Copied and pasted from Mariinsky theaters website. Taglioni Prize Nominees Mariinsky Theatre artistes Olga Esina, Yulia Stepanova, Xander Parish and Pavel Bubelnikov have been nominated for the Taglioni Prize. The European ballet award the Taglioni Prize is a key project founded in January 2014 by the foundation of outstanding dancer Vladimir Malakhov. This new award aims to highlight the artistic successes of dancers, choreographers, ballet companies and their managers, conductors and designers each season. The winners in thirteen categories will be selected by an independent jury comprising critics and journalists from seven European nations. Russia is represented in the judging committee by St Petersburg ballet critic Natalia Zozulina. In each award category the jury has chosen three nominees, while the winners – in the critics’ opinion the finest representatives and most significant events in ballet in Europe – are to be announced on 27 September 2014 in Berlin. Candidates in the shortlist for the Taglioni Prize representing the Mariinsky Theatre include Olga Esina as “Best Ballerina”, Yulia Stepanova as “Best Young Ballerina”, Xander Parish as “Best Young Male Dancer” and Pavel Bubelnikov as “Best Ballet Conductor”.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:47:14 +0000
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