by Olympic Ballet | Feb 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Alin Cristian Oprea & Lidia Kalendareva What’s your artistic background and when did you start composing? We are composers for ballet, theatre, stage, and film—but above all, we are storytellers through music. Our journey began in childhood when we first put...
by Olympic Ballet | Feb 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
A celebrated dancer and choreographer, Nadja Saidakova brings a wealth of experience to Olympic Ballet Theatre with her latest work, Elegia. After a long career as a principal dancer with Staatsballett Berlin, Nadja has expanded her artistry into teaching, coaching,...
by Olympic Ballet | May 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Raymonda is a grand classical ballet in three acts, with music composed by Alexander Glazunov and choreography by Marius Petipa. It was first staged for the Imperial Ballet at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on January 19, 1898, and is a celebrated example of...
by Olympic Ballet | Feb 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
What inspired you to create Luna? Luna was originally created for New York City Ballet in 2017. It was the first ballet I choreographed upon leaving my professional dance career, so in some ways, this piece represents that departure and my desire to prolong the...
by Olympic Ballet | Feb 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
What is your inspiration for Keep Me In Mind? This piece is deeply inspired by the amazing music of singer/songwriter Peggy Lee. I selected these pieces of music and put them in a kind of story line. Once I did that, I discovered that seduction was a recurring theme....
by Olympic Ballet | Jan 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Olympic Ballet Theatre’s dancers spend hundreds of hours perfecting technique in the studio and on stage. Recently, they stepped away from the rehearsals to bring the joy of dance into local classrooms and to delight elementary school students with an exciting...
