From the far away Udmurt Republic, Elena Evseeva is now a sought-after soloist with the Mariinsky who’s not only dancing but teaching. She granted Vaganova Today a detailed interview about her path from Izhevsk to the Perm Choreographic School, and ultimately to Saint Petersburg. Read below for her story, or click here for the Russian …
Народная артистка Удмуртской Республики, Елена Евсеева стала востребованная балерина на сцене Мариинского Театра и вокруг мира. Читайте дальше про ее пути. Расскажите пожалуйста, как Вы оказались в мире балета? Я была очень активным и любознательным ребенком. С шести лет до восьми я посещала разные кружки: играла на виолончели, занималась живописью, ходила на бальные танцы и …
This year’s White Nights festival has included numerous changes at the Mariinsky Theatre: the troupe’s second “tour” to the Bolshoi stage set for mid-July with “Fountain of Bakchisarei”, the appointment of the troupe’s first “artistic director” in many decades, the premiere of a new version of “Coppelia” (coming July 25th) and also a few debuts in …
With the White Nights Festival in full swing, some of the Mariinsky’s traditional ballets feature relative newcomers on stage, not yet seen by most Western ballet fans. The administration has dipped into the ranks providing some of th youngest dancers with opportunities to dance principal roles. On 04 July, Daria Kulikova, a long-legged, expressive beauty …