Primary ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater: Maya Plisetskaya, Svetlana Zakharova and others
The prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater is about such an honorableThousands of dancers dream. Primadons are performed by leading parties in choreographic performances. And being a prim of the Bolshoi is especially honorable, because this is the best and most famous theater in our country, which the whole world knows.
Primates of the Bolshoi Theater of different years
The best dancers of the country are the prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater. The list of the leading artists of the Bolshoi Theater, who completed their careers in the XX - beginning of the XXI century:
- Sulamith Messerer
- Maya Plisetskaya
- Raisa Struchkova
- Olga Lepeshinskaya
- Margarita Kandaurova
- Rimma Karelian
- Galina Ulanova
- Natalia Bessmertnova
- Ekaterina Maksimova
- Elena Cherkasskaya
- Qriger's Quiz
- Irina Vozianova
- Maria Reisen
- Sofya Golovkina
- Nina Semizorova
- Vera Carally
- Ludmila Semenyaka
- Tatiana Cherkasskaya
- Nina Ananiashvili
- Natalia Osipova
- Anastasia Volochkova
- Angelina Vorontsova
- Galina Stepanenko
However, this is not even a complete list.
The list of the leading dancers of the Bolshoi Theater, which serve there now:
- Anastasia Meskova
- Maria Alexandrova
- Ekaterina Krysanova
- Svetlana Zakharova
- Evgenia Obraztsova
- Maria Allash
- Ilze Liepa
- Svetlana Lunkina
- Olga Smirnova
- Maria Semenyachenko
- Ekaterina Shipulina
- Kristina Kretova
And others.
Maya Plisetskaya
The most famous in the world prima ballerina of the BolshoiTheater - Maya Plisetskaya. This brilliant woman was born in 1925. Primacy of the Bolshoi Theater, it was until 1990. M. Plisetskaya was awarded a huge number of orders and medals. He has several honorary titles. Maya Mihailovna conducted pedagogical activity, was a choreographer, appeared in several films, published memoirs.
M. Plisetskaya became an actress of the Bolshoi Theater in 1943. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, she left to live in Germany.
Maya Mikhailovna possessed expressive plasticity,flexibility, was incredibly musical, she had phenomenal jumps and an easy step. M. Plisetskaya continued to dance and at an older age, which for ballet dancers is a rarity. The great ballerina died in May 2015.
Ekaterina Maksimova
Another legendary prima ballerina of the Bolshoitheater. Ekaterina Sergeevna was born in Moscow in 1939. After graduation she entered the troupe of the Bolshoi Theater. Soon she became a prima donna ballet. In the Bolshoi Theater E. Maksimova served exactly 30 years. Since 1978, she has combined her work with the Bolshoi Theater with performances abroad. She received the glory of the ballet The Nutcracker, where she performed Masha's part. Distinctive features of the dance of Ekaterina Sergeevna: natural grace, light leap, virtuosic technique, rapid rotation, elegance in movements. She led a teaching career and in 1996 became a professor.
Ekaterina died in 2009. The grave of the ballerina is on the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.
Svetlana Zakharova
Now the most famous prima ballerina of BolshoiTheater - Svetlana Zakharova. Was born in 1979 in the Ukraine. She graduated from the Choreography School in Kiev. After taking the second place in the competition of young ballet dancers, she got the right to be enrolled to the graduate course at the A.Ya. Vaganova Academy. Svetlana graduated in 1996. After the academy she was enrolled in the troupe of the Mariinsky Theater. In a year I became prima. In the Bolshoi Theater passed in 2003. Then she took the position of prima ballerina. In 2008 she received the honorary title of People's Artist of the Russian Feleration. A ballerina also dances abroad.
Evgenia Obraztsova
Ekaterina Shipulina
Primary ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater since 2002. Was born in the city of Perm. Her parents were ballet dancers. Until 1994, Catherine studied at the Perm Choreography School. Then she moved to Moscow. After school she was accepted into the troupe of the Bolshoi Theater. A few years later it became primary. Ekaterina is a laureate of the national theater prize "Golden Mask". She has many awards and repeatedly won competitions in ballet dancers.