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On November 9, the Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre held a successful dress rehearsal of the Don Quixote ballet (which has its premiere scheduled for December 14 and 19). The event took place at the Theatre's rehearsal halls and saw a large media presence.
Almost thirty journalists considered the dress rehearsal an important news maker, so the famous Rotunda ran out of chairs to accommodate everyone willing to see the first results of the talented dancers' joint work under the guidance of choreographer Johan Kobborg. Read more...

On November 2, the Leonid Yacobson Ballet Company embraced four talented new dancers during The Nutcracker show at the Hermitage Theatre.
As winter and Christmas holidays draw nearer, the St. Petersburg public especially looks forward to The Nutcracker fairy-tale ballet, which immerses the audience in a world of magic, enchantment, and kindness. Read more...

The world of ballet is in mourning. We have lost Vladimir Zenzinov, a famous dancer and photographer, member of the original Choreographic Miniatures troupe, which was established by Leonid Yacobson and became the seed from which our theatre grew.
Alumnus of the Leningrad State Choreographic Institute (currently the Vaganova Russian Ballet Academy) and student of Tatyana Vecheslova, Vladimir Sergeevich Zenzinov was invited by Yacobson to join his recently established troupe in 1970. Read more...

On October 2 and 3, the Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre will present its ballet recitals at the 11th St. Petersburg Theatrical Season International Festival, which will take place this autumn in Tallinn, Estonia.
The Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre is going to represent the ballet world of Russia's northern capital at a popular festival, which was established 10 years ago for the purpose of bolstering the cultural, social, and tourist relations between St. Petersburg and the world's other cultural hubs. Read more...