Maria ALEXANDROV

Maria Alexandrova was born in Moscow on July 20, 1978, Mr.. As a child she studied dance in the ensemble "Kalinka", where her devoted mother. Glancing about the transfer of the Leningrad Choreographic School, Alexandrova wanted to seriously study ballet, and in 1988. Received MGAH.

In Grades 1-3 college Alexandrov studied with LA,. Kolenchenko. By this time, include her first role - a pas de trois from "The Nutcracker" and the doll in Coppelia. From grade 4 to 1-year student of the teacher was L.V. Dobrzhan in this period repertoire Alexandrova enriched "crane" (the chorus. GA. Mayorov), where her partner was Maksim Korolev and Roman Tselitchev, and the pas de deux from "Coppelia" (with Dmitry Gudanova). The last two courses Alexandrov studied in class S.N. Golovkina. During these years in her repertoire variations appeared from Grand Pas Paquita, "classic pas de deux" Adana (chorus. Lavrovsky) and "Grand Pas Classic" Aubert-Gzovsky, Seventh Waltz in "Les Sylphides" (her partner in all three parties was Nikolai Tsiskaridze). At the final examination in MGAH Alexandrova danced the "Grand Pas Classic, also with Nikolai Tsiskaridze, and participated in the Grand Pas from" Paquita ". All the time learning Maria Alexandrova and Nina Kaptsova learned in one class. After MGAH in 1996. Alexandrov stayed there for another year on probation.

In June 1997, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova won I prize and gold medal at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow. In the first round of the competition, she danced a variation Gamzatti Grand Pas from "La Bayadere" and Swanilda variation from the ballet "Coppelia". In the second round - Masha variation from the ballet "The Nutcracker", variation of Esmeralda and modern room "Tutu" ( "Tutu"), choreographed by Nikolai Ogryzkov. Victory in the competition brought Alexandrova shown in the third round of the variation Odile ( "Swan Lake") and the variation of the "Grand Pas Classic" Aubert-Gzovsky. At the gala concert at the close of the competition Maria Alexandrova and Nikolai Tsiskaridze danced the "Grand Pas Classic".

Immediately after the competition Maria Alexandrova was enrolled in a ballet troupe of the Bolshoi Theater. At the Bolshoi she was engaged in the class M.T. Semenova, a few years later moved to SD. Adyrkhaeva. Her coach is constant TN. Golikov. In some productions, ballets Aleksandrov worked with T. Terekhova, NB. Fadeyechev, B. Eifman.

In the 1997-1998 season Alexandrov was formally the corps de ballet dancer, although performed solo roles. She danced in the corps de ballet of the Party "Shades" ( "La Bayadere") and "Red Vision" ( "The Legend of Love"), once came Dryad in "The Dream of Don Quixote," once - Snowflake in The Nutcracker.

October 19, 1997, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova danced her first solo role - Queen of the Ball in "Fantasy on a Theme of Casanova M. Lavrovsky. In the same play debuted Gudanov (Casanova) and Irina Semirechenskaya (Queen of the Ball).

November 17, 1997, Mr.. New York, on stage at Lincoln Center hosted a gala concert of stars of Russian ballet dedicated to Sergei Diaghilev. In concert Maria Alexandrova and Nikolai Tsiskaridze danced "Grand Pas Classic" Aubert-Gzovsky.

November 28, 1997, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova performed the first time variation in the Grand Pas in the ballet "Don Quixote".

December 8, 1997, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova performed solo parts in the ballet by JцІrg Mannes "Four Kisses" and choreographic Stephen Fredenrayha shown in the Bolshoi Theater in the "New Year's Premier.

In December 1997, Mr.. the Bolshoi premiered a new version of the ballet "Giselle" in the version by Vladimir Vasiliev. The second performance on December 27 Maria Alexandrova danced Myrtha. Her partners were Svetlana Lunkina - Giselle, for which it was also the first season in the theater, and Nikolai Tsiskaridze - Albert.

In February 1998, during the exchange the Bolshoi and the Mariinsky Theater, Alexandrova danced Myrtha in St. Petersburg.

Season 1998-1999 Alexandrov beginning not the corps de ballet dancer, and coryphee.

November 29, 1998, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova danced in the ballet by Alexei Ratmansky's "Dreams of Japan" party, which was originally performed Tatiana Terekhova. The choreography of this role showed Alexandrova Inna Petrova.

In December 1998, Mr.. The Bolshoi Ballet has been shown by JцІrg Mannes "ups and downs of love," staged for the Bolshoi. Solo parts in a play performed by Maria Alexandrova, Natalia Malandina, Artem Vakhtin and Ilya Ryzhakov.

January 20, 1999, Mr.. Alexandrova danced the 2-S variation in the film "Shadows" in "La Bayadere".

February 1, 1999, Mr.. at the Bolshoi Theater was a concert dedicated to the anniversary Ekaterina Maximova. In this concert she performed Alexandrova variation in the Grand Pas from "Don Quixote".

In April 1999,. the Bolshoi Theater premiere ballets by George Balanchine (George Balanchine) "Agon" ( "Agon") and "Symphony in C" ( "Symphony in C"). At the premiere of Maria Alexandrova and Nikolai Tsiskaridze danced the 3rd part of "Symphony in C". Program Balanchine was in the theater until the autumn of 2000, and all this time of Alexander and Tsiskaridze were the only performers of their roles.

In May 1999,. Alexandrova Mazurka first performed in "Les Sylphides".

In July 1999,. the Bolshoi Ballet presented the premiere of "Don Quixote" in the version by Alexei Fadeyechev. In one of the premieres Alexandrova danced Party Street Dancer.

