The Mariinsky Ballet was the best according to British critics

The Mariinsky Ballet Theatre was awarded the Association of British critics in the category ' Outstanding Ballet Company '. The ceremony of announcement of winners, the National Dance Prize of the circle - the prestigious awards in the field of dance, held on Monday, January 23, London.

Winners chose a special commission consisting of 60 experts in the field of theater and dance. The work of the expert committee was not simple - the choice came from the performances presented by the UK in the period from September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011.

Last summer, Mariinsky Theatre conducted a tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first theater in London. Organized a tour impresario Lilian and Victor Hohhauzery - old friends and partners of the Mariinsky Theatre. As part of the tour was the British premiere of Alexei Ratmansky's ... The program was composed of the masterpieces of classical dance, ballet by Michel Fokine, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and brilliantly held at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.

It is worth noting that in 2002 the Mariinsky Ballet is honored with a prestigious award from the British critics. It was the first time the prize was awarded to the Russian Ballet.

The experts were unanimous that only excellent dancers are able to revive a rare performance as ...