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GREETINGS to the VALOIS FEST
Ninette de Valois is a seminal figure in both British and Turkish ballet history. At The Royal Ballet, we owe our very existence to Madam’s entrepreneurial spirit and indomitable will. The same artistry, vision and leadership enabled the art form to flourish in Turkey too where her influence remains similarly potent.
As we celebrate the 125th anniversary of this remarkable woman’s birth, It is wonderful to see how the VALOIS FEST inspires so many young people through her legacy and makes for ballet and choreography’s vibrant future.
Kevin O’Hare
Director of The Royal Ballet
Dear friends and colleagues,
I welcome participants, organizers, and guests of VALOIS FEST. I hope that for many young dancers’ participation in VALOIS FEST will become an incentive for further professional growth. I wish them to successfully perform at the events of the Festival and continue to improve their skills in choreographic art. As a woman, and a leader of one of the world’s major ballet companies, I take great inspiration in the extraordinary example of Ninette de Valois’s visionary leadership. I express my gratitude to the organizers and partners of the VALOIS FEST project for their desire to support young talents, as well as for their respect for outstanding figures of world culture and art, such as Ninette de Valois.
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VALOIS FEST is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the legacy of Ninette de Valois, a great choreographer and teacher, and to promote the beauty of dance around the world. This special celebration is a chance to recognize the talent of the young dancers and to create international prestige for the art of ballet and dance. By forming partnerships and cooperation with companies, patrons and sponsors, VALOIS FEST is a perfect example of how collaboration can create a better future for the art of dance. We wish all the participants a successful and memorable VALOIS FEST!
Founder and CEO of Tan Sağtürk Akademi,
Owner and Manager of Tan Sağtürk Akademi, İzmir-Mavisehir
Royal Academy of Dance Registered Teacher (RAD RTS)
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Dear all,
Like many of you, I grew up reading about the incomparable Ninette de Valois. It was a tremendous honor to get to know her personally during my time performing with the Royal Ballet. Her brilliance and vision for the future, not just for that company but for all of ballet, remain unmatched today.
To all participants in the VALOIS FEST, congratulations on your dedication and emerging talent. May this experience be rewarding and fruitful.
Some advice: don’t try to over dance your choreographic material. Try to understand why you are dancing and perform with an open heart.
Good luck to all involved with the festival.
Dear Friends and Colleagues
ARBTA (Association of Russian Ballet & Theatre Arts) gives thanks to the organisers, and welcomes all involved in the VALOIS FEST which celebrates the 125th anniversary of the birth of Ninette de Valois, thus recognising the importance of her legacy and influence on the growth of Classical ballet. She was one of the great figures of 20th Century ballet, dancing with Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe and later using her knowledge and experience to help establish and develop various schools and companies across the Globe, and notably the Royal Ballet in UK.
The VALOIS FEST will bring together institutions and professionals from today’s Ballet world and give opportunities to the next generation of talents. We send our best wishes to everyone taking part in this wonderful event.
Dear colleagues,
I welcome participants, organizers and guests of VALOIS FEST.
I hope that for many young dancers participation in VALOIS FEST will become an
incentive for further professional growth. I wish them to successfully perform at the events of the Festival and continue to improve their skills in choreographic art.
I express my gratitude to the organizers and partners of the VALOIS FEST project for their desire to support young talents, as well as for their respect for outstanding figures of world culture and art, such as Ninette de Valois.
Carlos Prado
Artistic Director
CNB Companhia Nacional de Bailado (National Ballet of Portugal)
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I am glad to welcome the participants and guests of VALOIS FEST.
Ninette de Valois is a great name in the history of English and world ballet. She went down in history as an outstanding choreographer and teacher, as well as a participant in Sergei Diaghilev's Ballet Russes. Valois has established ballet traditions in the UK, Australia, Turkey, Canada, and Iran. Her rich creative life is an example of true service to choreographic art.
VALOIS FEST makes a great contribution to the popularization of the activities of Ninette de Valois.
My best wishes to all the organizers, participants and guests of VALOIS FEST!
President of the Association of Figures of Ethnography, Culture and Art
Ninette de Valois is one of the most influential figures in the history of 20th century ballet. Her task was to create a British ballet theater repertory, a British ballet style.
