On March 21, 23 and 24, 2024, the company of the Leonid Yakobson Ballet Theatre will perform in the Great Hall of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre in Vladivostok. In 2024, the 120th anniversary of the birth of the legendary 20th century choreographer and founder of the Yakobson Ballet is celebrated.
As part of the anniversary year of the Leningrad master, the audience of the Far East will be treated to iconic cycles of choreographic miniatures and the recent premiere of a one-act ballet.
On March 21, 2024, the tour will open with “Brilliant Divertissement” program. The audience will enjoy the cult series of miniatures, Classicism-Romanticism, along with the one-act ballets: The Wedding Cortège to the music by Dmitri Shostakovich, and The Brilliant Divertissement to the music by Mikhail Glinka.
On March 23 and 24, 2024, the company will present the premiere of Vyacheslav Samodurov’s new ballet 598 Beats, his one-act choreographic production Cheeky Chastushki (winner of the Golden Soffit for Best Ballet of the 2022/2023 season), and Leonid Yakobson’s cycle of choreographic miniatures Rodin, considered one of the most refined and original choreographic masterpieces of the 20th century.
The anniversary year of Leonid Yakobson was opened in January on the Historical Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, on the choreographer’s birthday. This is where Leonid Yakobson started his career: in 1926–1933 he appeared on this stage as a grotesque character dancer, in 1942–1950 and 1956–1975 he was the Ballet Master of the Kirov (Mariinsky) Theatre. In 1969, Yakobson initiated the establishment of Choreographic Miniatures Ballet Company and became its Artistic Director. Today, the Company bears the name of its creator and is called the Leonid Yakobson Ballet Theatre. The Yakobson Ballet Company carefully preserves its creator’s original choreography, restoring his legacy bit by bit.
The Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will pick up the festive baton in March. The Yakobson Ballet Company’s tour will take place within the framework of the “Great Tour” All-Russian Tour and Concert Project of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The event will be organized by the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Culture ROSCONCERT.
