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Maria Khoreva, the idol of young ballerinas is coming to Romania for the Stars Gala on April 14, 2025 at the Bucharest National Theatre.

For the first time in Romania, the extraordinary Maria Khoreva, First Soloist of the Mariinsky Theater will dance on the main stage of the "I.L. Caragiale" National Theater in Bucharest, in the Stars Gala performance on the occasion of Easter holidays.

In a first for Romanian audiences, the star of this year's Stars Gala will dance in a suite from the classical ballet Don Quixote with the newly invested Principal Soloist, Philipp Stepin from the Mariinsky Theater.

Maria Khoreva is the idol of many ballerinas. She is already an international star of the highest caliber at only 23 years of age and was co-opted by the theater right out of school. Multi-awarded internationally, with millions of fans, invited to the world's most important ballet galas, Maria will come to Bucharest and dance alongside her colleague Philipp Stepin, the most recently appointed to the highest rank of Principal Soloist.

Maria will offer the opportunity to work with young people in a workshop open to anyone who wants to make ballet a profession.

The Stars Gala performance will include some very important moments for the young talents from Romania! Apart from the privilege of dancing on the same stage and in the same choreography with world superstars, this kind of events greatly increase the notoriety of those just starting out, being a very important launching pad with international visibility. So every spectator is practically a supporter of the performances of some of the most talented professional dancers just starting out! Their value is already confirmed by the schools where they are studying, the companies where they are already working or by the audience that is already loyal to them on their own social media channels.

Our Young Ambassadors will dance in this gala dedicated to the Easter celebrations: Rebecca Rudolf (soloist at Bayerisches Junior Ballet, Munich), Horia Bucur (soloist at the Bucharest National Opera), Alecsia Lazarescu and Martha Savin (students at the Royal Ballet school, London), Rebecca Zamfir (student at the European School of Ballet, Amsterdam), Ariana Sitaru (student at Stuttgart Ballet) and many others who are yet to confirm their participation, who will prepare unique dances that will surely move your senses, that will create emotion.

Another important area is supporting those who will represent Romania at the world finals of the world's biggest ballet competition, the Youth America Grand Prix in Tampa. Finalists from all over the country, winners of the European semi-finals, will take part. The Stars Gala stage gives them the opportunity to present their prepared numbers to the public, but it will also be an important rehearsal before they leave for the grand final.

Through this event, we strive to raise funds to support some of the participants.

About Stars Gala

Stars Gala is an innovative cultural event in Romania, because it brings together on the same stage and in the same choreography, professional dancers who have reached the highest level and young talents from Romania and abroad, helping them to become the next stars of the dance scene.

Stars Gala will last 2h with intermission, and will have three parts:

*Don Quijote, a suite realized with young dancers with Maria Khoreva and Philipp Stepin.

Solo numbers and duets performed by Revolve Dance 2025 Ambassadors, young people who have extraordinary international results and who have been supported by us over the years: Rebecca Rudolf and Horia Bucur, 21 years old, winners of many national and international awards and already launched as professional dancers, Alecsia Lazarescu - 17 years old ( scholar at the Royal Ballet - London, winner of the Pix de Lausanne "Jeune espoire", "Hope award" Youth America Grand Prix, Barcelona 2020), Rebeca Zamfir - 13 years old (winner of the "Hope Award" at the Youth America Grand Prix Final, Tampa 2023) and many other talented young people, awarded intentionally, that we will announce gradually!

*YAGP finalists

The performance, of high professional level in class, emotion and style, will be very complex, from choreography to music, scenography and costumes.

We invite you to attend the most awaited dance event of the spring, Stars Gala, where you will support the fresh Romanian talents!

The Stars Gala event is organized by Mapamond Association.

Tickets available on www.iabilet.ro

Parteners: Youth America Grand Prix, Grishko

Media partners: Radio Guerrilla

Details about participation in the workshop for young ballet performers on www.revolvedance.ro

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Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu