IJ Group International provides artists with the management expertise necessary to produce, promote and tour their work. Irina Paradnaya, IJ Group Senior Partner and General Producer, was the Executive Producer of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia, where, for five years she produced 15 ballet and opera premieres, two international tours, an international ballet festival, and the Grand Re-Opening of the Historical Stage of the Bolshoi Theater. During her tenure at The Bolshoi Theater, she worked with such internationally renowned companies as the Paris Opera and New York City Ballet and many revered choreographers, including Alexei Ratmansky, Wayne McGregor, and William Forsythe. Paradnaya received a specialist degree in Theater Producing and Arts Management from the Moscow Art Theater School (MXAT) and holds an M.A. in Performing Arts Administration from New York University. In 2016, she launched IJ Group International with Jared G. Lilly, the organization’s Senior Partner and Director of Operations.
