BEIJING, July 31 The Bolshoi Theater will welcome the possible arrival of representatives of the Chinese ballet to Russia, and relevant discussions are underway, said Mahar Vaziev, artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet Company.
“Of course, we would like, and we will only welcome it, that representatives of China and representatives of the ballet of China come to us, because they really made a colossal leap. And here, in fact, you don’t need to remember for a long time, just look at all international competitions , how many representatives of the Chinese ballet and what leading places they occupy,» Vaziev said.
According to the maestro, this is also a pleasant part of Russian history, since the Soviet Union participated in the creation of the Chinese ballet.
«So in this sense, I only welcome and will be glad, I will not hide, yes, we are having such conversations and disputes about inviting them to us, and perhaps our soloists will come, participate with them in their performance. I think this is wonderful, the value does not change, it is better to cooperate than not to cooperate,» he stressed.
The day before, the Bolshoi Ballet Company completed its first tour in China after a five-year break. From July 25 to July 30, the artists of the Bolshoi Theater performed on the stage of the Opera Hall of the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, gave four performances of the ballet «Don Quixote» and two gala concerts. The performances were accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of the National Ballet of China. Conductor — maestro Pavel Klinichev. html» data-title=»Marathon of classical ballet starts in Moscow»>