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Ballet Companies in Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is home to a major professional ballet company. Here is the spotlight, plus how to see them.

Mariinsky Ballet

Saint Petersburg · Founded 18th century

The Mariinsky, known in the Soviet era as the Kirov, is the cradle of Russian classical ballet. Based in Saint Petersburg, it is the company most associated with the Vaganova training method and with a lineage of legendary dancers that reads like a history of ballet itself.

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