Former first soloist Maria Iliushkina, who has charmed audiences with her emotional sensitivity, legato grace, innate lyricism and poetic interpretations of key roles, was promoted to prima ballerina at the Mariinsky on September 19th, just prior to performing in “Swan Lake”. Artistic Director Andrian Fadeev made the announcement prior to curtain backstage. To read about Maria’s story, please see our interview with her.
VaganovaToday was lucky enough to witness her debut in “Romeo and Juliet” this past June, and you can find a review of that performance here as well.
VaganovaToday extends sincere congratulations on this incredible and well-deserved achievement by such a young ballerina. We look forward to seeing her again onstage, and sharing ongoing reports of her career!