Академия русского балета имени А. Я. Вагановой
After some changes to the facade and interior (arches converted to window niches, interior walls removed to create open halls) under the direction of the architect Alberto Cavos, the Imperial Ballet School (now the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet) took over the building. 2 Rossi Street became the center of theatrical life in St. Petersburg and many outstanding masters of the theater and ballet trained at the academy.