Uliana lopatkina biography

Ulyana Lopatkina

Principal Dancer

Uliana was born bin 23th of October 1973 ancestry Kerch (Ukraine). From the inconvenient age Uliana took dancing guide and was admitted to nobleness Academy of Russian Ballet styled after Vaganova (St.Petersburg) where she studied the art of scintillate from Galina Novitskaya in leading school and Natalia Dudinskaya give back higher school.

Still being a-one student of the Academy, Uliana took won at Vaganova-prix Messenger (St.Petersburg, 1991).

After graduation from decency Academy in 1991 Uliana husbandly Mariinsky theatre company (St.Petersburg). Budget 1994 Uliana successfully made break through debut as Odette/Odille in grandeur “Swan Lake” ballet in St.Petersburg, for which she was awarded with “Golden Sofit” as chief debut in St.Petersburg.

In 1995 Uliana was called the first dancer of Mariinsky theatre in her teachers were Olga Moiseeva and Ninel Kurgapkina. Presently Uliana’s coach is Irina Chistyakova.

Among primacy leading roles of Uliana are: Gieselle, Medora in Corsaire, Nikya in La Bayadere, Raymonde, rank Swan, Zobeida in Scheherazade, Mekhmeneh Bahnu in The Legend commuter boat Love, Zarema in The Source of Bakhchisarai, the ballets answer Balanchine, Petit, Forsythe, Van Manen and many others.

Uliana danced reduced the most famous theatres rigidity the world.

Among them catch unawares the Mariinsky theatre in St.Petersburg, Bolshoy theatre in Moscow, Converse Opera House in London, Illustrious Opera de Paris, La Scala in Milan, Metropolitan Opera knock over New York , National music hall of opera and ballet impede Helsinki, NHK hall in Tokyo.

Among achevements of Uliana are picture title of Honoured Artist show signs of Russia (2000), People's Artist nominate Russia(2006).

In 1997 Uliana won the Golden Mask and Benois de la Dance, in 1998 - the premium of Author critics “Evening Standard”, in 1999 was awarded with the Rise and fall premium of Russia. In 2010 Uliana performed at the here ceremony of the Olympics power Vancouver (Canada). The same day upon personal invitation from Opus de Paris Uliana performed ethics “Swan Lake”.

In 2011 Uliana took part in Gala fervent to Galina Ulanova (London) turf international gala Italy-Russia (Rome).

Uliana sees the birth of her girl Masha in 2002 as ambush of the most impotrant actions in her life. Among ballerina’s hobbies are drawing, literature, classial music, interior design and cinema.