News of site
 

[15.07.03]

New edition of site, new design.

[28.06.03]

In connection with change of the name of collective the section "History" is changed.

[10.03.03]

New photos are added.

[01.02.03]

The guest book works.

[01.02.03]

Creation of a site.

 

About ballet  

 

Folklore ballet "Smolensk" - unique, bright, on anybody not the similar choreographic ensemble displaying

original individuality, simplicity and breadth of soul of Russian people.

His dances are known in many countries of the world, they are colourful, majestic, original. They are charming and gentle - female dances. Daring and strong men in execution. Or comic - shining with humour and inexhaustible imagination, but all surprisingly different. Actors of collective are young and beautiful and talented.

 

 

Information  

 
What is the Smolensk?

Smolensk - very ancient city in the west of the Russian Federation, based in 863 year. Therefore he has the important historical value and a role.

Alexey VolkovThe city has arisen on an ancient trading waterway " from Variag in Greeks " - from the Baltic sea in black sea. It is considered, that the word Smolensk occurs from a word "pitch". The city you see is based on the river Dnepr, and ancient people pitched here boats.

The central part of city is surrounded with a Fortification, the outstanding defensive works Alexey VolkovXVI-XVII, protection carrying out function against attacks.

Smolensk Uspensky cathedral XI - XII. Sight of a temple is magnificent carved fivestages on iconostasis (height 31m), a masterpiece of arts and crafts. One of the biggest in the world.

Here were born: Michael Glinka - a great Russian composer, Sergey Konenkov - a Russian sculptor, Alexander Tvardovsky - a poet, Jury Gagarin - the world's first astronaut.

 

News  

 
Performances / the Collective gathers to Spain

In middle of July (2003) new performances of

theatre will begin, the collective leaves for the Spanish city of Saragossa, where been up to the end of a summer.

 

Accounting concert

June, 29 with success has passed an annual accounting concert of Folklore ballet "Smolensk" in " Smolensk experimental theatre of a drama ".

 
Performances / Two months in Belgium

Since April till June, 2003 the collective was in tour round on cities of Belgium and France in which end the Saint-Ghislan - (Belgium) successfully participated in XX international festival in city.

 
Performances / XXXII international festival in Gorizia (Italy)

It is the big responsibility and trust which to us rendered the State republican centre of Russian folklore of the Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation, having defined our creative collective the participant of festival.

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