ABOUT VALOIS FEST

FESTIVAL MISSION:
Developing cooperation between specialists, companies and institutions in the Performing and Visual Arts;
Supporting and promoting young talent, encouraging new achievements in Theatre, Music, Choreography, Design, and Fine Arts;
Preserving historical and cultural heritage and perpetuating the memory of outstanding figures who have made significant contributions to world culture and art.

PERFORMING ARTS

VISUAL ARTS

The VALOIS FEST program includes classical music concerts, opera and ballet performances, as well as works by contemporary authors working in various performing arts styles. A contest for young dancers is held as part of the VALOIS FEST.

In the Visual Arts sector, VALOIS FEST organizes exhibitions with the participation of designers and artists, as well as companies and institutions providing equipment, costumes, accessories, other supplies and services in the field of Performing and Visual Arts.

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

The VALOIS FEST Organizing Committee invites companies working in the production and supply of goods for theater, music, choreography, design, and the visual arts to collaborate.

MEDIA PARTNERSHIP

The VALOIS FEST Organizing Committee invites news agencies, magazines, website and social media owners, bloggers, and other authors with online resources to collaborate.

PARTNERS & HONORED GUESTS

The VALOIS FEST Organizing Committee expresses its gratitude to renowned figures and companies in the fields of theatre, music, choreography, design, and fine arts for their support of the festival and exhibition.

VALOIS AWARDS CEREMONY

VALOIS FEST partners are nominated for awards for their charitable activities, patronage of the performing and visual arts, and assistance in organizing festival events, including technical and media support.

Theatres, music and dance companies, cultural centres, associations, foundations, academies, museums, galleries, studios, clubs, other companies and institutions participate in the Festival. The VALOIS FEST project also involves companies providing equipment, costumes, accessories, other supplies and services in the field of Performing and Visual Arts. At the Festival events you can find new friends, partners, patrons and sponsors.

In 2023, the festival was dedicated to the 125th anniversary of Ninette de Valois, an outstanding dancer, teacher, theatre director, and cult figure of world choreography. Most notably, she danced professionally with Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, later founding the Royal Ballet, one of the leading ballet companies of the 20th century. She also founded the Royal Ballet School and the touring company that became the Birmingham Royal Ballet. In 1947, Ninette de Valois founded the first ballet school in Turkey, which is now part of the State Conservatory of Music and Drama in Ankara. She also took part in the formation of the national ballets of Canada, Australia and Iran.

Learn more about Ninette de Valois