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Jubilee Gala Concert on November 16, 2017, the big concert hall “Oktyabrsky” to the 80th anniversary of the birth and the 60th anniversary of Oleg Vinogradov’s creative activity. The evening is dedicated to the reflection of the bright, multifaceted creative way of Oleg Vinogradov-People’s Artist of the USSR, bearer, academician, laureate of the State Prize of Russia and eight international awards, such as: two awards of the Paris Academy of Dance, The order of “Chevalier of France” for achievements in the field of literature and art, the award of Lawrence Olivier, the Prize “Lumiere” (Award of French Filmmakers), the award of Picasso, the Dance award of Leonid Massine (Positano Prize), the UNESCO prize 2017. The gala concert is held with the support of the Committee on Culture of St. Petersburg, as well as with the assistance of the International Dance Council (CID) at UNESCO in St. Petersburg and with the participation of enterprise “stars of the 21st century”. (Canada) The priorities, criteria, style and principles of the activity of Vinogradov as a leader, choreographer, artist, scenographer and teacher are determined not only by the presence of higher vocational education, but also by the practice of staged work in Many countries of the world (France, England, Italy, Hungary, Japan, South Korea, Poland, USA and many others). Of particular note is his merit in overcoming the confrontation between Soviet and Western art in the era of the Iron Curtain. It was thanks to Vinogradov that it became possible to invite leading choreographers and dancers of international importance to work in Russia, including masterpieces of such masters as: A. Bournonville, p. Lakott, R. PTI, A. Valleys as well. Tudor, D. Balanchine, M. Béjart, J. Robbins, uh. Fodor. Results of creative activity O. M. Vinogradova for sixty years (including in the field of preservation and development of traditions of Russian classical ballet, influenced and foreign art) will be demonstrated by pupils, colleagues, artists and choreographers from theatres of Russia and Foreign countries. The program will include both the choreography of traditional repertoire and modern compositions based on the classical ballet school, as well as fragments from the ballets of the Jubiljara. Stars of the leading theatres of the world will take part in the performance: Yulia Stepanova, Denis Rodkin, Olga Smirnova and Semen Chudin, Maria Alexandrov and Vladislav Lantratov (Bolshoi Theatre); Yulia Mahalina, Farouk Ruzimatov, Anton Korsakov, Igor Kolb and Alisa Petrenko, Christina Shapran and Timur Askerov, Alexandra Iosifidi, Nadezhda Batoeva and Ernest Latypov (Mariinsky Theatre); Anastasia Matvienko and Denis Matvienko (Novaa, Novosibirsk); Lucia Lakarra (Spain) and Marlon Dino (Germany), Adrian Blake Mitchell (USA), Oscar Hawkins (USA), Hjejmin Hwang and Cajong om (South Korea), as well as students arb them. A. I. Vaganova and the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington and others.