Judges

SARA-NORA KRYSTEVA
Graduated from the National Dance School in 1996 in the class of Kalina Bogoeva. While she was still a student, she had successful ballet performances in 1995 as follows: Award for Ballet Achievements and Award …

Maria E. Volodina
Director of the Russian Art School GRAND BALLET – Maria E. Volodina.Honored Artist of Russia. Soloist of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia…

GREGOR HATALA
Born in Vienna, Gregor Hatala grew up in the world of ballet.His father, Milan Hatala, himself a soloist dancer with various companies and ballet master of the Vienna State Opera for almost…

FREDY FRANZUTTI
Italian choreographer among the best known and appreciated in Italy and abroad, guest of various companies of international prestige, in 1995 he founded the “Balletto del Sud” today considered one of the best Italian auteur companies…

KONSTANTIN KOSTYUKOV
Kostyukov was an assistant choreographer in ballet productions Wolves by Dietmar Seyffert and Romeo and Juliet by Anatoly Sekera. In 2017, he worked as a consultant during filming of The White Raven, directed by Ralph Fiennes…

Nikola Hristov Hadjitanev
Nikola Hristov Hadjitanev was born on 11.12. 1987 in the city of Sofia. He graduated from the National School of Dance Art, majoring in “Classical Dance” in the class of Petar Koldamov in 2006.

KAIE KÕRB
Graduated from the Tallinn Ballet School and improved herself at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg. She was a principal of the Estonian National Ballet from 1981 until 2004.

Prof. Dr. Maria / Masha Ilieva
She graduated from the prestigious Vaganova Academy – St. Petersburg, after which she started working at the Sofia Opera. She has been a prima ballerina for 20 years.

MARTA PETKOVA
Marta Petkova was born on January 14th 1986 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She graduated in the same city at the National School of Dance in the class of Rumiana Atanasova in 2004.