 Georgy Isaakyan was an art director of the festival until 2010, but the new art director of the theatre Teodor Currentzis will replace him on this position.The ballet troupe successfully performs abroad under the name of The Tchaikovsky Ballet.Promotion of the opera troupe in the United States began with a performance of "Mazeppa" in Carnegie Hall in January 2008 using the name The Tchaikovsky Theatre.