About Us
Svetlana Dvoretskaia – Founder and Producer
“Svetlana Dvoretskaia…is one of the independent impresarios stepping into the void still left by Livent.” – WholeNote Magazine.
“ It seems we’ve got a new cultural icon in the making and Canadian audiences are already lining up at the box office” - Lifestyles Magazine
Show One Productions Inc. was founded in 2004 by Toronto-based producer and director Svetlana Dvoretskaia. Together with Russian born businessman Alex Shnaider, she is also president and co-director of Show One Entertainment Inc.
Our goal is to build a full promotion and production house, to reach far and wide, beyond the boundaries of our home base Toronto, en route to international success.
The daughter of the famous Russian pianist Annetta Maizel, and Dr. Michael Dvoretsky, Ms. Dvoretskaia was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia. She is a music school graduate and holds a Masters Degree in Business and Theatre Management from the Academy of Culture in St. Petersburg.
While Ms. Dvoretskaia could have chosen a career as a professional musician, her extensive exposure to a wide range of artists and musicians at a young age influenced her to become an impresario.
After her immigration to Canada in 1998, Ms. Dvoretskaia worked in business development and did volunteer work. She also collaborated with some of the greatest documentary film production companies.
Despite work in other areas, Dvoretskaia’s desire to be a concert producer remained constant and with that in mind, she organized her first concert in Toronto in 2003. The event, Vladimir Spivakov and Moscow Virtuosi, was a huge success, and Ms. Dvoretskaia’s enterprise took off from there.
Ms Dvoretskaia currently serving on the Board of Directors for Toronto Ashkenaz Festival www.ashkenazfestival.com
Show One
Show One Productions is primarily interested in high quality productions and presents high-profile classical musicians, opera stars, orchestras and, as well, great dance companies and other attractions. Show One also focuses on presenting Jewish artists at least once a season.
Show One is especially proud of its annual project called Young Stars of the Young Century. At the celebrated yearly show which features gifted children from around the world, Show One showcases young musical prodigies aged five to nineteen years. Young Stars is a celebration of talent, great discipline, achievement and friendship. The inspiration comes from The Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation who’s annual festival, Moscow Meets Friends is a huge gathering of more than three thousand of the world’s greatest young talent. Show One’s ambition is to one day emulate such a large gathering and so far, Young Stars of the Young Century is on its way with its annual sold-out houses.
Show One Productions is unique among Canadian presenters because it combines a successful blend of North American entrepreneurship and a strong European cultural sensibility. It thrives as well on a firm knowledge and appreciation of a wide range of musical genres.
Show One’s roster thus far has included the likes of Vladimir Spivakov and Moscow Virtuosi, Moscow Chamber Orchestra and opera star Galina Gorchakova. The 60th anniversary of Borodin Quartet, Three Tenors from the Holy Land, and a sold out run of the Argentine show Tango-Fire. Most recently, Show One presented Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica.
Show One is planning a vibrant and versatile upcoming season with presentations on the best Toronto stages as well as renowned stages in Montreal and Vancouver. Some of the projects include a concert extravaganza of the Russian Baritone superstar Dmitri Hvorostovsky along with 90 performers playing at Roy Thomson Hall and Places des Arts. In December the St. Petersburg State Ballet on Ice featuring Sleeping Beauty will perform at the St Lawrence Centre and in January Toronto will receive beloved dance company Les Ballet Trockadero des Monte Carlo. In May, 2008 Canadian presentations of the 30th anniversary tour of the renowned Vladimir Spivakov and Moscow Virtuosi will appear at Roy Thompson Hall and Chan Centre for Performing Arts
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