“On behalf of the United States Government, I congratulate the Russian American Foundation and the Bolshoi Ballet Academy on 15 years of successful partnership. Your collaboration has deepened ties between the U.S. and Russian dance communities and encouraged cross cultural understanding through the arts, despite the challenges in the official bilateral relationship. Your success demonstrates that the Russian and American people can perform, learn, and thrive side-by-side. I wish you many more years of successful collaboration ahead.”
- Honorable John J. Sullivan, U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, 2022
“The Russian American Foundation’s contributions to cultural, educational, and sports programs in the United States and Russia help foster greater understanding between the people. Such programs highlight the things that the American and Russian people have in common.”
- Honorable Michael A. McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, 2012
In The News | 2007
July
1
2007
Bolshoi Raises Barre for City Kids
METRO NEWS: New York City kids are saying ‘Da’ to ballet classes. A summer master class, taught through the Moscow based Bolshoi Ballet Academy, hopes to turn New Yorkers into dancing diplomats during a five-week course. Alden James, president of the National Arts Club in Gramercy Park, sees this program as a United Nations type endeavor. Read More
June
21
2007
Russian Heritage Fest
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE: Sure you’ve heard of cabbage soup, Russian Ballet and Matryoshka Dolls – those colorful wooden figures that can be pulled apart to reveal smaller dolls inside. But that’s just the surface stuff. The 5th Annual Russian Heritage Festival delivers a fuller understanding of how diverse the regions and cultures of the former Soviet Union really are. Read More
June
8
2007
MetroCard Dress is the latest turnstile style
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Model shows off Russian journalist Nina Vishneva’s dress made of metro cards outside MetroDress exhibit. Read More