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| Arts Calendar / December 30 / Ballet |
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19:00 | New Years' Gala by Uliana Lopatkina |
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The greatest ballerina of the world Uliana Lopatkina, having the title of "Godlike", and "The Stars of Russian Ballet" - a group of soloists of Bolshoi and Mariinsky theaters - present masterpieces of the world choreography specially selected for the event to fill it with the special New Years' atmosphere: fragments, pas de deux from the most beloved and famous ballets "The Nutcracker", "Swan Lake", "The Sleeping Beauty", "Don Quixote", "Le Corsaire", tango by Astor Piazzolla, and others. From unpromising beginnings as a gawky young dancer, Uliana Lopatkina has become the greatest ballerina in Russia today, and a national legend. After graduation from the Academy of Russian Ballet named after Vaganova (St. Petersburg) in 1991 Uliana joined Mariinsky theatre company. In 1994 Uliana successfully made her debut as Odette/Odille in the "Swan Lake" ballet in St. Petersburg, for which she was awarded with "Golden Sofit" as best debut in St. Petersburg. In 1995 Uliana was called the principal dancer of Mariinsky theatre where her teachers were Olga Moiseeva and Ninel Kurgapkina. Presently Uliana's coach is Irina Chistyakova. Among the leading roles of Uliana are: Gieselle, Medora in Corsaire, Nikya in La Bayadere, Raymonde, the Swan, Zobeida in Scheherazade, Mekhmeneh Bahnu in The Legend of Love, Zarema in The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, the ballets of Balanchine, Petit, Forsythe, Van Manen and many others. In 1997 Uliana won the Golden Mask and Benois de la Dance, in 1998 - the premium of London critics "Evening Standard", in 1999 was awarded with the State premium of Russia. In 2010 Uliana performed at the closing ceremony of the Olympics at Vancouver (Canada). The same year upon personal invitation from Opera de Paris Uliana performed the "Swan Lake". In 2011 Uliana took part in Gala devoted to Galina Ulanova (London) and international gala Italy-Russia (Rome). New Year Gala with "The Stars of Russian Ballet" is one of the late Lopatkina's projects which has a great success. MMDM Svetlanov Hall |
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