Yuri Fateev about the new artists accepted to the Mariinsky ballet company

Based on the results of the competitive audition, eight graduates of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet were admitted to the ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre. ⠀ Soon, Elena Lyskova, Marina Chernyavskaya, Eva Nasadovich, Yan Begishev, Nikita Zakharov, Anton Osetrov, who have successfully graduated from one of the world’s leading schools of classical choreography, will begin their careers on the St. Petersburg stage. Foreign artists will come to the company as well: Kian Menghise from the USA and Jasmine Henry, the first representative of Australia in the Mariinsky ballet. ⠀ More details about the format in which the selection was made, how the theater is historically connected with the Academy, what qualities are required of a novice artist at the Mariinsky — in the interview with the head of the ballet company, Yuri Fateev.