“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 | 2016
Nov
21
2016
Russian ballet stars to dance in "The Nutcracker"
INSIDENOVA: The Northern Virginia Ballet and its affiliate school, The Academy of Russian Ballet, will feature dancers Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky in the company's ninth annual production of "The Nutcracker." Read More
Oct
17
2016
Granada Hills Charter High dancer to study at Bolshoi
Los Angeles Daily News: Sana Suzuki will soon pack her slippers for the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. The 9th-grade ballerina was just chosen to study full-time at the Moscow academy after showing off her ballet skills at the Bolshoi Summer Intensive. Read More
Oct
17
2016
From Puyallup to Moscow
The News Tribune: Ashley Fox, the 16 y.o. junior from Puyallup, is leaving Tuesday to study for a year at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, one of the most prestigious ballet schools in the world. Read More