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News of Prisca Zeisel from the Mikhailovsky Theatre Prisca Zeisel has already won the hearts of St Petersburg public: this season she has performed the roles of the fatal Gamzatti in “La Bayadère” and the courageous Medora in “Le Corsaire”. Now our public will witness her new Petersburg debuts: on 20 October, Prisca Zeisel will perform the role of Giselle in “Giselle, ou Les Wilis” and on 24 October, she will star as Odette – Odile in Nacho Duato’s “Swan Lake”. Victor Lebedev, principal dancer of the Mikhailovsky Theatre, will become her partner on 20 and 24 October. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyisd3gKDaS/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

An unexpected (given their scheduling) pleasure to have O'Sullivan/Hay dance the General Rehearsal today I didn't catch all the cast changes, can anyone confirm who danced the Fairy of the Crystal Fountain ?

I understand that Xander Parish was promoted to First Soloist after his performance as Albrecht yesterday evening. Very much deserved and heartiest congratulations from me.

Bummed that I can't make the matinee (so wanted to see Batoeva's Gamzatti), so hoping this ticket goes to a good home. La Bayadère - Mariinsky Saturday 12 August 2017 2:00PM SCS Right D48 £15 PM/Email if interested. I'll be there tonight so can hand in or leave at the BO.

Have a spare ticket for Swan Lake on Monday 7 August 2017. Cast: Osmolkina / Repnikov / Stepin SCS Left D21 £15 Please PM/Email if interested. Linda

Unfortunately can't make this performance so hoping the ticket goes to a happy home. Mariinsky Swan Lake Cast: Skorik / Kim Stalls Circle Right D29 £15 If interested, please PM/Email. I'll be at tonight's performance so could hand it over. Otherwise we can organise ourselves.

Xander Parish was last night (27 July 2017) promoted to Principal at the Mariinsky Ballet of St. Petersburg after a successful performance as Siegfried in Swan Lake at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, dancing with Viktoria Tereshkina and Andrei Yermakov as Von Rothbart. He is the first British dancer ever to be named Principal of a Russian Company.

Got this for a friend from the forum but unfortunately she can't make it anymore so putting it back so it gets a good home. La Bayadère 12 August 2017 7:30PM Cast: Kondaurova / Yermakov Amphitheatre Left D36 £36 PM/Email if interested. Linda.

Selling this ticket to the Mariinsky's DonQ at the Royal Opera House. Cast is Matvienko/Askerov: Don Quixote Sat 05 August 2017 7:30 PM Stalls Circle Standing Left D27 £15 Cast: Matvienko / Askerov If interested please PM/email LInda.

Selling these two tickets for Mariinsky's Swan Lake at the Royal Opera House: Saturday 29 July 7:30 PM SCS Left D13 £15 Cast: Osmolkina / Latypov Monday 07 August 7:30 PM SCS Left D21 £15 Cast: Osmolkina / Stepin If interested please PM/Email. Linda.

The Mariinsky Ballet are in Cardiff please post your thoughts here if you have seen them.

I am thinking of holidaying there -- despite the visa hassles-- just to see the Mariinsky and Bolshoi perform in their home theatres! Has anyone here been lucky enough to do so? How is it? Is it different to seeing them perform at Covent Garden? I notice the Mariinsky tours the UK much more rarely than the Bolshoi...

A friend of mine is visiting St Petersburg next July and wants tickets for the ballet but the prices offered by the tour company are frightening. Is there a website in English that anyone can recommend? Thanks Linda

The English version of the French documentary 'Ballerina' is currently on YouTube:- http://youtu.be/AXSqObTHvEs Here is some of the blurb from Amazon:- In the grand tradition of the Ballets Russes comes a portrait of five Russian ballerinas from the Mariinsky Theatre (also known as the Kirov)...From Swan Lake to Romeo and Juliet, from the backstage studio to performing on stages around the world, Ballerina captures the sublime beauty of ballet, in all its resplendent glory. FEATURING Diana Vishneva, Svetlana Zakharova, Ulyana Lopatkina, Alina Somova & Evgenia Obraztsova

