May 12, 2019 Almaty Choreographic School named after V.I. A. Selezneva celebrated her 85th birthday. School graduates of different years have been theater soloists: Astana Opera, Astana Ballet, GATOB named after M. Abay, the Bulat Ayukhanov State Academic Dance Theater, theaters in Austria, Hungary, Germany, as well as guests from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, Yakutia, Buryatia, and Bashkortostan congratulated the school on such a significant date.
On the occasion of this event, it was decided to shoot a documentary about the history and activities of the school. The management of Lancaster Group Kazakhstan has decided to sponsor the School in the form of organizing and financing the creation of a documentary film.
Almaty Choreographic School named after V.I. A. Selezneva is the golden cradle of Kazakh choreographic art. For 85 years, the school has been providing basic choreographic education to ballet dancers and dance ensemble dancers. The artistic director of the school today is Lee Lyudmila Munsekovna. Lyudmila Munsekovna herself is a graduate of the Almaty Choreographic School (1969), as well as the leading soloist of the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Abay (1969-1989), methodologist of the Department of Special Disciplines (2003-2007), classical dance teacher and artistic director of the Almaty Choreographic School named after V.I. A. Selezneva. Honored Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1986), Honorary Worker of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2005), Knight of the Order of Kurmet (2010). She was awarded the “Enbek Ardageri” medal (2016).
Today we can safely say that the Almaty Choreographic School has rightfully taken one of the first places among the world's leading ballet schools and is the best school in Central Asia. This is evidenced by the opinions of many world ballet figures who unanimously note the highest achievement of the Kazakh School of Choreographic Education as one of the standards of modern culture.
The management of Lancaster Group Kazakhstan JSC congratulates all faculty, students, graduates of the Almaty Choreographic School named after V.I. A. Seleznev, and wholeheartedly wishes you health, happiness and well-being in life! New creative achievements and further success in your big and important business! Your long and fruitful creative life is one of the most vivid examples of selfless service to art and the Fatherland. Many of you have brought up generations of talented students, and some still delight grateful viewers with their work. It was a great honor for us to make such a modest contribution to your rich and unique history. We hope that through this documentary, Kazakh and international society will witness your achievements. Your contribution to the education of young people is truly invaluable. Many of your students, continuing the best traditions of the Kazakh ballet school, successfully soloist in the best theaters in the country.
The documentary is dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the first ballet school in Kazakhstan, the Almaty Choreographic School named after V.I. Alexandra Selezneva. The film traces the history of the school's formation, but focuses on the present moment. How does the oldest educational institution in the country live today, and what kind of people work there? The older, middle and very young generations use painstaking, daily work to create future ballet stars. This video document is about the selfless and selfless work of the entire staff of the beloved Seleznevka.
The management of Lancaster Group Kazakhstan expresses special gratitude to Musina Flyura Borisovna, the scriptwriter and director of the filming process, for creating this film. Under your careful guidance and a highly professional approach to business, we have produced a wonderful and decent film. We also express our gratitude to the entire film crew and director Daniyar Musin for your professionalism.
Direct link to the documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHfX7abuEtU
