Moscow State Academy of Choreography

Moscow State Academy of Choreography
Московская государственная академия хореографии
TypePublic
Established1763
Location
Moscow, Russia

55°43′18″N 37°34′51″E / 55.7217°N 37.5809°E / 55.7217; 37.5809
Websitewww.balletacademy.ru

The Moscow State Academy of Choreography (Russian: Московская государственная академия хореографии), commonly known as The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, is one of the oldest and most prestigious schools of ballet in the world,[1][2] located in Moscow, Russia. It is the affiliate school of the Bolshoi Ballet. Founded on December 23, 1773[3] as the second ballet school in Russia, it entered into a contract with the Italian teacher-choreographer Filippo Becari, who must was “the most capable of dancing” children to learn “to dance with all possible precision and to show themselves publicly in all pantomime ballets”.[4]

The Bolshoi Ballet receives the majority of its dancers from the academy, as do most other Moscow ballet companies. Numerous choreographers, instructors and graduates of the academy have become renowned, including Olga Lepeshinskaya, Raisa Struchkova, Natalia Bessmertnova, Ekaterina Maximova, Maya Plisetskaya, Nikolai Fadeyechev, Vladimir Vasiliev, Mikhail Lavrovsky, Nikolay Tsiskaridze, to be bestowed a People's Artist of the USSR, "prima ballerina assoluta" and "premier dancer", the ultimate title for a ballet performer of the Soviet Union.

The academy was awarded the Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation for their contributions to promotion of cultural exchange through art between Japan and Russia on December 1, 2020.[5][6]

  1. ^ Kelly, David (2008-10-05). "Giant leap for a boy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  2. ^ "Московская государственная академия хореографии". Archived from the original on 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  3. ^ "История". balletacademy.ru. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  4. ^ Entry dated December 23, 1773 [On the invitation of Filippo Becari] // CIAM. F. 127. Op. 1. Unit hr. 12. L. 72-72 vol.
  5. ^ Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2020 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
  6. ^ Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2020 (Groups) | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan