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In 1996 the company was founded as the first Theatre of Ballet in Russia under the management of the People’s Artist of Russia, Professor Peter Gusev. Gusev’s credentials included being an artist of Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theatre; the director of the Kirov Ballet; organizer of the Ballet Theatre in Beijing and ballet schools in Shanghai and Guanchjou; and a balletmaster in the Maly Opera and Ballet Theatre, as well as in the Novosibirsk Theatre.

In 1969 the post of artistic director and manager was occupied by the prominent choreographer, outstanding balletmaster, Honored Artist of Russia and State Prize Laureate Leonid Jacobson. In 1976 his friend and favorite dancer Askold Makarov, the leading soloist of the Kirov ballet, became his successor and served until his death in December 2000.

Since 2001 the post of artistic director was occupied by the famous choreographer—People’s Artist of Russia, State Prize Laureate of Russia, and Laureate to International Ballet competition—Yuri Petukhov.

The St. Petersburg Ballet constantly extends its sphere of activity. Its creativity has accumulated over the years, and the mastery of the high traditions of Russian Ballet is being passed on to a younger generation of artists, both Russian and foreign.

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