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Jun 29, 2017 · Ekaterina Maximova (1939-2009) Bolshoi Ballet dancers Yekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasilyev rehearsing "Icarus", 1971. / Alexander Makarov/RIA Novosti. It is difficult to name a ballerina ...
Olga Smirnova - internationally acclaimed ballet artist, prima ballerina at the Bolshoi Theatre (2011-2022), principal of the Dutch National Ballet (from 2022).
Olga Kifyak (Ukrainian: Ольга Петровна Кіфяк, Russian: Ольга Петровна Кифяк, born 24 April 1984) is a Ukrainian ballet dancer, the 1-st soloist at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after T.G. Shevchenko (since 2001).
Jun 29, 2023 · Olga Smirnova on Leaving the Bolshoi and Finding a New Home in the Netherlands. Laura Cappelle. June 29, 2023. For more than a decade, Olga Smirnova was one of the Bolshoi Ballet’s most recognizable faces. Coolly flawless in the Russian classics, she also became known as a choreographer’s ballerina, working with the likes of Jean-Christophe ...
Olga is a female name of Slavic origins. It is the equivalent of Helga , and derived from the Old Norse adjective heilagr (prosperous, successful). The name was brought to Russia in the 9th century, by the Scandinavian settlers who founded Kievan Rus' .
Apr 15, 2022 · April 15, 2022. AMSTERDAM — Just days after the invasion of Ukraine, Olga Smirnova, one of Russia’s most important ballerinas, posted an emotional statement on Telegram, the messaging app ...
List of prima ballerinas. This is a list of people who have been awarded the title prima ballerina, the second highest title that can be awarded to a ballerina: prima ballerina assoluta being the first. " Prima ballerina literally translates to “first principal dancer” from Italian and, in the United States, is better known as someone who ...
