«Processes of mutual influence of dance culture and choreographic art in modern society»
Date and location: 31.10.2025 – Moscow, Malaya Kaluzhskaya St., 1.
Organisers:
Institute of Slavic Culture RSU named after A.N. Kosygin
State Russian House of Folk Art named after V.D. Polenov
With the support of:
Ballet Magazine
Moscow State Academic Dance Theatre «Gzhel» Moscow Choreographic School of the Moscow State Academic Dance Theatre «Gzhel»
International Federation of Ballet Competitions
The Russian State University named after A.N. Kosygin, the Institute of Slavic Culture and the Department of Ballet Pedagogy together with the Russian State House of Folk Art named after V.D. Polenov State Russian House of Folk Art will be held in Moscow on the 31st October 2025 the VIIth International Scientific and Practical Conference «From Folklore to Stage Types of Dance». The theme of the conference «Innovative processes of mutual influence of dance culture and choreographic art in modern society» (hereinafter referred to as the Conference) is held with the aims and objectives:
exchange of experience in the field of choreographic art, discussion of forms and methods of co-operation, expansion of partnership relations between educational institutions of higher professional, secondary professional, pre-professional and additional education.
creating conditions for personal, creative and professional self-realisation of teachers in educational institutions;
analysing innovative and interactive teaching methods in the context of renewing the content of education;
creating a unified information space for communication, exchange of experience, co-operation.
The conference will be organized into sections.
Recommended areas of work for the Conference:
dance culture in modern society;
children’s choreographic creativity – the basis of national identity;
combination of methods of teaching traditional and modern dance directions in choreographic education;
methods of formation of artistic and creative thinking of a choreographer;
use of innovative forms of training in the system of professional education;
amateur choreographic creativity as a form of psychological communication;
interaction and mutual influence of professional and amateur choreographic art at the present stage of development.
Deadline for submissions: 15 October 2025.
Participation in the conference is allowed in the following forms:
in-person: oral presentation
online: oral presentation
presenting a paper: publication of an article.
Presentation time – 7 min. The Conference provides an opportunity to show video and audio presentations.
Applications for participation will be accepted until 15th October 2025.
The conference will be hybrid, in-person as well as online.
At the end of the Conference it is planned to publish a collection of articles and conference proceedings (indexed in RSCI).
The official opening of the Competition, dedicated to the memory of its founder and permanent Artistic Director, Yuri Grigorovich, took place on 6 October on the stage of the Winter Theatre in Sochi. As tradition dictates, the Yuri Grigorovich Krasnodar Ballet Theatre presented the legendary production Spartacus to music by Aram Khachaturian.
On 7 October, the first round for the junior age group began on the stage of the Winter Theatre. The senior group will continue the contest on 8 October.
The Jury, chaired by People’s Artist of Russia Marina Leonova, includes leading figures of ballet art from Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Italy, Türkiye, and the Republic of Korea.
“The Competition is dedicated to the outstanding choreographer of our time, Yuri Grigorovich. Every ballet staged by Yuri became a new masterpiece. In his brilliant productions, he always revealed new names, while those of already renowned artists acquired a new resonance.
It is no coincidence that this competition bears such a name. For many years, it has discovered talented performers and choreographers. I am confident that it will do so again. I wish all participants success and faith in a bright future!” — said Marina Leonova, Chair of the Jury.
The X Yuri Grigorovich International Competition Young Ballet of the World is being held in Sochi from 6 to 12 October with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The event is organized by ROSCONCERT and the International Federation of Ballet Competitions.
These competition days promise to be rich and inspiring, inviting audiences to experience the beauty and power of ballet art.
Young Ballet of the World has extended its application deadline to September 14, 2025.
Applications are open to participants in two age categories: Junior Group — up to 18 years old and Senior Group — 19 to 28 years old.
Applications, competition program details, and full participation guidelines are available on the official website.
The competition will be held from October 6 to 12, 2025 on the stage of the Winter Theatre in Sochi. This edition is dedicated to the memory of Yuri Nikolaevich Grigorovich, the legendary choreographer of our time and the competition’s irreplaceable Artistic Director.
The competition is held with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and organized by ROSCONCERT (the Russian State Concert Company) and the International Federation of Ballet Competitions.
