On 20 and 21 May, Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre went on tour to Armenia. The Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Yerevan hosted two showings of our Don Quixote ballet. This life-affirming dance extravaganza, drenched in the Spanish sun, has always remained a must-see for a variety of audiences.

The inimitable Alla Osipenko was an undeniably unique figure in Russian ballet history. While her mastery of classical ballet was truly impeccable, she also had a remarkable inclination towards interpreting her characters in never-before-seen ways, working side by side with her renowned choreographer contemporaries.

On 12 May, during the Golden Mask Festival, our troupe performed three one-act ballets at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre in Moscow: 598 Beats, Cheeky Chastushki, and Brilliant Divertissement. For reference: The 598 Beats production has been nominated for Best Ballet, while Vyacheslav Samodurov has been nominated for Best Ballet Master/Choreographer.

We are excited to announce that Artyom Pykhachov, our danseur and tutor, has received the highly prestigious title of Honoured Culture Worker of St. Petersburg.

The list of people that had been granted distinguished titles by the city government was revealed by Governor Alexander Beglov at his Smolny residence just before Theatre Day. Artyom Pykhachov was among them.