Round table discussion “Culture and Children” will take place as part of the VIII St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum

From November 14 to 16, the VIII St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum will be held. As in the previous years, its “Ballet and Dance” section is headed by Boris Eifman and Nikolai Tsiskaridze, Principal of the Vaganova Ballet Academy.

On November 14, the round table discussion “Culture and Children” will take place in the General Staff Building of the Hermitage. The aim of the discussion will be to analyze the process of introducing children to the values of high culture as a key component of educational work.

Speakers:

– Elisa Carrillo Cabrera, principal dancer with the Berlin State Ballet, founder of the International Dance Festival Danzatlán
– Boris Eifman, Artistic Director of Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, President of the Boris Eifman Dance Academy
– Andrey Fursenko, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation
– Guo Lei, President of the Beijing Dance Academy
– Yvette Hardie, President of the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People
– Irina Nikitina, President of the Musical Olympus Foundation
– Tamara Purtova, Director of the Polenov State Russian House of Folk Art
– Larissa Saveliev, Founder and Artistic Director of Youth America Grand Prix
– Gregor Seyffert, Artistic Director of the State Ballet School of Berlin
– Elena Shmeleva, Head of the “Talent and Success” Foundation, Head of the “Sirius” Educational Center
– Aleksi Valta, Director of the Association of Finnish Children’s Cultural Centers