Occupation Ballet dancer Height 1.75 m Role Ballet Dancer | Name Ulyana Lopatkina Children Masha Korneva | |
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Full Name Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatknina Spouse Vladimir Kornev (m. 2001–2010) Movies Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake: Mariinsky Theatre, Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. Petersburg, Prima Ballerina Similar People Diana Vishneva, Svetlana Zakharova, Evgenia Obraztsova, Vladimir Kornev, Agrippina Vaganova | ||
Ulyana lopatkina dances hans van manen s trois gnossiennes satie
Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatkina (Russian: Ульяна Вячеславовна Лопаткина; born 23 October 1973) is a Russian prima ballerina who performed with the Mariinsky Theatre from 1991-2017. She studied at the Vaganova Academy with Natalia Dudinskaya. Upon graduation Lopatkina joined the Kirov/Mariinsky Theatre Ballet in 1991, and was promoted to principal dancer in 1995. Lopatkina was married to Vladimir Kornev, architect and writer (divorced in 2010), and has one daughter (Masha, born 2002). Lopatkina did not dance during the 2016-2017 season due to injury, and her retirement from the Mariinsky was announced on the company's website on June 16, 2017.
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- Ulyana lopatkina dances hans van manen s trois gnossiennes satie
- Ulyana lopatkina russian dance
- Performances and repertoire
- Daily life
- Awards
- Filmography and photo gallery
- References
Ulyana lopatkina russian dance
Performances and repertoire
Lopatkina excels in classic and dramatic roles. She is a perfect example of the Russian (Kirov) school with long limbs, great strength and a classical purity of line, as well as noted musicality.
Her repertoire includes: Giselle (Giselle, Myrtha), Le Corsaire (Medora), La Bayadère (Nikia), Grand pas from Paquita, The Sleeping Beauty (Lilac Fairy), Swan Lake (Odette-Odile), Raymonda (Raymonda, Clemans), The Swan, Schéhérazade (Zobeide), The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Zarema), The Legend of Love (Mekhmeneh Bahnu), Leningrad Symphony (The Girl), Pas de quatre (Маria Taglioni), Serenade (ballet), Piano Concerto No. 2 (Ballet Imperial), Symphony in C (2nd Movement), La Valse, Jewels (Diamonds), In the Night, The Nutcracker (highlights: Teacher and Pupil), Le Jeune Homme et la Mort, Goya-Divertissement, Le Baiser de la Fee (Fairy), Le Poeme de l´Extase, In the Middle.
Daily life
Lopatkina revealed details about her daily life in an interview to The Sunday Times in 2005. She wakes up between 9am to 10am. At the Kirov she first attends a class with other dancers and followed this with a personal rehearsal with Ninel Kurgapkina, until the latter's death. After a break, Lopatkina has more rehearsals or helps teaching younger dancers.
Lopatkina is among the world's tallest major ballerinas: she is 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) and wears shoes size 10.5 US (8 UK). Lopatkina uses two pairs of shoes in each performance which are specially made for her.
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