Ballet at a technical university? Yes! Art-Ballet Dance Theater of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” is the first student modern ballet group in Kyiv, which has been developing the modern ballet genre since 2017 on the stage of the Art and Culture Center.
The grand prix winner at the all-ukrainian and international contests and festivals (including the Kyiv Art Fest International Contest, the Arts Extravaganza All-Ukrainian Festival, The Challenge Dance Championship, etc.), the group performs in choreographic styles, such as modern, contemporary and classical dance. After five years of creative activity, the theatre's repertoire includes more than 15 original choreographic performances, including "Tango", "November", "Nota Bene", "The Next Station "Polytechnic Institute", "On Strange Shores", "In the Depths of the Subconscious", "Breath of Inspiration", "Cranes", "Dragon Dance", "Waltz #2", "The Thing Is...", "Carol of the Bells", and others.
Artists of the Dance Theater are students who believed in themselves, followed their dreams and were able to fulfill their creative potential. Students of almost all faculties and institutes of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute dance in the group.
The founder and artistic director of the Art-Ballet Dance Theater is the regisseur Maria Karavska.