In collaboration with BDS - BELIEVE DANCE STUDIO, Lugano
For the 10th consecutive year!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 2026
MASTER CLASS / AUDITION
for the SUMMER PROGRAMS 2026 with the Master Teachers of the Bolshoi Academy
Dmitry Povolotsky
graduated at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy
Director of Russian Ballet International
Location: BDS BELIEVE DANCE STUDIO, Via Sorengo 9, 6948 Lugano, Switzerland
Age groups 9/13 and 14/19+
Schedule for FEBRUARY 1, 2026:
09:15 - 10:00 accreditation age group 9/13
10:00 - 11:30 Master Class/Audition age group 9/13
11:30 - 12:00 accreditation age group 14/19+
12:00 – 13:30 Master Class/Audition age group 14/19+
The audition lasts 90 minutes, is given behind closed doors and is accompanied by live piano music. The organizers have the right to change the groups depending on students’ number and experience.
Registration Steps:
1. fill in the electronic form
2. pay as per below instructions
3. send the evidence of your payment to: bolshoiauditionsuisse@gmail.com
4. send one picture in position 1st arabesque to: bolshoiauditionsuisse@gmail.com
Registration fees:
if you pay from Switzerland: CHF 110
if you pay from Italy: EUR 120 (please use SEPA circuit)
IBAN CH35 0900 0000 1515 8878 8
BIC: POFICHBE
Bank: POSTFINANCE AG-Berne, Switzerland.
Beneficiary: Bolshoi Audition
Reference: STUDENT’S NAME - LUGANO AUDITION
Bank fees are at the Sender’s cost.
The registration is valid only after receipt of the payment and stops when the maximum number of students approved by the Teacher is reached.
Student SCHOLARSHIPS available.
Each participant will receive a CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE.
During the Summer Intensives in Lugano, Florence and Moscow there is the possibility
to be selected for entering the Moscow Bolshoi Ballet Academy year-round program.
HOW TO FIND US:
BDS - BELIEVE DANCE STUDIO, Lugano is located next to the Cornèr Arena ice rink, near the Cinestar and the stadium of the Football Club Lugano.
GPS: set it on "Il mondo della Musica, Porza" (the shop below us). Once you arrive, look at the shop window of “Il mondo della Musica”: you will find our red entrance-door around the left corner of the shop. We do not recommend setting the GPS on “Via Sonvico 9”, because Google Maps often takes you to the back of the building.
BY CAR: please note that parking is not permitted in the spaces below our school, but you will find plenty of parking spaces in Via Sonvico.
BY BUS: there are two bus stops near the school: one near the stadium (bus number 7) and one near the “CHL - Club Hockey Lugano” roundabout, which is a few meters from the school (bus number 3).
ADDRESS: BDS - BELIEVE DANCE STUDIO, Via Sonvico, 9, Porza (Lugano) 6948.
If you need advice, please don't hesitate to contact us.
DMITRY POVOLOTSKY
Director of Russian Ballet International (RBI) and Bolshoi Summer Intensive
Dmitry Povolotsky is a writer, director and choreographer.
At the age of 10 he was selected to attend the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow to study classical ballet.
After graduating from the Academy nine years later, Dmitry was awarded a full scholarship at the Juilliard School in New York City, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in “Modern Dance and Choreography”.
Dmitry remained in New York City to perform with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet for eight seasons and to teach ballet and choreography for the inner city youth at the Harlem School of Arts.
His dance productions were performed in New York at Aaron Davis Hall, Performance Space 122, Kitchen Theatre Company and Location One Gallery.
After making his first short film in 2003, Dmitry decided to pursue a Master of Fine Arts at the Columbia University School of Arts’ Film Division.
His movie “PAL/SECAM” and his most recent film, “My Father Baryshnikov”, won several prestigious film awards and continues to be selected to numerous festivals.
As Director of the Russian Ballet International (RBI) and of Bolshoi Summer Intensive, Dmitry has produced several International Programs and Workshops for the Bolshoi Ballet Academy.
REGISTRATION FORM / MODULO DI REGISTRAZIONE
Moscow celebrations for the 250 Years of the Academy
On November 25, 2023 a great event took place at main stage of Bolshoi Theater: the celebration of 250 years of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy
Lucia Longhi, the spectator from Switzerland, shares her impression of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy Gala Concert.