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“Aleksei Fomkin made catalogues of exhibits, and organized numerous exhibitions dedicated to eminent figures in the Russian and international ballet. Aleksei Fomkin returned to the permanent exhibition of the museum the names of George Balanchine, Wacław Niżyński, Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov who were students of the Leningrad ballet schools but whose names were forbidden to mention in the Soviet times. In 2012 Aleksei Fomkin built up a new museum concept and completely renovated the museum.”

“Mr. Fomkin’s efforts helped reform the Russian system of choreographic education. It became possible thanks to his unique communication and management skills. He actively cooperated with the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation for ten years. Thanks to Aleksei Fomkin the educational system gained an opportunity to offer a wide variety of educational programs, in particular, those connected with the modern dance prohibited in the Soviet times.”

“Aleksei Fomkin has gained a reputation as a unique teacher who succeeded in combining in his work both recent practical achievements, that he learned from his experience of performing at the Mariinsky Theatre, and the advanced theory of ballet pedagogy. As a teacher, Mr. Fomkin supervised the thesis preparation by the soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia Svetlana Zakharova, the outstanding ballerina Diana Vishneva, and the soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre Vladimir Shklyarov.”