29 January 2015

Dear Principal / Teacher,

Workshop for Ballet Students in collaboration with Academy

The Hong Kong Ballet Group proudly presents Ballet Student Workshop in collaboration with world-renowned ballet institute, the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, on 14-15 March 2015.

The Bolshoi Ballet Academy is one of the oldest and most established schools for classical ballet training. Most of the Principal Dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet graduated from the Academy and are among the leading dancers in the world today, including Nina Ananiashvili, Vladimir Malakhov, Natalia Osipova, Alexei Ratmansky, Polina Semionova, and Nikolay Tsiskaridze, to name a few.

We are honoured to invite Miss Irina Pyatkina from the Academy to give classes exclusively for HKBG members. Kindly find the enclosed schedule and application form for further details.

Do not miss this unique opportunity to experience being taught by the faculty from Bolshoi without having to travel there - students enrolling both days of workshops can enjoy special package rate. Limited spaces - first come first serve!

For enquiries and enrolment, please contact Miss Tsang at 2541 5587 / [email protected].

Yours sincerely, The Hong Kong Ballet Group

Workshop Schedule All classes will be conducted by Miss Irina Pyatkina from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy

Junior Class HKAPA 14 March 2015 13:30 – 15:00 Ballet Technique RAD Intermediate Dance (Sat) Foundation or above 15:00 – 16:30 Repertoire Studio 4 (age 11+) HKAPA 15 March 2015 10:00 – 11:30 Ballet Technique Dance (Sun) Quota: 30 11:30 – 13:00 Repertoire Studio 6

HKAPA Senior Class 14 March 2015 17:00 – 18:30 Ballet Technique Dance RAD Advance 1 or (Sat) 18:30 – 20:00 Repertoire Studio 4 above (age 14+) HKAPA 15 March 2015 14:30 – 16:00 Ballet Technique Dance Quota: 30 (Sun) 16:00 – 17:30 Repertoire Studio 6

Location: HKAPA Dance Studio 3 & 4/F, 1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Workshop Fee (each 3-hour class, same rate for Junior and Senior Class) One Class Whole Workshop $500 $900 10% off!

Membership Fee All participants must be a member of The Hong Kong Ballet Group to join the workshop. Membership fee for 2015 is $180 and is valid until 31 December 2015.

Presenter reserves the right to alter the programme and artist.

About the Instructor

Irina Pyatkina

After graduating from Bolshoi Ballet Academy in 1978, Irina Pyatkina was right away invited to join the Bolshoi Ballet Theater. At the Bolshoi Theater she worked with renowned and world famous pedagogues and rehearsal directors such as , Marina Kondratieva and Raisa Struchkova. Miss Pyatkina has danced in numerous ballets choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich and Vladimir Vassiliev. During her twenty years of work at the Bolshoi Theater, Miss Pyatkina had become a principal dancer and performed leading roles in such ballets as , Sleeping Beauty, Le Sylphides, Chopeniana, Petrushka, , Don Quixote and Legend of Love. In 1998 Miss Pyatkina graduated from Russian Academy of Theater Arts where she received a highest pedagogy education.

After finishing her performing career at the Bolshoi Theater, Miss Pyatkina was invited to join the faculty at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, her alma mater. In 2005 Miss Pyatkina received a title of Master Teacher from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy where she a current faculty member of the classical ballet department. She teaches ballet technique, Pointe and repertoire classes. Miss Pyatkina had taught master classes all over the world during her bright and continuous career. Miss Pyatkina is a Honored Artist of Russian Federation the highest and most prestigious award any artist can receive in Russia.