State Ballet on the Ice of St. Petersburg

The State Ballet on the Ice of St. Petersburg used to be called the Leningrad State Ballet on Ice. The State Ice Ballet of St. Petersburg appeared in 1967 and was founded by the famous Russian choreographer Konstantin Boyarsky. Ballet on Ice constantly performs new productions and continues the traditions of Russian classical ballet. Since 1980, the State Ballet on Ice of St. Petersburg has been working under the direction of the former soloist of the world-famous Mariinsky Theatre Konstantin Rassadin. During the years of his life in the ballet on ice there were many events. Famous artists and champions of the World and Europe performed there. The main troupe of the theater has about 20 outstanding skaters. Since 1995, the State Ballet on Ice has performed at various venues in St. Petersburg. The theater shows such famous works as ballets by P. Tchaikovsky: “Sleeping Beauty”, “Swan Lake”, “The Nutcracker” and ballets to the music of S. Prokofiev “Romeo and Juliet” and “Cinderella”. Over the years of its work, the State Ballet on the Ice of St. Petersburg has repeatedly toured abroad and showed its ballet productions in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Ireland.