Altynai Asylmuratova

A look at the rich history of the Mariinsky Theatre in the birth and growth of the Russian tradition in opera, music and ballet.

Ballerina is a 2006 documentary film that follows the training sessions, rehearsals, and everyday lives of five Russian ballerinas at different stages in their career.

Live performance from Kirov, now known as Mariinsky. Recorded in April 1989.

A ball is being held in the royal palace in honor of the birth of a beautiful and charming princess. The fairies present gifts to Princess Aurora, and the seventh fairy, old Carabosse, arrives uninvited at the christening and presents a terrible gift... And so, a hundred years later, the handsome prince, while hunting, finds himself in a sleeping forest, where he awakens the sleeping beauty with a gentle kiss. Choreographic editing by Konstantin Sergeev, staged by the Mariinsky Theatre.

The plane crashes in the mountains. Marselin, who has a penchant for adventure, convinces his brother Isay to climb the mountains and "clean out" the pockets of the dead passengers. Heroes with different human characteristics appear before a moral choice. The film is based on the novel by Henri Troyat.