Leonid Kozlov

Kozlova International Ballet Competition Cancelled

Symphony Space decided to close until April 1st, which causes the cancellation of the 2020 Kozlova International Ballet Competition. The theater is already booked for March 15-19, 2021, and the celebrations will take place then - bigger and better! - just one year later.

KOZLOVA INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of the Kozlov's Defection

This year's KOZLOVA INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION includes two special events:

Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition Announced At Symphony Space

The year 2020 celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition and the 40th anniversary of Kozlova's defection, with Leonid Kozlov, from the Soviet Union (the couple were principal dancers with the Bolshoi Ballet and defected when the Company performed in Los Angeles).

VKIBC Announces The Judges For 2020, Celebrating VKIBC's 10th Anniversary

Valentina Kozlova announces the 10th annual Kozlova International Ballet Competition, hosting 100+ dancers from around the world. Once again, one day will be set aside for both performers and choreographers of contemporary dance, who will also compete for company contracts and scholarships to dance academies around the world. This year's event is a major celebration of two events: the 10th Anniversary of VKIBC, and the 40th Anniversary of the defection from the Bolshoi Ballet of Valentina Kozlova and Leonid Kozlov, who will be reunited on stage in a Gala Performance Thursday March 19th, with guest appearances by past VKIBC winners, including Brooklyn Mack.

PA Ballet Extends Angel Corella's Contract, Welcomes 17 New Dancers

Pennsylvania Ballet has announced the extension of Artistic Director Angel Corella's contract through the 2021-2022 season.

Pennsylvania Ballet Welcomes New Dancers, Promotes Others, & More

Philadelphia, PA (August 3, 2016) – Pennsylvania Ballet has announced the extension of Artistic Director Angel Corella's contract through the 2021-2022 season. 

BWW Dance Review: VKIBC 2016 Was True to Its Mission of 'Preserving the Past, Discovering the Future'

On April 30th 2016 at Symphony Space on NYC's Upper West Side, Valentina Kozlova glowed with well-deserved pride as she introduced the Awards Ceremony and Gala of this year's eponymous Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition. Originally called the Boston Ballet Competition, the event has mushroomed in just six years into a worthy contender for joining the ranks of such celebrated competitions as Youth America Grand Prix, Varna, and Jackson.

bergenPAC Announces Holiday Events

NJ Ballet, The Nutcracker: For more than 40 years, New Jersey Ballet's Nutcracker has been cherished holiday tradition with three generations of families from Bergen to Cape May.

GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Kristine Bendul of 'Come Fly Away'

Kristine learned to dance the Twyla way in 'Movin' Out' and is now in Tharp's Sinatra-scored production.

BILLY ELLIOT's Kiril Kulish Set for The Nutcracker, 1/2

Fresh from his starring role in this year's Tony Award winner for Best Musical, 'Billy Elliot,' Kiril Kulish, who also won the Tony for Best Male Performer in a Broadway Musical, will appear on the stage of the Occidental Grand Aruba in Palm Beach during holiday season 2009.

BILLY ELLIOT's Kiril Kulish Set for The Nutcracker, 12/30 & 1/2

Fresh from his starring role in this year's Tony Award winner for Best Musical, 'Billy Elliot,' Kiril Kulish, who also won the Tony for Best Male Performer in a Broadway Musical, will appear on the stage of the Occidental Grand Aruba in Palm Beach during holiday season 2009.

BILLY ELLIOT's Kiril Kulish Set for The Nutcracker, 12/30 & 1/2

Fresh from his starring role in this year's Tony Award winner for Best Musical, 'Billy Elliot,' Kiril Kulish, who also won the Tony for Best Male Performer in a Broadway Musical, will appear on the stage of the Occidental Grand Aruba in Palm Beach during holiday season 2009.

Former Bolshoi Stars Reunite For 30th Anniversary of Their Defection to the U.S., LEGACY GALA Held 11/23

The last two of six Russian ballet dancers to famously defect from the U.S.S.R. to the United States in the 1960's and 70's - Valentina Kozlova and Leonid Kozlov, who sought political asylum on September 16, 1979 - will commemorate the 30th anniversary of their celebrated defection with a one-night-only dance concert, 'The Legacy Gala' on Monday, November 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Joyce Theater (175 Eighth Avenue) in New York City.