The Leonid Yacobson team is delighted to congratulate our principal Andrey Sorokin, winner of multiple international competitions, on his latest accomplishment: Andrey has just been awarded the title of Honoured Artist of Russia.

On 3, 4, and 5 December, Leonid Yacobson Ballet will take to the stage at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre with a première of The Nutcracker. The show, which will take place at the Tovstonogov Theatre’s main venue, is a brand-new choreographic interpretation by Nikolay Tsiskaridze, People’s Artist of Russia.

This Golden Mask award season, Cheeky Chastushki, a ballet staged by Vyacheslav Samodurov for Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre in December 2022 to celebrate the 90th birthday of composer Rodion Shchedrin, has been short-listed for five nominations.

The Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre will bring two concert programmes to the Belgrade National Theatre, with shows scheduled for 24 and 25 October. These ballet galas will be part of a project called Hermitage Days in Serbia, co-run by the Serbian Ministry of Culture, Gazprom Neft, and the Hermitage, one of the world’s largest museums.