On June 4, in South Ossetia, at the Kosta Khetagurov State Drama Theater, a gala concert of ballet dancers from the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia will take place. According to the press service of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic, the event will be dedicated to the anniversary of the People's Artist of the USSR Svetlana Adyrkhayeva.
"The guests of Tskhinval will be the leading soloists of the Bolshoi Ballet - students of Svetlana Adyrkhayeva, Honored Artists of Russia Ekaterina Krysanova, Anastasia Stashkevich, premieres of the Bolshoi Ballet Company Vyacheslav Lantratov, Artem Ovcharenko, Vyacheslav Lopatin, and other stars of the famous team," the press service said.
Svetlana Dzantemirovna Adyrkhaeva - People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of the Republic of South Ossetia, People's Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.
She was born on May 12, 1938 in the village of Khumalag, North Ossetia.
In 1946, she was selected as a student at the legendary Vaganov School in Leningrad.
She was a soloist of the Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre.
In 1960, after the triumphant performance of the role of Odette - Odile in the ballet to the music of P.I. Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" during the Decade of Ossetian Culture in Moscow, she received an invitation to become a soloist of the State Academic Theater of the USSR, where she danced many unforgettable parts in such productions as " The Legend of Love”, “Spartacus”, “Don Quixote”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Fountain of Bakhchisarai” and many others.
Currently, Svetlana Dzantemirovna is working as a choreographer and tutor at the Bolshoi Theatre.
The concert will be held with the support of President of the Republic Alan Gagloev, the Embassy of the Republic of South Ossetia in the Russian Federation and Ministry of Culture of South Ossetia.
The concert starts at 19.00. Tickets can be purchased at the theater box office.
