CulturePublished: 21 October 2026 at 09:31

Baltic Ballet Festival opens with Kyiv modern ballet production set to Pēteris Vasks's music

The 31st International Baltic Ballet Festival began on 20 October at the VEF Culture Palace. The opening featured the Kyiv modern ballet production "I Love You".

The 31st International Baltic Ballet Festival was opened on 20 October at the VEF Culture Palace, a dance event with international participation. For the opening evening, audiences were shown the Kyiv modern ballet production "I Love You".

The music

The production features music by Pēteris Vasks. The festival opening thus combined a performance by a ballet company from the Ukrainian capital with Vasks's compositions.

About the festival

This year marks the 31st time the Baltic Ballet Festival has been held. The opening performance took place at the VEF Culture Palace. The source gives no further information about the rest of the festival programme, participants or performance dates.

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