In 1988, the Russian Choreographer and former soloist of the Bolshoi Ballet, Victor Smirnov-Golovanov, founded Moscow City Ballet. The Company’s success, both at home and abroad, makes it one of Russia’s most extensively touring ballet companies.
Considering classical ballet tob e an important part of the national heritage of Russia, Victor Smirnov-Golovanov aims tob ring it to as wide a public as possible, especially the new generation of ballet-going youngsters. 
Moscow City Ballet is renowned for the perfection of its corps de ballet in the best traditions of the Russian school of classical ballet.