And she did it brilliantly! She invited the best choreographers to work at the Royal Theater: Frederick Ashton, Kenneth Macmillan, George Balanchine and others. Her name is associated with the rise of the ballet careers of such famous dancers as Lynn Seymour, Rudolf Nureyev, Margo Fontaine.
I sincerely wish success to the VALOIS FEST International Festival!
Galym Akhmedyarov
Director of the State Opera and Ballet Theatre "Astana Opera"
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I would like to express my gratitude to the organizers and partners of the VALOIS FEST project for their desire to support young talents, as well as for respect for outstanding figures of world culture
and art. I am sure that this event will contribute to many young participants and will become an incentive for further professional growth. I wish the participants of the festival productive work, achievement of the intended result, success and prosperity!
VALOIS FEST under the auspices of the 125th anniversary of Dame Ninette de Valois is a wonderful opportunity to pay tribute to the memory of a great personality, ballerina and teacher. By founding the Royal Ballet in Great Britain, as well as organizing a professional ballet company in Turkey, she made a great contribution to the development of international ballet. She served the theater for many years, remaining devoted to the art of ballet all her life.
Let me express my gratitude to the organizers of such a prestigious event as VALOIS FEST, which will serve as a bright platform for revealing the abilities of emerging artists.
Director of the Sadriddin Aini Tajik State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Dear friends and respected colleagues!
I express my gratitude to the organizers and partners of the VALOIS FEST project for their desire to support young talents, as well as for their respect for outstanding figures of world culture and art, such as Ninette de Valois.
Dance as a cultural value reflects the customs, traditions, spiritual world and national thinking of a particular people. Therefore, to preserve this priceless and cultural heritage, as well as to pass it from generation to generation, is the most important duty of specialized specialists and masters of this field.
I am sure that for many young dancers participation in the VALOIS FEST will become an incentive for further professional growth and will certainly provide professional support in the field of choreographic art, and also contributes to the development of professional cooperation between dance institutions from different countries.
Rector of the Tajik State Institute of Culture and Arts named after Mirzo Tursunzade,
Doctor of Philology, Professor
Dance is a value of spiritual culture, because it embodies not only the present, but also the past, and always contributes to the spiritual growth of the human soul. Therefore, the development and formation of a person is impossible without knowledge of national culture and cultural heritage.
I wish the participants to successfully perform at the events of the Festival and continue to improve their skills in choreographic art. I hope VALOIS FEST will become an unforgettable event for participants, guests and partners of the Festival.
Head of Department international relations TSICA named after Mirzo Tursunzoda,
Excellence of education and culture of Tajikistan
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Dear dance lovers, dear friends
I welcome participants, organizers and guests of VALOIS FEST.
I hope that for many young dancers participation in VALOIS FEST will become an incentive for further professional growth. I wish them lots of success in performing at the events of the Festival and continuing to improve their skills in choreographic art.
I express my gratitude to the organizers and partners of the VALOIS FEST project for their desire to support young talents, as well as for their respect for outstanding figures of world culture and art, such as Ninette de Valois.
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Dear friends, colleagues and participants in the VALOIS FEST,
VALOIS FEST aims to create opportunities for young dance talents to both be seen as young dance aspirants and also to see and get inspired by other emerging choreographic artists. The goal of the VALOIS FEST is also to invigorate the ties of artistic and professional cooperation between dance institutions and actors from different countries and cultures.
I would like to express my gratitude to the organizers and partners of the VALOIS FEST project for their initiatives on supporting young talents, as well as for their respect for outstanding figures of world culture and art, such as Dame Ninette de Valois.
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Dear Esteemed Friends and Colleagues,
We extend a warm welcome to all participants, organizers, and esteemed guests attending the esteemed International Festival and Dance Contest, VALOIS FEST.
We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the organizers and partners of VALOIS FEST for their unwavering commitment to fostering and nurturing young talents. We also commend them for their profound respect for world-renowned figures in culture and art, such as the legendary Ninette de Valois. Undoubtedly, participation in the VALOIS FEST Contest will serve as a catalyst for the professional growth of many young dancers. We wish them all the success in their performances during the Festival events and encourage them to continue honing their skills in the captivating world of choreographic art.
Natalia Zilber
Director, The Russian Ballet School,Toronto
The VALOIS FEST continues to receive Greetings from partners and Honored Guests.