The competition will take place from October 6 to 12, 2025, on the stage of the Winter Theatre in Sochi. It is dedicated to the memory of the great choreographer of our time and the longstanding Artistic Director of the Competition, Yuri Nikolaevich Grigorovich.
Participants will compete in two age categories. The Junior group is open to dancers who have not reached the age of 19 by the start of the competition. The Senior group is open to dancers aged 19 to 28 inclusive as of the competition start date.
Applications must be submitted to the Competition Directorate at ifbc@mail.ru no later than September 5, 2025.
The competition is held with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. Organizers: ROSCONCERT (Federal State Budgetary Institution of Culture) and the International Federation of Ballet Competitions.
The All-Russian competition of ballet dancers and choreographers in the nomination “Modern dance” will be held on April 08-14, 2022 in Yoshkar-Ola.Applications for the Competition are accepted until March 1, 2022.Detailed conditions of participation and the application form are available on the official website of the competition.
Couples: one pas de deux by choreographers of the XIX-XXI centuries.
Soloists: two variations by choreographers of the XIX-XXI centuries.
ROUND II (SEMI-FINALS)
1. Classical Choreography
Couples: each dancer in a couple performs as a soloist one variation by choreographers of the XIX-XXI centuries.
Soloists: one variation by choreographers of the XIX-XXI centuries.
2. Contemporary Choreography
Couples and soloists must perform one piece of contemporary choreography (modern or jazz dance or a piece of a free or any other style dance) to the music of any composer, staged not earlier than 2016 if the piece is not applied for choreographers competition. In case the piece is applied for the competition, it must be staged not earlier than 2020.
The performing time must not exceed 4 minutes (please mind that the Jury monitor the exact timing of the performed pieces).
ROUND III (FINALS)
Classical Choreography
Couples: one pas de deux by choreographers of the XIX-XXI centuries.
Soloists: two variations by choreographers of the XIX-XXI centuries.
All the pieces are allowed to perform only if the participant has the permission to perform the piece given by the owners of the author’s right to the piece (including the author’s heirs).
Regulations of the Competition of Choreographers and Contemporary Dancers
The International Ballet Competition has been held since 1969 every four years at the Bolshoi Theater of the Russian Federation.
The XIV International Ballet Competition is celebrating the 95th anniversary of Yuri Grigorovich.
Founders of the competition:
Government of the Russian Federation
Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
The dates of the XIV International Ballet Competition (hereinafter referred to as the Competition) are determined by the Organizing Committee.
The Organizing Committee ensures the solution of issues of interdepartmental interaction, approves the list and Regulations for the jury panel, criteria for evaluating the performances of the contestants, the competition program, the Regulations of the Competition directorate, coordinates the possible establishment of special and additional prizes.
The preparation, arrangement and management of the Competition is supervised by the competition directorate established by the Russian Ministry of Culture that is acting upon the Regulations on the competition directorate approved by the organizing committee.
The functions of the Competition Directorate are performed by The Federal Directorate of Performing Arts “ROSCONCERT”.
The jury of the competition is formed of leading Russian and foreign figures in the field of choreographic art, soloists of the Russian and world ballet, heads of the world’s largest theater companies, authoritative choreographers, teachers, theater critics, prominent figures in choreography, producers.
Artistic Director of the Competition is Yuri Grigorovich, the choreographer of the Bolshoi Theater.
The competition was attended by 48 contestants from ten countries of the world – Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Japan and Russia. The international jury included: Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, People’s Artist of Russia, Professor Marina Leonova (chairman); General Director of the International Federation of Ballet Competitions, Executive Secretary of the Jury and Director of the Young Ballet of the World Competition, Honored Art Worker Sergei Usanov, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, teacher-tutor Yuri Vasyuchenko; People’s Artist of the USSR Margarita Drozdova, Artistic Director of the Russian Ballet Theater, People’s Artist of the USSR Vyacheslav Gordeev; artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater of Belarus, People’s Artist of the USSR Valentin Elizariev; artistic director of the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theater Vadim Pisarev (Ukraine), rector of the Roman Academy of Dance Margherita Parrilla (Italy), dancer and teacher Olivier Pate (France).
