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The St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre (SPBT) was founded
by Russian entrepreneur Konstantin Tachkin in 1994 and
is recognised as one of the world’s leading classical ballet
companies.
The company specialises in performing the masterpieces
of classical ballet loved by audiences across the globe. Giselle
by Adolphe Adam; Don Quixote, La Bayadère and Paquita by
Ludwig Minkus; Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, The St. Petersburg
Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty by Peter Tchaikovsky; and Les
Sylphides (Chopiniana) and Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev –
all these and more are included in their extensive repertoire.
Since the company was founded it has toured extensively,
visiting numerous cities across Europe, the United States,
South Africa, Asia and Australia. These hard-working dancers
present some 200-250 performances every year, and SPBT is
the only classical ballet company in the world that is completely
independent of government financial aid or sponsor funding.
The company performs in many of the world’s most famous
theatres, such as the London Coliseum and Royal Albert Hall,
the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris, the Bunkamura Hall in
Tokyo, the National Theatre in Taipei, and the National Theatre
in Beijing.
The 60 professional dancers in the company are all graduates
of either the world-famous Vaganova Russian Ballet Academy or
other significant ballet schools, while well-known former dancers
are their ballet masters and mistresses.
The jewel in the company’s crown is Irina Kolesnikova – her
name alone means sold-out performances throughout the
world, with ballet lovers and demanding dance critics alike
enthralled by her talent.
“I danced for five years before reaching principal status,
dancing every day, practising every day.”
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