Mariinsky

The quality of the singing was standard Mariinsky: in other words, plenty of volume, plenty of vibrato and not much attention to style, detail or tonal beauty.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Ballerina ($24.95; First Run) -- It took me a few weeks to catch up with this documentary about five dancers in the Russian Kirov (aka Mariinsky).

Michael Giltz: DVDS: New Miss Marple Doesn't Slay Me and More 2009

To call the Mariinsky dancers exceptional is an understatement.

Evening Standard - Home Sarah Frater 2011

($24.95; First Run) -- It took me a few weeks to catch up with this documentary about five dancers in the Russian Kirov (aka Mariinsky).

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

Hoffmann/Patrick McMullan Kristina Kovalenko, Yuri Smerkalov and Diana Vishneva After a 10-year absence, the Mariinsky Ballet made its return to the Metropolitan Opera with a production of "Anna Karenina," earning a unanimous standing ovation on Monday from audience members like Carolina Herrera and Prosper Assouline.

Stars, Standing Ovations for 'Anna Karenina' Valentine Uhovski 2011

The weather was balmy and the sun had not yet set as I strolled up the stairs towards Lincoln Center for the final evening performance of the former Kirov Ballet, now the Mariinsky.

Margie Goldsmith: Summer in New York City Margie Goldsmith 2011

Hoffmann/Patrick McMullan Cynthia and Leon Polsky "Mariinsky, the Bolshoi, Hermitage, and yes, Stoli vodka are all accurate symbols of Russia," said the Mariinsky's artistic director Valery Gergiev.

Stars, Standing Ovations for 'Anna Karenina' Valentine Uhovski 2011

But the best way to see where Balanchine came from—the foundation of his training before coming to America—is to watch the Russian Mariinsky Kirov Ballet , which will be presented by Lincoln Center Festival July 11-16.

Where the World Comes to Dance Pia Catton 2011

The weather was balmy and the sun had not yet set as I strolled up the stairs towards Lincoln Center for the final evening performance of the former Kirov Ballet, now the Mariinsky.

Margie Goldsmith: Summer in New York City Margie Goldsmith 2011

Hoffmann/Patrick McMullan Randy Jones with Lucky Roosevelt After the final curtain, the party moved to the Mandarin Oriental for a benefit for the White Nights Foundation, which supports Mariinsky's ballet, opera and music in the U.S. Leo Tolstoy's classic was placed on every seat, vodka was passed in ice cubes and DJ Gabriel Prokofiev—the conductor's grandson—took to the turntables.

Stars, Standing Ovations for 'Anna Karenina' Valentine Uhovski 2011