Balletto di Milano (Italy)
Music: Piotr Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Teet Kask

Performed in two acts

Ballet is based on the novel by Lev Tolstoy of the same title and combines the elements of both classical and contemporary ballett.

Ambassador of Italian dance, the Milan Ballet (Balletto di Milano), has presented its high level performances all over the world. More than 30 years the dance group has performed to the audiences on the grand stages of Italy, England, Ireland, Switzerland and Spain being also the first ever Italian ballet company performing on the stage of Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

The ballet company was founded in 1998 by the acknowledged ballet soloist Carlo Pesta. During the years of never-ending artistic research the company has staged numerous dance classics, being praised both by audiences and critics. The repertoire of the theatre includes “Romeo and Julia” and “Cinderella” (choreographer Giorgio Madia), “Chansons” and “Soirèe Ravel…Bolèro” (choreographer Adriana Mortelliti) and “Nutcracker” (choreographer Federico Veratti) to name but a few. The Balletto di Milano dance company consisting of graduates of the best dance academies of Italy, have collaborated with the artists and choreographers of international reputation – Luciana Savignano, Carla Fracci, Oriella Dorella, Raffaele Paganini, Danys Ganio, Ruben Celiberti and Grazia Galante.