In the first part of the concert, excerpts from classical ballets will be performed by the graduating class and students of the Riga Ballet School.
The second part of the concert will feature the one-act ballet BAL(e)TS, choreographed by Elza Leimane and composed by Reinis Sējāns. This piece was specially created in the spring of 2023 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Riga Ballet School.
On the stage of the Latvian National Opera and Ballet (LNOB), all classical dance students of the Riga Ballet School will perform together with the Riga Cathedral Boys’ Choir and the Emīls Dārziņš Music School Orchestra, conducted by Everita Sējāne.
The creative team behind BAL(e)TS: costume designer Madara Botmane, lighting designer Ainārs Pastars, and choreographic assistants Baiba Kokina, Diāna Mancevica, Anna Russke, and Roberts Naje.
Graduates of the Riga Ballet School for the 2024/2025 academic year: Enija Enkuzena, Agata Muhina, Anna Paškova, Noel Prylutska, Martins Savvins, and Mikus Mārtiņš Ungurs.
Pedagogues – Zane Lieldidža-Kolbina and Marians Butkevičs.
