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Balls and masquerades Balls 
The mysterious atmosphere of the world of the palace owners still lingers in the interiors of the Yusupov Palace. Every little thing brings memories of great riches, major banquets and balls. The front staircase, the enphilade of living rooms, banquet rooms, and ballroom dance halls were all intended for spectacular balls, which the Northern capital was so famous for. The Yusupov Palace on the Moika remembers Russian emperors, rich ladies and gentlemen, and famous artists. The Palace had always been a center of high society life in St. Petersburg. Yusupov’s balls had always been spectacular and full of wonders, and their contemporaries commented on them with delight and admiration. The Yusupov Palace today is unique in that it revives the traditions of the ball culture, etiquette and protocol of high society routs, and allows the guests to enjoy the living fairy tale and the fantastic atmosphere of an old-fashioned celebrations, recreated with due respect to historic heritage yet making use of all contemporary technical capabilities. The Blue Ball, first recreated in December 2005 became one of such events. Just like the ball organized by Felix Yusupov in 1920 in Albert Hall in London, it was a charity event dedicated to the Russian tradition of patrons of the arts.
High society routs for our guests include:
and many wonderful surprises, miracles and transformations.
We are happy to offer our guests not only to visit the traditional ball in the Yusupov Palace, but also to hold corporate or private parties as an unforgettable old-time ball, with a choice of style, epoch and concert program. The Yusupov Palace Producer Center will develop a special ball program for you and provide the traditional impeccable performance that the guests of the palace have long been used to. Masquerades 
In 2004 the Yusupov Palace on the Moika commenced an international program of reviving masquerade balls of Russia’s Northern capital. These events recreate the exquisite ballroom atmosphere of the late 19th – early 20th century, with their historic protocol and rules. The organizers seek to recreate and develop the cultural traditions of St. Petersburg. On October 24 (November 6th by the new calendar), 1754 the Shuvalov Palace on the Moika (which was to become the Yusupov Palace in 1830) hosted a grandiose masquerade ball attended by the crème de la crème of high society, to celebrate the birth of Tsarevich Pavel Petrovich, the future emperor. It was the starting date of the regular masquerade ball tradition in the Yusupov Palace. Each of these balls was arranged in a different style, from baroque to the old classical ball, from the Eastern ball to the “a la Ruse” ball, etc. Because the palace was not large, the number of guests never exceeded 150-170 people who had to wear a mask and a masquerade costume. Traditionally, there was the Best Costume competition, in which all the guests gladly participated. The arriving guests went through the enfilade of rooms, with mini-plays presented in each of the rooms — living pictures from Ancient Greek Myths, Russian fairy tales, and European legends. The living pictures gave way to dances and presentations by famous actors, music surprises and, once again, a dancing fairy tale of quadrille, galop, Polka, and waltz.
The theater performance throughout the palace actively involves the guests in traditional masquerade games, lotteries, jokes and dances. Exquisite décor and exclusive decorations, a refined dinner according to the recipes of the era prepared by best chefs allow the participants to travel back in time and embody their selected personage. The lavish and exquisite foods and drinks will not leave even the most demanding gourmets indifferent. The final touch of the masquerade is a remarkable show program in the Yusupov Palace yard with fireworks.
Grand Masquerades and balls in Yusupov Palace will be held regularly and can be ordered by our clients. Depending on the wish of the customer the format of each event can different, from a short concert and dance program for a small group of guests in costumes to an all-night show in all the rooms of the Yusupov Palace and on the Parade Grounds. |
At the Blue Ball the guests enjoyed the viewing of the new Slava Zaitsev models with their unique refined aristocratism. The central event of the day was the recreated Blue Bird Divertissement in memory of the Albert Hall performance with participation of Anna Pavlova. At the ball market the guests could browse through an assortment of unique souvenirs with the Blue Ball symbols presented by famous personas. The gala dinner was exquisite and original and both the beautiful table service in blue and the traditional aristocratic menu were presented spectacularly: the guests could read the menu reflecting in the mirror. On the Parade Grounds the gusts of the ball enjoyed a performance of ballet on ice and the unforgettable fireworks which seemed to have filled the entire night sky with its shining and magnificent light on that festive night… 
a walk through the palace interiors filled with music and theater performances; 
The ballroom dances in the Yusupov Palace on the Moika have many admirers who are always looking forward to attending another ball, unique and unrepeatable each time.
