#vba grad updates 2018

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Maria Bulanova Updates

“In the Night”, November 3, 2018:

The Princess of Great Beauty in “The Firebird” 28 October, 2018:

Female Dance in “Cinderella”, October 21, 2018:

Odalisque in “Le Corsaire”, October 17, 2018:

Maria has also danced the part of Princess Betsy in “Anna Karenina” on November 5 and will be debuting as Myrtha in “Giselle” on November 22 and The Young Mare in “The Little Humpbacked Horse” on November 25.

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Alena Kovaleva, Vaganova Ballet Academy graduate (class of 2016) has been promoted to First Soloist at the Bolshoi.

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An expert from the Gramilano review of the Bolshoi’s performance of “La Bayadere” at La Scala earlier this month:

Even younger than Smirnova was when she danced her first Nikiya is Alena Kovaleva who is just about to leave her teens, and was extraordinarily accomplished throughout. She is also extraordinarily tall, at 1.78 metres (5ft 10in), yet incredibly manages to have complete control of those long limbs and yes, her pirouettes, both to the left and right, were flawlessly executed.

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Ask Responses: Khoreva

Maria Khoreva will debut as Paquita in the Mariinsky’s production of the eponymous ballet on October 14 (thanks for blowing up my inbox guys 😂). I’ll take this opportunity to answer some questions,

In her Instagram story today, Maria Khoreva linked to her list of upcoming performances on the Mariinsky's website. It looks like she's dancing Paquita in October in St. Petersburg. I know she's exceptional, but is it unusual for such a recent graduate to get a principal role?

Wow Khoreva is already taking lead roles in the Mariinsky ! This is not a very common occurrence is it?

Actually, it is. When the company is invested in a dancer they consider to be prima / principal material, they give them solos very early on. Fateyev is all about giving dancers an opportunity to prove themselves. Renata Shakirova was performing soloist roles with the Mariinsky while still a student, as was Zhiganshina. And once she joined the company, Shakirova was virtually buried in leading roles. To some extent, so was Lukina, although she suffered an injury early on and was out of circulation for some time. Bulanova danced Effie straight out of school... There are many similar examples. If Khoreva proves herself now, she’s going to move through the ranks pretty quickly. I don’t want to jinx her, but I’ll think she’ll be a soloist in two years tops.

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Vaganova Ballet Academy graduates (class of 2018), Daria Ionova and Anastasia Nuykina is the Mariinksy’s “Swan Lake”. October 3, 2018.

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2018 Vaganova Ballet Academy graduates Maria Khoreva, Daria Ionova and Anastasia Nuykina have debuted in the Mariinsky’s “Apollo” opposite Xander Parish.

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VBA Grad updates

More 2018 updates can be found here. A big thank you to the anons who keep sending in the updates!

M A R I I N S K Y

Maria Khoreva 

The Three Odalisques - Le Corsiaire - 22 September (with Ionova and Nuykina) Prince’s friends - Swan Lake - 30 September Rose Adagio - Mariinsky’s tour in Japan - December

B O L S H O I

Elenora Sevenard 

Princess Soronkina  - Anna Karenina - 12 October Piccilia / First variation in Grand Pas - Don Quixote - 22 September Giselle’s friends - Giselle - 9, 10 October Valtz / Spanish Bride - Swan Lake - 25, 26 September 

Alena Kovaleva

Odette/Odile - Swan Lake - September 25 Myrtha - Giselle - 10 October Princess Soronkina - Anna Karenina - 13 October Ballerina - Etudes - 29 September The Leading Couple, Diamonds - Jewels - 16 October

Oscar Frame

Rubies / Emeralds - Jewels - 17, 30, 31 October

Egor Gerashchenko 

Von Rothbart - Swan Lake - 25 September Couple in White - Forgotten Land - 29 September

Anamarija Markovic

Anamarija (class of 2018) has joined the Croatian National Theatre as First Soloist!

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Vaganova Ballet Academy (class of 2018) graduate Maria Bulanova’s debut as Effie in the Mariinsky’s “La Sylphide”. Photos by Galina Nikolskaya.

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Vaganova Ballet Academy graduates Daria Ionova, Anastasiia Nuykina, Maria Khoreva and Maria Bulanova after the Nijinsky Gala in Staatsoper Hamburg. 8th of July. They performed pas de quatre from "Le Réveil de Flore". 

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Oscar Frame, Vaganova Ballet Academy graduate (class of Nikolai Tsiskaridze, 2017) in the Bolshoi’s “Raymonda”.

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VBA Grad updates

More 2018 updates can be found here. A big thank you to the anons who keep sending in the updates!

Maria Bulanova

Effie - La Sylphide - 7 Oct Carducha - Paquita - 13 and 14 Oct Odalisqus - Le Corsaire - 17 Oct The Princess of Great Beauty - Firebird - Oct 28

Daria Ionova

Paquita’s friends - Paquita - 14 Oct Odalisqus - Le Corsaire - 16 Oct Calliope - Apollo - 23 Oct

Anastasia Nuykina

Paquita’s friends - Paquita - 14 Oct Odalisqus - Le Corsaire - 16 Oct Polyhymnia - Apollo - 23 Oct

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I see MARIA PETUKHOVA is now listed on the ballet dancer roster in Tallinn.

Yep, the rumours have been confirmed :)

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Who’s Going Where (Update #1)

Maria Bulanova: Bolshoi (rumoured)

Daria Ionova: Mariinsky

Anastasia Nuykina: Mariinsky

Maria Khoreva: Mariinsky

Peter Attikov: Bolshoi (rumoured)

Anita Voroshilova: Mariinsky

Ervin Zagidullin: Mariinsky

Lada Ivanova: Mariinsky

Orina Anzai: Mariinsky

Nikolas Gkentsef: Staatsballett (rumoured)

Davide Loricchio: Royal Ballet

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Who’s Going Where (Update #2)

Maria Bulanova: Mariinsky

Daria Ionova: Mariinsky

Anastasia Nuykina: Mariinsky

Maria Khoreva: Mariinsky

Peter Attikov: Bolshoi (rumoured)

Anita Voroshilova: Mariinsky

Ervin Zagidullin: Mariinsky

Sofia Voronova: Mariinsky

Lada Ivanova: Mariinsky

Orina Anzai: Mariinsky

Davide Loricchio: Royal Ballet

Vakhtang Kherheulidze: Mariinsky

llya Mogilnikov: Mariinsky

Anastasia Demidova: Mariinsky

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Renata Shakirova’s debut in “Sleeping Beauty”

Renata Shakirova has debuted as Aurora in the Mariinsky’s “Sleeping Beauty” on the 11th of May. According to Renata’s instagram, Professor Tatiana Udalenkova told Renata after the premier that she had “passed the ballerina exam”. 

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“Raymonda” debuts at the Mariinsky

Renata Shakirova (class of 2015) Act II Variation

Maria Ilyushkina (class of 2016) Act I variation.

Bonus: Anastasia Lukina (class of 2015) as Clemence in “Raymonda”.