Ballet pointe shoes

The Mikhailovsky Theatre is planning to spend 2,950,000 rubles on pointe shoes for the new 2010-2011 season. Even the smallest donation will be highly appreciated.

It was not always that satin shoes with hard toes were an indispensable attribute of a ballerina, the first one to rise on her toes was Marie Taglioni. French term “sur les pointe, on your fingertips” gave the name to these ballet shoes. With pointe shoes dancing has gained special expressiveness, virtuosity and graceful ease. It is difficult to imagine classic ballet nowadays without this stage footwear.

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 Musical Instruments

The Mikhailovsky Theatre is planning on buying a “Steinway” upright piano to use at both rehearsals and performances. The project will cost 690,000 rubles.

Piano is one of the most sophisticated musical instruments when it comes to diversity and beauty of the sound as well as the ability to transfer the subtlest intentions and individuality of the musician. Upright piano is a kind of instrument where the strings are arranged vertically rather than horizontally, so that it takes much less space than a grand piano, fits easily into an orchestra pit and is often used in performances. Furthermore, not a single stage rehearsal can go through without it, and normally there can be from 2 to 10 of them before each opera and ballet takes place on stage in front of the audience.

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 Children’s Book
 The Mikhailovsky Theater presents a new project as the part of its educational activities - children's book about the theater. The total budget will amount to 700,000 rubles, the number of copies is 3,000.

The Adventures of Anya and Misha at the Mikhailovsky Theatre is the book, which is intended for family reading, primarily addressed to families with children of preschool and school age. A visit to the theatre is a very important event in the life of every child, this book will help to prepare them for it and learn all about the mysterious world of theater. Children are invited on an exciting tour to all of the corners of the Mikhailovsky Theatre. One can not only read about the parts that are available to the visitors but also find out, what happens behind the scenes.

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