On December 16, 2016, on the stage of the State Kremlin Palace, supported by the International Ballet Centre, the Christmas gala concert of the world ballet stars “Christmas Ballet Gala” will take place.

The director-producer and artistic administrator of the project is Honoured Artist of Russia Andris Liepa. This project has already become an annual Christmas ballet festival, a bright cultural event, a meeting place with world-class performers, a multifaceted mirror reflecting the creative interests and trends of the modern world ballet art.

This evening, on the eve of the most magical night of the year, a unique cast of the artists will gather on the stage. The brightest world ballet stars: Ivan Vasiliev, Evgenia Obraztsova, Evgeny Ivanchenko, Brooklyn Mac, Maria Vinogradova, Jacopo Tissi, Denis Rodkin, Lyudmila Konovalova and others will present their art to the audience of this unforgettable holiday.

The best compositions of the XX-XXI centuries staged by outstanding choreographers will be shown, and the highlight of the program will be the show of one of the most beautiful performances – one-act ballet “Scheherazade” to the music of N.А. Rimsky-Korsakov in choreography by Michael Fokine with legendary decorations by Leon Bakst.

Andris Liepa, director-producer of the concert: “It is significant for me that the “Christmas Ballet Gala” 2016 will take place on the stage of the Kremlin Palace. This is my favorite scene, a lot is connected with it. For the first time I entered it back in 1971, when I was a student of a ballet school. Here I danced my first full-fledged performance “Coppelia” with Nina Ananiashvili. Here we have staged all the premieres of the “Russian Seasons”, and 2 years ago I worked in the Kremlin Palace as the chief choreographer of the “Kremlin Ballet Theater”.
6 000 spectators will witness an unforgettable ballet celebration.

“Christmas Ballet Gala” is the best New Year’s Eve gift for all world-class ballet lovers!