[3] Diana Vishneva’s performance in a duet with Marcelo Gomes, a premiere of the American Ballet Theatre, became the key event of the festival.
The international program of the festival was presented by Introdans (Netherlands), Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company (Argentina) and an Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili.
[8][9] In 2016 the festival Context expanded its geography and was held from November 14 to 19 in Moscow and St. Petersburg, where the gala closing took place at the historical stage of the Mariinsky Theater.
[10][11] The key event of the gala evenings of the festival was the performance of Diana Vishneva and Aurélie Dupont, the artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet Company.
At the initial stage of the contest, in summer, the curator of the competition Anastasia Yatsenko and art director of the festival Diana Vishneva select several finalists.
Rives, ‘Never Stop’ by Ron Honsa, ‘The Man Behind the Scenes’ by Kersti Grunditz, ‘The Ballet Classes’ by Mary Jane Doherty, as well as the Russian premiere of Andrei Severny's film ‘Gravitation: Variations in Time and Space’ with Diana Vishneva in the leading role.
[22] A documentary ‘L'Opéra de Paris’ by a Swiss director Jean-Stéphane Bron was first shown in Russia in 2017, within the framework of the festival’s film program.
[23] Other films shown in 2017 were ‘A Ballerina’s Tale’ by Nelson George, 'Anatomy of a Male Ballet Dancer' by David Barba and Jamie Pellerito, ‘Bobbi Jene’ by Elvira Lind, ‘Ingmar Bergman Through The Choreographer's Eye’ by Ingmar Bergman Jr. and Marie-Louise Sid-Sylwander, ‘Maiko: Dancing Child’ by Åse Svenheim Drivenes and ‘In California’ by Charles Redon.
[24][25] Educational program is an important part of the festival, it includes meetings with leading choreographers, lectures, master classes and a series of workshops.
[29] In 2017, together with the British Council and the dance company Studio Wayne McGregor, the Context Festival launched a two-day intensive course (November 13–14) for choreographers from all over Russia.