How do they justify this decision, FIrst and foremost, to themselves?

Why do they believe in the Russian ballet school so deeply and refuse to conform to public opinion?

And if they were ultimately forced to leave, how would their lives unfold after experiencing Russian ‘tough love’?

Is there such a life afterward?

"Art should be a heritage of the whole world, not defined by one’s nationality."

Other protagonists will share their views on this statement as well, including Russian ballerinas who have performed for many years in leading European theaters, and world-renowned choreographers Alexei Miroshnichenko and Boris Eifman.

Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet in New York.

Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).

AUTHOR'S VISION

For the filmmakers—Natasha Fefelova and Galya Goldfeld—this is not their first documentary made together.

This creative duo has long developed their own style. Their films have no voice-over, giving the audience the freedom to decide how to feel about the characters or story and to draw their own conclusions without guidance. At the same time, their films don’t fit the classic observational documentary genre. The filmmakers are part of the process, and at times, the audience may hear their voices behind the camera.

Galya Goldfeld

Author

Natasha Fefelova

Director

In-depth interviews (conducted in two languages in this film) are combined with live performances, and the handheld camera sometimes works so closely with the dancers that we can literally smell the sweat during ballet rehearsals. The dancers' breathing also becomes an important leitmotif.

In this film, fatigue, helplessness, and pain are shown without words, conveyed solely through visuals. Moreover, the visual metaphors are created from documentary, unstaged footage.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE FILMING

There are no perfect conditions in documentary filmmaking!

You either adapt and make the most of what you have, or you create your own luck. Fate favors the bold and, in a good way, the audacious.

In major ballet theaters, the filming process is always limited: the crew is allowed to stand in only one spot backstage, not move around, and sometimes must coordinate each camera take on the spot with internal services.

We understand that everyone has their own job. That’s why we admire our cinematographers so much. They are insanely talented people with a touch of fanaticism—they know how to capture emotions and notice details, even in conditions that aren’t very conducive to creativity.

There are no staged artistic scenes in the film

However, there were moments when the perfect shot was created by chance: a beam of light falls in the right place, the character’s movement is perfectly aligned with the camera, or the hall lights turn on precisely at the final pose.

The most amazing moment was recording the interview with the protagonist from Norway

It was the only conversation conducted via video call. When Elizabeth connected, it turned out that our studio had exactly the same painting behind her as in her home—right behind her back!

The film crew followed some of the protagonists for two years

For example, during this time, Hollin Henderson managed to graduate from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy and move to Perm.

Delicate cinematography is required

Unlike classic documentary filmmaking, ballet demands a different directorial approach. Smooth camera movements convey the delicacy of ballet elements, while a handheld camera creates a sense of presence, tension, and nerve in backstage scenes. It’s delicate cinematography: capturing the performance without disrupting the dance’s structure, while highlighting movement nuances, muscle tension, facial expressions, sweat, and even breathing.

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ABOUT

"I Just Keep Dancing" tells the stories of young people from different countries who have chosen to dedicate their lives to Russian ballet, no matter what.

The world around them is falling apart for various reasons—the pandemic, political conflicts, and even their age, which plays a crucial role in ballet—yet they continue to live in Russia, study

in Russia, and just keep dancing.

PROTAGONISTS

Our protagonists come from the USA, Canada, France, Brazil, and Japan. Leaving behind their

friends and family, they chose to pursue careers as ballet dancers in different cities across Russia.

"We want to make films that won’t leave the audience indifferent—films that make you surprised, smile, empathize, reflect, and even get angry. Films about people just like us: they’re afraid, they doubt, they’re sad, they love, and they hate. Maybe, by peeking into their lives, it’ll become a little easier for us."

PREMIERE

March 20

October Cinema

Age restriction: 6+

CONTACTS

+7 495 280-04-90

[email protected]

18 Malaya Pirogovskaya St., Building 1, Office 100

Moscow, Russia, 119435

Ksenia Ryzhkova

In 2016, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich) as a prima ballerina. In 2022, she returned to Russia and, at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season, became a guest prima ballerina at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
Evgeniya Dolmatova

A ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Bavarian State Ballet, seasons 2012–2019.
Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).
Marina Leonova

Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, 2002–2024. People's Artist of Russia.
Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet.
Haruka Takemi

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Evan Kapiten

Graduate of the Paris Opera Ballet School (France) and the Belarusian State Choreographic Gymnasium-College. Since 2023, First Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mayuko Fujii

Mayuko Fujii came from Japan to Russia, learned Russian, and stayed here to become a ballerina. Second-year student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
Hollin Henderson

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Elizabeth Riley

A student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, forced to leave Russia during the COVID pandemic. Graduate of the English National Ballet's trainee program.
Augustin-Alexander Galkin

