Mariinsky

Curtain call:  the appearance of one or more performers on stage after a performance to acknowledge the audience's applause.

Curtain call for the lead dancers at a performance of Don Quixote at the Mariinsky Theatre.  Anastasia Matvienko (and here) in the role of Katri.

Today's 2nd and 3rd blips are shots of the interior of this magnificent institution now in its 233rd season - the theatre's concert hall featured in Wednesday's blip.