International Jury 2026
SARA-NORA KRYSTEVA
Jury ChairmanGraduated 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...
Prof. Dr. Maria / Masha Ilieva
JuryShe 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
JuryWas 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...
Denis Cherevichko
JuryDenys Cherevychko is an International Guest Principal acclaimed for his rare combination of technical mastery, dramatic depth, and fearless adaptability.
Galina Srebreva
JuryShe graduated from the National School of Dance Art in 1996 in the class of Milena Simeonova and Assoc. Prof. Kalina Bogoeva. In 2002 she graduated from the National ...
Galina Kalcheva
JuryGalina Kalcheva is a long-time prima ballerina of the State Opera – Burgas. Since 2019, she has been a general repetitor of the ballet troupe of the Burgas Cultural Institute.
KONSTANTIN KOSTYUKOV
JuryKostyukov was an assistant choreographer in ballet productions Wolves by Dietmar Seyffert and Romeo and Juliet by Anatoly Sekera...
Jo Ju-Hyun
JuryJo Ju-Hyun is a distinguished ballet educator, choreographer, and former principal dancer, currently serving as Professor of Ballet at the School of Dance Performance...
Angelina Gavrilova
JuryAngelina Gavrilova is a choreographer, dancer, and educator working in the field of contemporary dance. Since 2025, she has been the Artistic Director of Ballet...
AYŞEM SUNAL SAVAŞKURT
JuryStudied at Ankara State Conservatoire. Robert Denvers noticed her talent at the International Ballet Competition in Osaka and invited her to join the Royal Ballet...
