In March 2026, the Ballet successfully completed first stage of the Global Dance Overture international cultural and educational project was successfully completed. It brought together Russia, the UAE, Egypt, China, and India.
The project became an effective tool for creative collaboration by introducing residents of the BRICS countries to the history and diversity of Russian culture.
The success of the initiative and numerous positive reviews confirmed the high potential of international cooperation in the field of choreographic art. This experience served as the foundation for a new step in the development of cultural dialogue — the BRICS Alliance of Folk Dance. The initiative to create the alliance, put forward by Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova and supported by the BRICS ministers of culture, aims to popularize and preserve the unique dance heritage. Kostroma Russian National Ballet is the organizer and main convener of this association on the Russian side.
Kostroma Russian National Ballet invites representatives of the professional community and partners to participate in the first international online forum dedicated to the formation and development of the BRICS Alliance of Folk Dance Culture.
Date: April 28, 2026.
Time: 11:00 AM (Moscow time)
Venue: Zoom.
Working language: English.
The forum will be a key platform for consolidating the efforts of professionals from Russia, the UAE, China, India, and Egypt in the field of folk dance. During the event, strategies for collaboration will be discussed, the results of joint projects will be summarized, and the regulatory framework that will lay the foundation for the Alliance's activities in the coming years will be approved.
The project became an effective tool for creative collaboration by introducing residents of the BRICS countries to the history and diversity of Russian culture.
The success of the initiative and numerous positive reviews confirmed the high potential of international cooperation in the field of choreographic art. This experience served as the foundation for a new step in the development of cultural dialogue — the BRICS Alliance of Folk Dance. The initiative to create the alliance, put forward by Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova and supported by the BRICS ministers of culture, aims to popularize and preserve the unique dance heritage. Kostroma Russian National Ballet is the organizer and main convener of this association on the Russian side.
Kostroma Russian National Ballet invites representatives of the professional community and partners to participate in the first international online forum dedicated to the formation and development of the BRICS Alliance of Folk Dance Culture.
Date: April 28, 2026.
Time: 11:00 AM (Moscow time)
Venue: Zoom.
Working language: English.
The forum will be a key platform for consolidating the efforts of professionals from Russia, the UAE, China, India, and Egypt in the field of folk dance. During the event, strategies for collaboration will be discussed, the results of joint projects will be summarized, and the regulatory framework that will lay the foundation for the Alliance's activities in the coming years will be approved.