Representatives of various ministries and agencies, creative organizations, the general public, talented youth, fans of dance art were invited to the event.

The state academic ensemble was established in 1937 as the first professional folk dancing company in the world. Its founder is an outstanding Russian ballet-master and choreographer Igor Moiseyev. Igor Moiseyev gathered together a core of approximately forty dancers in a studio. The nascent company included the very best dancers from amateur companies across the country, and a handful of professional ballet dancers from the Bolshoi School and other classical companies. In the revival of unique examples of dance art, the expected results were given by creative consultations with musicians, folklorists, and historians. Effective use of classical music, acting talent, dramaturgy and scenography in revealing the importance of choreographic programs became another achievement of the collective.

The dance group made creative tours to Latin America, the USA, the United Kingdom, France, China, Finland, India, Egypt and more than 60 countries. The ensemble’s performances influenced the strengthening of friendly ties, the expansion of cultural dialogue and even fashion. In particular, in 1953, after successful tours of the ensemble in France, “kazachok” boots came into fashion among French women.

In 1965, the ensemble was awarded the title of academic team for the musical program “The Road to Dance”. I.Moiseyev led this team until the end of his life. He put more than 300 choreographic works on stage. In 2011 Igor Moiseyev Ballet was awarded gran-prix at the Italian professional choreographic award Anita Bucchi for the best performance, as well as UNESCO awarded the company with the “Five continents” medal. A feature of the ensemble’s creativity is raising the folk dance to a professional level.

Dances on the stage of the International Forums Palace showed the national culture, traditions, unusual features of folklore art of different countries. At the concert, the audience was presented with a musical-choreographic suite from dances of different nations.