in its new version the premiere of ludwig minkus' ballet donkey hot took place. today valentin nikolaevich is the artistic director, the honorary position of chief choreographer of the bolshoi theater of belarus is occupied by igor kolp, who has been living ballet since school age, learning to bring the most daring ideas to life. igor pavlovich, hello, hello. first mention? ballet school, firstly, let's start with the fact that this is such a key moment for me, since as a child i was left to my own devices, was born in the city of pinsk, at that time there was not a single theater in pinsk, so i could not know absolutely nothing about ballet, but literally the day before at the children's choreographic school, now this is number three, there was an anniversary, it was from there that my first steps began, literally steps along... i tried there for several months, where they selected me and brought me, diagonally behind us there is that same place on the checher, for two teachers, exactly a week later my dad brought me to minsk in a kamaz, they examined me, they s

so in 2023 in his new the editorial office premiered. ballet by ludwig minkus donkey hot.became popular in france, but of course, russian ballet gained worldwide fame, and which, in fact, reached its peak in the 20th century its popularity. you served at the mariinsky theater for 26 years, you are the premier of the mariinsky theater, an honored artist of russia, but nevertheless, you received your first specialized education at the belarusian state choreographic school. tell us, what role did belorskaya play in your life?