"Why?" in his eyes slowly moved backwards. It was just great! Like a new version of the final! Thanks to him! But still very difficult situation...The building does not have any rehearsal halls and our company still rehearse in the native building. But the restoration is to begin this weeks and the company will be left without any halls to rehearse in! And what do you think? Our government offers them a hall can you believe where? in the kindergarten! For the company of more than 70 dancers!!! I dunno but my boyfrian in this company is 2 metres tall and if he makes just one jete this small kindergarten will need resotration!!!And again - it's the leading company of the country!!!!!How can't they understand?!:bash: still hope for someone's help...

Hi everyone! I just wanna know do you know anything and are you interested...

People! I gotta tell you awful news. Our theatre is going to be restored and our company doesn’t have a place to dance in! I agree, the building of our theatre is very old, it represents real cultural and historic value and actually needs restoration but why couldn’t it be done like in Moscow or St-Petersburg? You probably know they’re going to restore there theatres as well but there they have built or are going to build an alternative building not to cause difficulties for the company. In our city we also have one concert hall where our ballet can give performances BUT acoustics there is unbearable and our company is always dancing with live orchestra! Moreover, there are almost no rooms where dancers can dress up, so some of them I mean corps de ballet will have to dress even in the corridors! Can you imagine that?! And consider, our company is the principal in the country and they have to work in such conditions! People connected with ballet, you will understand me…The salary is going to be really small for about 90 $!For you in the US it may seem unbelievable at all but in our country it is somehow possible to make both ends meet with such salary but if both spouses work in the company and they also have to raise a child it becomes impossible at all…And the last thing which is killing – one rehearsal or play at the stage of that concert hall will cost our company 5000 euros. Perhaps for your country it’s a normal amount of money but as you can see from the information about the salary and also taking into consideration that tickets cost 1-8 $ you may understand to which result the restoration of our theatre will lead. The number of ballets performed will be much fewer than in our “native” building for our company won’t be able to pay for the stage and they can’t even rely on any governmental support, see? Again ballet people will understand me – fewer ballets – fewer stimulus to work – fewer possibilities to express yourself!!! And for the people of art it’s so important! And what then? Our dancers won’t want work with our company and will look for some job abroad. And during 3 or4 years of restoration the company which have been famous since the times of appreciating Soviet Ballet, the company which gave birth to such stars as Alexey Turko, Alexandr Buber, Ivan Vasiliev, who was definitely the best at the 10th Competition in Moscow this year and many many other people who glorify our ballet school all over the world, this company will lose all its potential? I don’t know…I can’t help tears…Please anyone, if you know how to help us, respond me, s’il vous plait… Perhaps there are some sponsors who can help our distinctive not to fade in the cruel world of money…If you are interested, probably someone will help us to organize a tour round America, you won’t regret! Perhaps you don’t believe that Belarus can present smth worth watching, you know little ‘bout our country but believe me, our ballet hve preserved everything, every feature, great inspiration, desire to express creativity – everything which was characteristic of Russian Ballet school, Soviet ballet – company admire all over the world! We synthesized this tradition with our national spirit and become an original ballet company, really, honestly worth visiting! Excuse me the letter has become a little confused and messy but it’s all because I’m so frustrated… Please, anyone help me…help us…Don’t let a part of World Ballet die…

Thanx everyone for explanation! As for the coming season. Every autumn we’ve got an Int’l Festival of Contemporary Choreography, the so-called IFMC. Works of choreographers from Eastern Europe and also from Germany, Baltic countries, Poland, France and other countries are always widely presented. During this festival you may visit different master-classes, which comparing to the European standards cost dead cheap! A famous Panfilov’s company is a permanent guest here. This is a really striking event in our cultural life for here our national traditions in modern dance come together with those of the western countries. There aren’t many modern dance companies in our country but for all of them this festival is the most expectable event. And not for them only. I should say that all people who are somehow connected with dance or are just fans try to appear there because there you can meet like crème de la crème of dancing elite of many countries. Each year IFMC is a surprise and each year talented producers prepare something new and captivating. There you may watch a real diversity of emotions and get unforgettable pleasure from performances and just communicating with people. You know, the Belarusians are really open –hearted and all people who come to our country for some event become the same under the influence of our smiles. So it would be easy to start chatting with anyone whose creative work has impressed you and share experience or some professional tricks. If anyone gets interested in this event I can provide you with information about the dates of the festival.

Can't get why you call these news terrific?.. :mellow:

Yahoo!!! Our Alexandr Buber has won the competition in Nagoe, Japan! Congratulations!!!!! You see? Belarussian ballet is great and it's growing better and getter!!!!!