The star of the film Todorovsky “Big” again will come to Moscow.

Denis Rodkin and Nina Kaptsova (“Benois de La Danse 2017”)

Credit: courtesy of the organizers (Mikhail Logvinov)

Nikola
Le riche is a prominent French dancer, today art
the head of the Swedish Royal ballet, whose broad Russian
the audience knows through the film of Valery Todorovsky “Big” — again went to Moscow. He will become a member of the jury of the International ballet Festival “BENOIS DE LA DANSE” (the most prestigious dance competition will be held in 26-th time).

Yuri Grigorovich presents John Neumeier an honorary prize “For life in art” (“Benois de La Danse 2017”)

Credit: courtesy of the organizers (Mikhail Logvinov)

“BENOIS DE LA DANSE”, which is often called
“ballet Oscar”, will be held on 5 and 6 June at the Historic Bolshoi Theatre. Viewers will see the most outstanding works in the field of dance with
around the world – and time-tested masterpieces and compositions made in the past
year. The permanent Chairman of the jury of the Grand ballet show
is the legendary Yuri Grigorovich.

“Benois de La Danse 2017”

Credit: courtesy of the organizers (Mikhail Logvinov)

5 June at the Big gala-a concert of nominees of the Prize in 2018 and award winners. In this
the participants of the ceremony will be celebrities such as Natalia Makarova, Sylvie Guillem,
Tamara Rojo and others. And the next day the audience expects
gala concert of ballet stars “ballet dancer dedicated! Classic eyes
contemporary choreographers”.
It will be the award winners of different years.

Photo: Inna Fomina

Among the nominees and invited award
there will be dozens of stars from leading ballet companies in the world — Bolshoi, Mariinsky and Mikhailovsky theatres to
The Royal ballet UK, a Ballet of the Paris national Opera and Hamburg
ballet. In Addition To Nikola
Le riche, the jury also included Boris Eifman, creative Director of the Rome Opera Ballet and the Australian
ballet and other superstars of the world of ballet.