The highlight of the festival is the International Dance Open Gala - a night that brings spectators from all parts of our country come to the Northern Capital. The beautifully created program of the Gala is a kind of limited edition of the actual ballet text, which is gathered in winter and summer, day and night. Long searches, hundreds of reviewed performances, many hours of discussions, creative disputes, calls, negotiations - all this in order to organize an exclusive concert of the best that was and will be in the ballet world. The program of the final evening of the festival traditionally includes not only some fragments of recognized masterpieces, but also the latest experimental productions performed by the leading soloists of ballet companies.

For one day the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre becomes the center of ballet attraction: the most virtuoso dancers of the planet, representing the world's leading dance brands, specially come to the Northern Capital. The Dance Open Gala becomes a ballet Mecca not only for the world's leading dancers but also for the most sought-after star companies.

For twenty-four years the Dance Open Gala has become a must-see master class of ballet taste; an author's guide to the world of ballet that can introduce you in just a few hours to the best that can be created in the language of dance.