The Kazakh National Academy of Choreography will host the International Festival-Competition of Young Choreographers from April 7 to 10, organized with the support of the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS member states. The event will be dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Young choreographers from Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan will take part in the competition. The main goals of the festival are to develop the spiritual and moral qualities of talented youth, support and unlock their creative potential, exchange experience and knowledge.

The program promises to be rich and varied. On April 8, master classes by famous masters of choreographic art will be held as part of the grand opening. On April 9, the competition program will continue on the stage of the Astana Ballet Theatre, where 29 festival participants will perform as part of the II round. The solemn closing ceremony and gala concert of laureates will take place on April 10.

It should be noted that since 2021, the Academy has been implementing a number of significant events organized in support of young choreographers. In April 2022, a competition was held in honor of the 75th anniversary of the outstanding figure of choreographic art of Kazakhstan, Mintai Tleubayev. In March 2023, an international competition was held dedicated to the work of the legendary Kazakhstani choreographer Bulat Ayukhanov, and in April 2024 – a competition in memory of Zaurbek Raibayev. The events received wide recognition in the professional community and became an important stage in strengthening continuity in the national choreographic school.