Swan Lake run opened tonight, with Oxana Skorik as Odette/Odile, and Timur Askerov as Prince Siegfried. We had a few snippets with them (so a couple of photo opportunities, before the main rehearsal run with Yulia Stepanova and Xander Parish in the leads (they perform in the Saturday matinee) Here are a couple of sample photos from DanceTabs: Oxana Skorik & Timur Akerov (as Odette & Prince Siegfried) © Dave Morgan. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Yulia Stepanova and Xander Parish (as Odette & Prince Siegfried) © Dave Morgan. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr Yulia Stepanova and Xander Parish (as Odette & Prince Siegfried) © Dave Morgan. Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr See more... Set from DanceTabs - Mariinsky Ballet: Swan Lake Courtesy of DanceTabs / Flickr

The Mariinsky Theatre has posted details about their new 232nd season. http://www.mariinsky.ru/news1/news2/26_232sept/ " ballet premiere promises viewers a variety of dance genres, from classical to modern productions: preparing for the production of "Alice in Wonderland" by British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and "Stone Flower" by Yuri Grigorovich. Once again return to the ballet poster for "The Bronze Horseman" Gliere and "Scotch Symphony" to the music of Felix Mendelssohn choreographed J.. Balanchine. new season rife with significant debuts Olga Esina, who returned to the main part of the ballet company of the Vienna State Opera, will dance for the first time Mariinsky Theatre title role in "La Bayadere" by Minkus and "Raymonda" Glazunov, Christina Shapran - new soloist of the Mariinsky ballet troupe, will be released in the lead roles in productions of "Giselle" by Adolphe Adam, "Park" to music by Vladimir A. Mozart's "Romeo and Juliet" by Prokofiev, "La Bayadere" by Minkus, Oksana Skoryk perform the part of Aurora in "Sleeping Beauty" PI Tchaikovsky and the title role in RK Shchedrin's "Anna Karenina". Vladimir Shklyarov debut in the party of Ali Batyra in "Shurale" F. Yarullina Timur Askerov and Andrey Ermakov - in the title role in Prokofiev's ballet "Romeo and Juliet", Xander Parish will perform the role of Prince Desire in ballet PI Tchaikovsky's "The Sleeping Beauty", Kimin Kim - Party Prince in Prokofiev's ballet "Cinderella." Film of the Mariinsky Theatre during the 2014/15 season will be a series screenings recorded in 2013/2014 season performances of the ballet by Minkus in classical choreography by Marius Petipa "La Bayadere" and Sergei Prokofiev's opera "War and Peace" directed by Graham Vick. The festival "Stars of the White Nights" will be broadcast live performances of the music of PI Tchaikovsky: the premiere production of the opera "Queen of Spades" and the ballet "Sleeping Beauty." I wonder how they will perform Wheeldon's Alice.

I am a keen RB follower, nevertheless an amateur spectator. Would be interested to hear others views of tonight's opening night performance. For myself my review is mixed. It is a very different R & J - pacy and colourful, more Cuban Carnival than Downton Abbey. Immensely strong corps de ballet and marvellous performances from the males dancing Tybalt and Mercutio. Vladimir Shkylarov delights with his leaps and strong presence - this is Romeo as stud muffin - but Konstantin Zverev dancing Paris had so much sheer presence and charisma, he dwarfed the others. I adore Diana Vishneva and loved her Anna Karenina the last time they visited, despite a lukewarm critical reaction. Tonight she didn't disappoint - lithe and elegant, technically superb. But for me she isn't Juliet. She is too polished, too much the older woman who's been around rather than a vulnerable virginal young girl. And I couldn't find much chemistry between her and Vladimir Shkylarov, the relationship not seeming to develop at all. However, neighbours to the left of me thought the dramatic tension was wonderful, so... Packed to the rafters with an enthusiastic audience who gave a warm welcome.

Good news on Dancing Times http://www.dancing-times.co.uk/news/item/1384-maryinsky_ballet_london_2014

Just heard on Radio 3 that the Mariinsky is bringing Ratmansky's Cinderella to the Edinburgh Festival this summer, Gergiev conducting.