Ulyana Lopatkina

Ulyana Lopatkina
Ulyana Lopatkina

Lopatkina at the curtain call of Swan Lake at the Royal Opera House, 2009.
Birth name Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatknina
Born October 23, 1973 (1973-10-23) (age 38)
Kerch, Crimea, Ukrainian SSR
Field Ballet dancer
Training Vaganova Ballet Academy
Works Swan Lake, Giselle
Awards Selected: Honored Artist of Russia (2000), People's Artist of Russia (2006)

Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatkina (Russian: Ульяна Вячеславовна Лопаткина, born October 23, 1973, Kerch, Crimea, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is a principal dancer at the Kirov Ballet/Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. 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.[1][2] Lopatkina is married to Vladimir Kornev, architect and writer, and has one daughter (Masha, born 2002).[3][4]

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Childhood and early training

Although Russian, Ulyana (Uliana) Lopatkina was born and lived in Ukraine until she was 10 years old. Her parents worked on the Ukraine's Black Sea coast in the Kerch shipyards. Lopatkina says that her father was 'horrified" to think of her leaving home at such a young age, but her mother was aware of the long term advantage the sacrifice would create. Lopatkina has two brothers and sisters.

Awards

Lopatkina was the prizewinner at the International Vaganova-prix Competition (St Petersburg, 1991). Golden Sofit (1995), the Golden Mask (1997), Prix Benois de la Danse (1997), the Baltika prize (1997 and 2001), the Evening Standard (1998), State Prize of Russia (1999), Honoured Artist of Russia (2000), People's Artist of Russia (2006).[1][2]

Best performances and repertoire

Lopatkina excels in classic and dramatic roles. She is a perfect example of the Russian school (Kirov) with willowy limbs, steely strength and a classical purity of line, as well as instinctive 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, 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.[1][2]

Daily life

Lopatkina revealed details about her daily life in an interview to The Sunday Times in 2005.[4] She wakes up between 9am to 10am and drinks a glass of grapefruit juice or a cup of tea for breakfast. When not in a hurry, she also eats oatmeal or a buckwheat porridge. Rehearsals start after 11am. At the Kirov she first attends a class with other dancers and after that has a personal rehearsal with Ninel Kurgapkina. After a break, she has more rehearsals or helps teaching younger dancers. Lopatkina often skips lunch.

She likes painting and reading, but after having a daughter her free time is mostly dedicated to taking care of her. Lopatkina still gets nervous before making a stage entrance. After performing she can eat a kilo of grapes or drink a liter of grapefruit juice. She washes in cold water and sometimes has a massage and a banya (a kind of sauna). Lopatkina never sleeps before 1am or 2am and drinks Russian kefir with a biscuit before going to bed.

As a child she hardly thought of becoming a famous ballerina.[5] 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).[5] Lopatkina uses two pairs of shoes in each performance. The shoes are specially made because of her foot size.[5]

Filmography and photo gallery

References

  1. ^ a b c Ulyana Lopatkina - Short Bio at the Mariinsky Theatre site (retrieved December 30, 2007)
  2. ^ a b c Dyukova, L. and Haegeman, M. Ulyana Lopatkina at www.ballet.classical.ru (retrieved December 30, 2007, in Russian)
  3. ^ Dissanayake, Natasha. Interview with Ulyana Lopatkina. Ballet Magazine, Jun/Jul, 2005. (retrieved December 30, 2007)
  4. ^ a b Cowley, Edward. Interview with Uliana Lopatkina. The Sunday Times, July 17, 2005. (retrieved January 1, 2008)
  5. ^ a b c Gilbert, Jenny. HOW DO I LOOK? The Kirov's Uliana Lopatkina on her transformation. The (London) Independent, June 23, 2001. (retrieved Jan 1, 2008)

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