A second-grade student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. Dreams of becoming a choreographer when he grows up.
Ksenia Ryzhkova

In 2016, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich) as a prima ballerina. In 2022, she returned to Russia and, at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season, became a guest prima ballerina at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
Evgeniya Dolmatova

A ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Bavarian State Ballet, seasons 2012–2019.
Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).
Marina Leonova

Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, 2002–2024. People's Artist of Russia.
Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet.
Haruka Takemi

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Evan Kapiten

Graduate of the Paris Opera Ballet School (France) and the Belarusian State Choreographic Gymnasium-College. Since 2023, First Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mayuko Fujii

Mayuko Fujii came from Japan to Russia, learned Russian, and stayed here to become a ballerina. Second-year student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
Hollin Henderson

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Elizabeth Riley

A student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, forced to leave Russia during the COVID pandemic. Graduate of the English National Ballet's trainee program.
Augustin-Alexander Galkin

A second-grade student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. Dreams of becoming a choreographer when he grows up.
Ksenia Ryzhkova

In 2016, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich) as a prima ballerina. In 2022, she returned to Russia and, at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season, became a guest prima ballerina at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
Evgeniya Dolmatova

A ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Bavarian State Ballet, seasons 2012–2019.
Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).
Marina Leonova

Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, 2002–2024. People's Artist of Russia.
Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet.
Haruka Takemi

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Evan Kapiten

Graduate of the Paris Opera Ballet School (France) and the Belarusian State Choreographic Gymnasium-College. Since 2023, First Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mayuko Fujii

Mayuko Fujii came from Japan to Russia, learned Russian, and stayed here to become a ballerina. Second-year student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
Hollin Henderson

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Elizabeth Riley

A student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, forced to leave Russia during the COVID pandemic. Graduate of the English National Ballet's trainee program.
Augustin-Alexander Galkin

A second-grade student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. Dreams of becoming a choreographer when he grows up.
Ksenia Ryzhkova

In 2016, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich) as a prima ballerina. In 2022, she returned to Russia and, at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season, became a guest prima ballerina at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
Evgeniya Dolmatova

A ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Bavarian State Ballet, seasons 2012–2019.
Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).
Marina Leonova

Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, 2002–2024. People's Artist of Russia.
Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet.
Haruka Takemi

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Evan Kapiten

Graduate of the Paris Opera Ballet School (France) and the Belarusian State Choreographic Gymnasium-College. Since 2023, First Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mayuko Fujii

Mayuko Fujii came from Japan to Russia, learned Russian, and stayed here to become a ballerina. Second-year student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
Hollin Henderson

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Elizabeth Riley

A student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, forced to leave Russia during the COVID pandemic. Graduate of the English National Ballet's trainee program.
Augustin-Alexander Galkin

A second-grade student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. Dreams of becoming a choreographer when he grows up.

Ksenia Ryzhkova

In 2016, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich) as a prima ballerina. In 2022, she returned to Russia and, at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season, became a guest prima ballerina at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
Evgeniya Dolmatova

A ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Bavarian State Ballet, seasons 2012–2019.
Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).
Marina Leonova

Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, 2002–2024. People's Artist of Russia.
Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet.
Haruka Takemi

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Evan Kapiten

Graduate of the Paris Opera Ballet School (France) and the Belarusian State Choreographic Gymnasium-College. Since 2023, First Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mayuko Fujii

Mayuko Fujii came from Japan to Russia, learned Russian, and stayed here to become a ballerina. Second-year student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
Hollin Henderson

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Elizabeth Riley

A student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, forced to leave Russia during the COVID pandemic. Graduate of the English National Ballet's trainee program.
Augustin-Alexander Galkin

A second-grade student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. Dreams of becoming a choreographer when he grows up.
Ksenia Ryzhkova

In 2016, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich) as a prima ballerina. In 2022, she returned to Russia and, at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season, became a guest prima ballerina at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
Evgeniya Dolmatova

A ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Bavarian State Ballet, seasons 2012–2019.
Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).
Marina Leonova

Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, 2002–2024. People's Artist of Russia.
Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet.
Haruka Takemi

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Evan Kapiten

Graduate of the Paris Opera Ballet School (France) and the Belarusian State Choreographic Gymnasium-College. Since 2023, First Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mayuko Fujii

Mayuko Fujii came from Japan to Russia, learned Russian, and stayed here to become a ballerina. Second-year student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
Hollin Henderson

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Elizabeth Riley

A student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, forced to leave Russia during the COVID pandemic. Graduate of the English National Ballet's trainee program.
Augustin-Alexander Galkin

A second-grade student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. Dreams of becoming a choreographer when he grows up.
Ksenia Ryzhkova

