Image of Svetlana Zakharova

Svetlana Zakharova

1979-06-10 Lutsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR

Image of Svetlana Zakharova

Biografia

People’s Artist of Russia, laureate of the Russian state prize, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, étoile of La Scala, Svetlana Zakharova was born in Lutsk (Ukraine). At the age of 10 she entered the Kiev Choreography School. Having spend six years in the class of Valeria Sulegina, she took part in the international young dancers contest “Vaganova Prix” in Saint Petersburg, where she was the youngest ballet dancer. Then at the age of 15 Svetlana won the second prize. After the contest she accepted the invitation to go to the famous Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg. She skipped the second class and went straight to the graduating class which was the only case in the whole history of this educational institution. Zakharova immediately drew attention to herself and six months later, she took invitation to perform a solo part in the ballet “Don Quixote” in the Mariinsky Theatre. The graduate from the class by Elena Evteeva perfectly managed to perform one of the most complicated classical roles – the Queen of the Dryads. This is how the young star of the Russian ballet was rising. When she was seventeen, Svetlana Zakharova graduated from the Vaganova Academy and in nearly no time she was accepted into the legendary ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre. Svetlana was noticed by the outstanding teacher of the Mariinsky Theatre and a famous ballet dancer the People’s artist of Russia Olga Moiseeva. Under her guidance, Zakharova debuted as Maria in “The Fountain of Bakhchisarai”. Then she danced Gulnara in “Le Corsaire” and performed “The 7th Waltz and Mazurka” in “Chopiniana”.

Películas

Большой. Сезон self 2022-12-24
Большой балет в кино: Спартак Aegina 2021-11-07
Bolshoi Ballet: Gabrielle Chanel Coco Chanel 2019-06-22
Bolshoi Ballet: Carmen Suite / Petrushka Carmen 2019-05-19
Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of Our Time Mary 2017-04-09
Bolshoi Ballet: The Lady of the Camellias Marguerite Gautier 2015-12-06
The Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake Odette / Odile 2015-01-25
Gala des Étoiles 2015-01-01
Bolshoi Babylon Self (Archival Footage) 2015-09-14
Дочь фараона Aspicia 2014-11-23
Bolshoi Ballet: Spartacus Aegina 2013-10-20
Bolshoi Ballet: La Bayadère Nikiya 2013-01-24
Bolshoi Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty Princess Aurora, their daughter 2011-11-18
La Scala Ballet: La Bayadère Nikiya 2006-05-13
Ballerina Self 2006-08-31
La Scala Ballet: Giselle Giselle 2005-04-01
Swan Lake: La Scala Ballet 2004-09-13
The Pharaoh's Daughter Aspicia 2003-01-01
The Kirov Celebrates Nijinsky Shehérazade 2002-01-01
Swan Lake Odette / Odile