“A ballerina ‘s Tale “ was staged by the students of The Russian School of Ballet and Dancing in two sessions at the BMICH Main Hall recently.
The Russian School of Ballet and Dancing was founded in 2001 with four students and one Russian instructor under the purview of the Director of the Cultural section of the Embassy of The Russian Federation in Sri Lanka. The school has completed 19 years of excellence in teaching students pure Russian Classical Ballet and is affiliated to the Moscow State Academy of Choreography under the patronage of Ms Oxana Karnovich-Moscow. The students are guided by nine well experienced and talented teachers.
If there’s an art that could conquer the hearts of all without exception, art that can penetrate the depths of the human soul, forcing it to rejoice or to cry, to empathize, to capture the viewer’s mind - that is the art of pure classical dance, ballet. Ballet has no nationality, but has roots from France and Italy. Almost every country has its own style of classical dance, but nevertheless, one can assume without doubt that the “Citizenship” and the Home of Ballet is Russia. “Russian Ballet” - words that have become almost synonymous, inseparable from one another.
The students of the Russian School of Ballet and Dancing are provided ballet education in accordance with the high standards of choreography techniques and performing level witnessed on February 29,2020.
The event was attended by the Ambassador of The Russian Federation for Sri Lanka and Maldives H. E. Yury Materiy, Secretary General of The Colombo Plan for Sri Lanka Phan Kieu Thu, PhD, Mayor of Colombo Mrs. Rosy Senanayake, Military and Navel Attachie of The Embassy of Russian Federation Col. Denis Shkoda and Mrs Shkoda, 1st Secratary of the Embassy of the Russian Federation and The Director of The Russian Centre in Colombo Mrs. Anastasia Khokhlova and Dimitri Khokhlov, Chief Executive Officer, Buddhapriya Ramanayake and Dr. Mrs. V. Ramanayake, Cultural Officer- Mrs Chandi Aluvihare.
Teachers of the school are: Mrs. Galina Pleshakova, Mrs. Samantha Samararathne, Mrs. Niluka Madurawala, Mrs. Lasni Subasinghe, Mrs. Radeesha Bodiyabadu, Ms. Sadani Peiris, Ms. Kavishka Premathilake, Ms. Shenallie Dias and Ms. Samindi De Silva.
Here are some highlights of the event.
Pix: Sulochana Gamage
