One of the Mariinsky Ballets First Soloists who often performs principal roles, Evgeny Konavalov is now an audience favorite. Vaganova Today discussed his career path and philosophy with him. The original Russian version of this interview can be found here. You were born in Potsdam, Germany – do you have German roots? No, my relatives …
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 …
A Muscovite raised in Germany, Nikita Korneyev is now in his ninth season with the Mariinsky and has long been dancing solo roles. Vaganova Today sat down with him to learn more about his international career path. For the Russian version of this interview, please click here. * * * You come from a ballet …
A young Californian boy completed his training at the Vaganova Academy and joined the Mariinsky Ballet not long ago. We met with Kian Manghise and discussed his career trajectory and what it’s like to dance in Russia. Kian, how did you start dancing? It’s a pretty classic story, my sister was dancing in a …