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Here is the page of the program where you can see all the vdeos. https://tvkultura.ru/video/show/brand_id/63029/episode_id/1970753/video_id/2030473/

Ksenia Shevtsova and Dmitri Sobolevski (Moscow Academic Theater Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko) Elena Svinko and Georgi Bolsunovski ( Krasnoyarsk Academic Opera and Ballet Theater) Amanda Gomes and Wagner Carvalho (Kazan Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Moussa Djalil) Ksenia Zakharova and Nikolay Maltsev (Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater) Miki Nishiguchi and Alexey Seliverstov (Yekaterinburg State Theater) Radka Příhodová and Adam Zvonař (Czech National Ballet, Prague) Julian MacKay (Mikhailovsky Theater, St. Petersburg) and Skylar Brandt (it was expected to be Marion Barbeau (Paris Opera Ballet) but it was changed to Skylar) Also May Nagahisa and Victor Caixeta (Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg) were expected but were cancelled due to Caixeta's injury. No, they don't eliminate the lowest scorer.

The latest relayed version of Mayerling is by McRae and Lamb.

Nacho Duato will return to Mikahilovsky next season and will create a new La Bayadere in October. Also they will be touring to Japan next November. https://vestirossii.com/kultura/nacho-dyato-vozvrashaetsia-v-mihailovskii-teatr.html

And Akane Takada as well. Please do not omit her.

I saw her as Giselle opposite Kimin Kim guesting in Universal Ballet's Giselle this April and she was the ideal Mariinsky Giselle, so exquisite and ethereal. Haven't seen her as O/O yet but I regard this as a good replacement and am considering to add tickets.

There has been a few cast changes. First withdrawal of Oksana Skorik, and then yesterday withdrawal of Anastasia Matvienko (both assumed to be of happy reasons) Alina Somova and Ekaterina Osmolkina has replaced them. https://www.japanarts.co.jp/mariinsky2018/english.html Don Quixote 2018.11.28[Wed.] 18:30 Viktoria Tereshkina, Kimin Kim 2018.11.29[Thu.] 14:00 Renata Shakirova, Timur Askerov 2018.12.5［Wed.］ 18:30 Renata Shakirova, Philipp Stepin The Mariinsky Gala 2018.12.2[Sun.] 18:00 art 1 "Chopiniana" Music by Frédéric Chopin　 Scenario by Michel Fokine Choreography by Michel Fokine (1908), Revised version by Agrippina Vaganova (1931) CAST Alina Somova, Xander Parish Part 2 "Mariinsky of the current" The Sleeping Beauty "Rose Adagio" CAST: Yekaterina Osmolkina, Roman Belyakov, Konstantin Zverev SOLO CAST: Phillip Stepin, Yaroslav Baibordin, Maxim Zenin Corsaire PDD CAST: May Nagahisa, Victor Caixeta A Flashback PDD CAST: Ekaterina Kondaurova, Roman Belyakov Ballet "101" CAST: Vladimir Shkliarov Talisman CAST: Renata Shakirova, Kimin Kim Part 3 "Paquita" Grand pas Choreography: Yuri Smekalov Reconstruction and staging of Marius Petipa's choreography (Act III Grand Pas): Yuri Burlaka CAST Viktoria Tereshkina, Timur Askerov 2018.12.3[Mon.] 18:30 Part 1 "Chopiniana" Music by Frédéric Chopin　 Scenario by Michel Fokine Choreography by Michel Fokine (1908), Revised version by Agrippina Vaganova (1931) CAST:Yekaterina Osmolkina, Philipp Stepin Part 2 "Mariinsky of the current" The Sleeping Beauty "Rose Adagio" CAST: Maria Khoreva, Roman Belyakov, Konstantin Zverev SOLO CAST: Phillip Stepin, Yaroslav Baibordin, Maxim Zenin Corsaire PDD CAST: May Nagahisa, Victor Caixeta Ballet "101" CAST: Xander Parish "Parting" CAST: Ekaterina Ivannikova, Yuri Smekalov Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux CAST: Nadezhda Batoeva, Vladimir Shklyarov Part 3 "Paquita" Grand pas Choreography: Yuri Smekalov Reconstruction and staging of Marius Petipa's choreography (Act III Grand Pas): Yuri Burlaka CAST Yekaterina Kondaurova, Andrei Yermakov Swan Lake 2018.12.6[Thu.] 18:30 [Open 17:30 / End 21:45] Viktoria Tereshkina, Vladimir Shklyarov 2018.12.7[Fri.] 18:30 [Open 17:30 / End 21:45] Yekaterina Kondaurova, Timur Askerov 2018.12.8[Sat.] 12:00 [Open 11:00 / End 15:15] Nadezhda Batoeva, Kimin Kim 2018.12.8[Sat.] 18:00 [Open 17:00 / End 21:15] Yekaterina Osmolkina, Xander Parish 2018.12.9[Sun.] 14:00 [Open 13:00 / End 17:15] Viktoria Tereshkina, Vladimir Shklyarov Also there are 2 performances outside Tokyo, in Hyogo Prefecture. November 30th Swan Lake in Hyogo Arts Center　（Somova/Parish) December 1st Don Quixote in Hyogo Arts Center　（Batoeva/Shklyarov)

