International Festival of Classic Ballet named after Rudolf Nuriyev
International Festival of Classic Ballet named after Rudolf Nuriyev
The first festival of classical ballet dancing was held in 1987. It has been a prestigious event since then and attracts more and more audience from year to year.
It is not surprising as V. Vasilyev, Ye. Maksimova, G. Komleva, N. Dolgushin, N. Grachyova, K. Kyrb, L. Kunakova, N. Pavlova, T. Chernobrovkina, V. Grigoryev, A. Dorosh, L. Shipulina, Ye. Knyazkova, I. Shapchits (Zavyalova), U. Lopatkina and Yu. Makhalina were among the guests of the festival. We can hardly mention all “stars”, taking part in the festival performances. The leading ballet dancers of the Tatar theatre are worth being compared with the guest artists.
The event got the status of international festival in 1992.
The “Nutcracker” ballet, performed on May 21, 1992 was not only the highlight of the program, but also a sensation, as legendary Rudolf Nuriyev conducted the orchestra. After the performance, which was a great success, outstanding ballet dancer agreed to give his name to the festival.
