Report of recent activities, including a detailed description of the Maly Ballet's production of The princess of the moon, or the history of the old man Takitori. Created at the request of a Japanese impresario and performed in Japan, the ballet was choreographed on a Japanese theme by Nikolai Boyarchikov, with the participation of Georgi Kovtun. The article also reports on the winners of the Golden Lights awards, the most prestigious theatrical awards in St. Petersburg, and role debuts by Andrei Batalov and Ruben Bobovnikov at the Maryinsky.