Russian Ballet Icons Gala 2019 Russian Ballet Icons Gala celebrated the legacy of the famed Russian ballet school at the London Coliseum

The Russian Ballet Icons Gala 2019 took place on Sunday 31 March, 2019 at the London Coliseum celebrating the legacy of the famed Russian Ballet school.

Firmly established as one of the highlights of the international ballet calendar, the Russian Ballet Icons Gala at the London Coliseum brought together the world’s biggest ballet stars of today.

The gala was accompanied by the English National Ballet Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Valery Ovsyanikov.

The audience was treated to Russian ballet repertoire classics such as La Bayadère, Swan Lake, Raymonda, Don Quixote and also featured contemporary masterpieces by Wayne McGregor, Mauro Bigonzetti, David Dawson  and Radu Poklitaru among the others. Among the guests who applauded the mastery of the dancers and paid tribute to the great Russian ballet school were: Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Jeremy Irons, Ozwald Boateng, director Martha Fiennes, Lady and Sir Rocco Forte, the Royal sculptress Frances Segelman, legendary dancer Wayne Sleep, Elizabeth Emanuel, Yvette Vaughan-Jones, socialites Lady Colin Campbell and Liz Brewer, Angela Rippon and HE the Russian Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko. They were entertained at a champagne reception in the American bar of the London Coliseum and at an exclusive dinner at an iconic Waldorf Hilton Hotel with further entertainment by the Voice finalist Kalon Rae, pianist Evgeny Khmara and a fashion show with designs by Micaela Oliviera.

The Gala featured performances by Sergio Bernal (Ballet Nacional de España), Elisa Carrillo Cabrera (Staatsballett Berlin), Joseph Caley (English National Ballet), Jeffrey Cirio (English National Ballet), Patrik Holeček (The Czech National Ballet), Mikhail Kaniskin (Staatsballett Berlin), Katja Khaniukova (English National Ballet), Kristina Kornová (The Czech National Ballet) Maria Kochetkova, Liudmila Konovalova (Vienna State Ballet), Ekaterina Krysanova (Bolshoi Theatre), Misa Kuranaga (Boston Ballet), Lucía Lacarra (Bayerisches Staatsballett), Sarah Lamb (Royal Ballet),  Julian MacKay (Mikhailovsky Theatre), Yasmine Naghdi (Royal Ballet), Giuseppe Picone (Teatro di San Carlo), Marcelino Sambé (Royal Ballet), Polina Semionova (Staatsballett Berlin), Daniil Simkin (Staatsballett

Berlin), James Stout (Dutch National Ballet), Anna Tsygankova (Dutch National Ballet), Josué Ullate (Víctor Ullate Ballet), Ivan Vasiliev (Mikhailovsky Theatre), Edward Watson (Royal Ballet) and Ivan Zaitcev (Mikhailovsky Theatre).

The Russian Ballet Icons Gala is firmly established as one of the highlights of London’s cultural and social calendar and will be another unforgettable event, setting new standards in the ballet experience.

       

                                 Sunday 31 March 2019, 7.00pm, The London Coliseum

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This Gala is part of the Russian Ballet Icons series