Marta Petkova and Nikola Hadzhitanev were guest-performers as soloists in “La bayadère” in Kazan

Triumphantly passed the guest-performance of the prima ballerina Marta Petkova and the premier soloist Nikola Hadzhitanev in the classical ballet “La bayadère” at the International Festival at the name of the legend Rudolf Nureyev in Kazan, Russia. Both of them, who often are partners on the stage, presented them in the main roles – of Nikiya and Solor.

“The beautiful lines, the academism, the artistic and technical mastery of the leading soloists didn’t leave doubts in the fact that the Sofia National Opera prepares worthy artists!!! We must note that for the first time in the 30-year existence of the Nureyev Festival were invited representatives of this theatre. Wild endless applauses completed this wonderful “story” under the name “La bayadère”. Then follows the continuation!!!”  This wrote in his personal Facebook Aydar Shaydulin, former leading soloist of the Kremlin ballet, now General Director of “Globex Promotion”.

The ХХХ Rudolf Nureyev International Festival for Ballet Art is one of the oldest in Russia and is held by tradition in May on the stage of the Tatar Academic State Opera and Ballet Theatre “М. Jalil” in Kazan. It bears the name of the illustrious ballet dancer of the ХХ century Nureyev since 1993. He himself took part at the festival one year earlier. On the stage in Kazan tours a real constellation of artists, choreographers and conductors, among who Vladimir Vasiliev, Nadejda Pavlova, Svetlana Zaharova, Denis Matvienko. In the jubilee edition of the festival guest-performers were soloists of the Vienna State Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Staatsoper Munich, the Mariinsky Theatre – St. Petersburg, the Norway National Ballet, the Paris Grande Opéra.