The following ballets will be premiered by the Mariinsky in March and April.

On March 3 there are the three Forsythe works "In the Middle Somewhat Elevated", "Steptext", and "The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude" - two days later this Forsythe evening will open the 4th Mariinsky International Ballet Festival.

On April 13 three Balanchine ballets will be premiered: "The Four Temperaments", "La Valse", and "Ballet Imperial".