And a detailed timetable of the participating companies here.

Bolshoi Ballet's announcement on World Ballet Day https://www.bolshoi.ru/en/about/press/articles/announce/WBD-2018-10-02/

I am not sure what pointe shoes they are wearing, but many Russian ballerinas wear Grishko, and they tend to be noisier than other brands.

Svetlana Zakharova and Denis Rodkin will guest in Universal Ballet's La Bayadere. Dates, November 1st and 4th. Sejong Arts Center in Seoul. http://www.universalballet.com/korean/performances/performance_view.asp?cd=711&furl=performance (Korean) They have an English page but not enough details there. http://www.universalballet.com/eng/index.asp I have seen Kimin Kim and Ekaterina Osmolkina guest in their Giselle in April, and the quality of the company is very good.

Lopatkina had also taught in a summer masterclass in Tokyo this summer. She had also came to teach at this seminar while she was still dancing. http://sofia-ballet-seminar.com/ And she came to watch the World Ballet Festival

I don't mean anything, just saying the fact about that the current account is new and I am not criticizing Stepanova for her social media activities.

That is because Stepanova deleted her old Instagram account and started a new one on June 27th, only 2 months ago.

Could you tell us the reason why do you think so?

I will try! The world Ballet Festival is a 3 week long feast of stars but what's best is seeing someone special in a full length piece.

And Ould Braham, Heymann will also be dancing full length Don Quixote on July 27th in Tokyo as part of the World Ballet Festival. I have tickets for them.

Here is the press release in English. http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/news/detail/detail_012653.html

Former Royal Ballet Principal Miyako Yoshida was announced to take over National Ballet of Japan from 2020/21 Season. (effective 2020/09) Her contract will be until 2024/08. Great news. http://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/release/detail/23_012652.html (Japanese) Currently National Ballet of Japan is lead by former Scottish Ballet principal Noriko Ohara.

Maria Khoreva has announced that she will join the Mariinsky She will be performing in Apollo alongside Xander Parish, Anastasia Nuikina and Daria Ionova on July 21st. https://www.mariinsky.ru/en/playbill/playbill/2018/7/21/1_1931

The Chief Choreographer and Artistic Director of the Ballett am Rhein Düsseldorf Duisburg, Martin Schläpfer, has been appointed as the new director of the Wiener Staatsballett https://operamrhein.de/en_EN/magazin_1806_schlaepfer_wien

English National Ballet's press release. Still unknown whether Cirio will leave ABT or not. https://www.ballet.org.uk/blog-detail/promotions-new-dancers-joining-company-2018-19-season/

Absolutely agree with you Gnossie. I am especially looking forward to see Stepin in Don Quixote for the coming Mariinsky tour in Japan this November~December. https://www.japanarts.co.jp/mariinsky2018/english.html

Mathias Heymann had just danced la Fille mal gardee in Tokyo with Birmingham Royal Ballet on May 27th before he came to Moscow. And now he is injured and out of La Fille mal gardee at POB. So I guess he might be not the usual self after crossing continents. I agree that Heymann and Pagliero are fabulous artists, and Heymann in La Fille was so fabulous, polished technique with elegance. And as meunier fan has pointed out, the Peter Wright version of Giselle, Albrecht is supposed to do 12 entrachats and then do some saut de basques, this is his choreography. Speaking about artists in Russia, Kimin Kim is one of the best male dancers in Russia but when I saw him in Giselle guesting in Universal Ballet of Korea he did not do entrachats but did some beautiful brisees, and that did not harm the quality of his amazing performance.

Also Marcelo will be appearing in this summer's World Ballet Festival in Tokyo, with Alessandra Ferri (Wheeldon's After the Rain and Cranko's Onegin) https://www.nbs.or.jp/publish/news/2018/05/a-8185.html (Japanese)