In 2016, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich) as a prima ballerina. In 2022, she returned to Russia and, at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season, became a guest prima ballerina at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
Evgeniya Dolmatova

A ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Bavarian State Ballet, seasons 2012–2019.
Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).
Marina Leonova

Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, 2002–2024. People's Artist of Russia.
Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet.
Haruka Takemi

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Evan Kapiten

Graduate of the Paris Opera Ballet School (France) and the Belarusian State Choreographic Gymnasium-College. Since 2023, First Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mayuko Fujii

Mayuko Fujii came from Japan to Russia, learned Russian, and stayed here to become a ballerina. Second-year student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
Hollin Henderson

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Elizabeth Riley

A student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, forced to leave Russia during the COVID pandemic. Graduate of the English National Ballet's trainee program.
Augustin-Alexander Galkin

A second-grade student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. Dreams of becoming a choreographer when he grows up.
Ksenia Ryzhkova

In 2016, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich) as a prima ballerina. In 2022, she returned to Russia and, at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season, became a guest prima ballerina at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
Evgeniya Dolmatova

A ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Bavarian State Ballet, seasons 2012–2019.
Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).
Marina Leonova

Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, 2002–2024. People's Artist of Russia.
Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet.
Haruka Takemi

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Evan Kapiten

Graduate of the Paris Opera Ballet School (France) and the Belarusian State Choreographic Gymnasium-College. Since 2023, First Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mayuko Fujii

Mayuko Fujii came from Japan to Russia, learned Russian, and stayed here to become a ballerina. Second-year student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
Hollin Henderson

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Elizabeth Riley

A student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, forced to leave Russia during the COVID pandemic. Graduate of the English National Ballet's trainee program.
Augustin-Alexander Galkin

A second-grade student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. Dreams of becoming a choreographer when he grows up.

Ksenia Ryzhkova

In 2016, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich) as a prima ballerina. In 2022, she returned to Russia and, at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season, became a guest prima ballerina at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
Evgeniya Dolmatova

A ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Bavarian State Ballet, seasons 2012–2019.
Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).
Marina Leonova

Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, 2002–2024. People's Artist of Russia.
Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet.
Haruka Takemi

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Evan Kapiten

Graduate of the Paris Opera Ballet School (France) and the Belarusian State Choreographic Gymnasium-College. Since 2023, First Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mayuko Fujii

Mayuko Fujii came from Japan to Russia, learned Russian, and stayed here to become a ballerina. Second-year student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
Ksenia Ryzhkova

In 2016, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich) as a prima ballerina. In 2022, she returned to Russia and, at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season, became a guest prima ballerina at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
Evgeniya Dolmatova

A ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Bavarian State Ballet, seasons 2012–2019.
Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).
Marina Leonova

Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, 2002–2024. People's Artist of Russia.
Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet.
Haruka Takemi

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Evan Kapiten

Graduate of the Paris Opera Ballet School (France) and the Belarusian State Choreographic Gymnasium-College. Since 2023, First Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mayuko Fujii

Mayuko Fujii came from Japan to Russia, learned Russian, and stayed here to become a ballerina. Second-year student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
Ksenia Ryzhkova

In 2016, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich) as a prima ballerina. In 2022, she returned to Russia and, at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season, became a guest prima ballerina at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
Evgeniya Dolmatova

A ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Bavarian State Ballet, seasons 2012–2019.
Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).
Marina Leonova

Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, 2002–2024. People's Artist of Russia.
Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet.
Haruka Takemi

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Evan Kapiten

Graduate of the Paris Opera Ballet School (France) and the Belarusian State Choreographic Gymnasium-College. Since 2023, First Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mayuko Fujii

Mayuko Fujii came from Japan to Russia, learned Russian, and stayed here to become a ballerina. Second-year student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.
Ksenia Ryzhkova

In 2016, she joined the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich) as a prima ballerina. In 2022, she returned to Russia and, at the beginning of the 2022/2023 season, became a guest prima ballerina at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
Evgeniya Dolmatova

A ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Bavarian State Ballet, seasons 2012–2019.
Boris Eifman

World-renowned choreographer, Artistic Director and President of the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France).
Marina Leonova

Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, 2002–2024. People's Artist of Russia.
Alexei Miroshnichenko

One of Russia’s leading choreographers, head of the ballet company at the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, and a guest choreographer for the New York City Ballet.
Haruka Takemi

Graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, Class of 2024, corps de ballet artist at the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Evan Kapiten

Graduate of the Paris Opera Ballet School (France) and the Belarusian State Choreographic Gymnasium-College. Since 2023, First Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Mayuko Fujii

Mayuko Fujii came from Japan to Russia, learned Russian, and stayed here to become a ballerina. Second-year student at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.