About Festival

International Festival of Modern Ballet “Genesis Ballet Festival” will be in the heart of Kyrgyzstan – the city of Bishkek, at the Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Maldybaev.

The main goal of the festival is the development of modern ballet art, the popularization of ballet art in Kyrgyzstan, the exchange of experience between theaters, as well as the acquaintance of the audience with the work of the Israeli composer Baruch Berliner and his Baruch Berliner’s Genesis International Project.

Festival dates – October 16-22, 2023

The festival is held within the framework of cooperation between the Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Maldybaev and Baruch Berliner’s Genesis International Project.

The Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Maldybaev is the leading theater in Kyrgyzstan, the keeper of the traditions of the national ballet and the heritage of the Kyrgyz culture and the flagship of contemporary art in the Kyrgyz Republic.

The repertoire of the theater includes both classical and modern productions.

The theater has a magnificent hall for 850 seats, made in a classical style, a large stage and equipment for working with video projections.

Baruch Berliner’s Genesis International Project – Baruch Berliner’s Genesis International Project is an international project that brings together many talented people from all over the world – composers, arrangers, conductors, musicians and many others. The works of the project are already performed in 31 countries of the world with constant success, and the number of views on YouTube is approaching 4 million!

The symphonic poem “Genesis” is the central work of composer Baruch Berliner and producer Nachum Slutzker, who are the founders and ideological inspirers of the Baruch Berliner’s Genesis International Project.

In 2022, a contemporary ballet to the music of the Symphonic Poem was staged at the Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Maldybaev. The performance received excellent reviews from critics, entered the repertoire of the theater and took part in the tour of the Kyrgyz National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Maldybaev in Russia.

Do not miss the opportunity to take part in a new and spectacular cultural event in the world of modern ballet!

Applications for participation in the Festival are accepted until August 15, 2023..

The regulations for the Festival can be found here.