At the end of the season 1998-1999 on the basis of competition in the ballet troupe Alexandrov was officially transferred from korifeek a soloist (the separation of the second and first soloist did not yet exist).

In the summer of 1999. Alexandrova took part in the Bolshoi Theater in London, in the theater "Coliseum". Aleksandrov participated in the tour. In London, she made her debut in the variations of "sleep" in the ballet "Raymonda".

Throughout October 1999. Bolshoi Ballet toured in Japan - in Tokyo and nine other cities. Were shown Giselle, Don Quixote, "and a concert program. Maria Alexandrova took part in the tour.

25, 26 and 27 November 1999. held its first tour of the Bolshoi Ballet in Hong Kong. Was shown ballet "Don Quixote", in which Alexandrova sang Street Dancer.

In February 2000, Mr.. the Bolshoi Ballet presented the premiere of Boris Eifman's "Russian Hamlet". In the second part of the party sang the Empress Maria Alexandrova, the Heir - Gudanov, Favorita - Dmitry Belogolovtsev.

In March 2000, Mr.. Music Theater of. KS. Stanislavsky and VI. Nemirovich-Danchenko, a concert, award ceremony of the journal "Ballet" "Soul of Dance" 1999. Maria Alexandrova was awarded the prize in the "Rising Star". In concert Maria Alexandrova and Dmitri Belogolovtsev sang a duet from the ballet "Russian Hamlet".

March 26, 2000, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova as Kitri danced for the first time in "Don Quixote". Her partner was Dmitri Belogolovtsev.

In April 2000, Mr.. the Bolshoi Theater held a gala concert dedicated to the anniversary of Vladimir Vasiliev. In this concert Maria Alexandrova danced an excerpt from the ballet "Macbeth" directed by hero of the day.

In May 2000, Mr.. The Bolshoi Theater's ballet show "The Pharaoh's Daughter", delivered french choreographer Pierre Lacotte (Pierre Lacotte) explanation of the performance of the same name by Marius Petipa, especially for the Bolshoi Theater. At the premiere on May 5 Maria Alexandrova sang the part of slave Ramsey, and May 7 - a variation of the Congo River. For the role of Ramzi Maria Alexandrova was nominated for a Golden Mask, but the ballet was withdrawn from the contest by the decision of the then leadership of the Bolshoi Theater.

In the same month, Alexandrova took part in a gala concert in Madrid, where she was partnered by Igor Yebra.

In the summer of 2000. took five-week tour of the Bolshoi Ballet in five major U.S. cities - Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Orange County, followed by performances at Lincoln Center in New York. Alexandrova took part in the tour, performing party Myrtha in "Giselle", the solo part in the III part of "Symphony in C", Kitri in "Don Quixote". In the U.S. Alexandrova debuted in the party's Friend Juliet in the ballet "Romeo and Juliet"

In 2000. Alexandrov became a leading soloist.

Fall 2000. Maria Alexandrova and Nikolai Tsiskaridze participated in a concert dedicated to the 85 th anniversary of the rector and professor of the Moscow Academy of Choreography Sofia Golovkina, performing the pas de deux Aubert-Gzovsky. That same autumn Alexandrova came in organized by "Postmodern theater" concert "Constellation-2000", where together with Dmitry Belogolovtsev danced the pas de deux from the ballet "Russian Hamlet" and the pas de deux of Diana and Actaeon from the ballet "La Esmeralda ".

November 20, 2000, Mr.. the Bolshoi Theater held an anniversary gala concert in honor of Maya Plisetskaya. In concert, Galina Stepanenko, Maria Alexandrova, Irina Surneva ( "Imperial Russian Ballet), Vladimir Neporozhny, Yuri Klevtsov and Alexei Ratmansky performed a suite of dances from the ballet" Don Quixote ".

December 10, 2000, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova danced the first Gamzatti in La Bayadere. Her partners were Nikolai Tsiskaridze-Solor and Galina Stepanenko, Nikia.

In December 2000, Mr.. in Yoshkar-Ola held another annual festival of "Winter Nights". At the festival the group of the Bolshoi's artists, including Maria Alexandrova.

December 26, 2000, Mr.. Dance Theater under the direction of Alexei Fadeyechev shown at the Moscow Operetta Theater program, . consisting of the world premiere of the ballet "Green" ( "Green"), choreographed by Australian Stanton Welch (Stanton Welch) and "Dreams of Japan" by Alexei Ratmansky,
. Solo parts in "Green" performed by Nina Ananiashvili, Sergei Filin and Dmitri Belogolovtsev. "Dreams of Japan" danced Nina Ananiashvili, Maria Alexandrova, Inna Petrova, Sergei Filin, Andrei Uvarov, Dmitri Belogolovtsev and Yuri Klevtsov.

February 3, 2001, Mr.. in the Grand Theater was the presentation of "La Bayadere", devoted to 100 anniversary of the birth of Basil Vainonen. In this performance, her life danced Anna Antonicheva, Solor - Vladimir Neporozhny, Gamzatti - Maria Alexandrova.

In 2001. Bolshoi Theater celebrated its 225 anniversary, and therefore the number of people in the theater were recognized with various honors and awards. According to the Ministry of Culture of Russia on 20.02.2001 g.,? 149, Moscow, Maria Alexandrova, among others, was awarded for "Achievement in the Arts".

March 2, 2001, Mr.. the Bolshoi Theater premiere of Swan Lake "in the wording of S. Grigorovich. In the premiere performance Alexandrova sang party counterparts Prince in 1 act and the Spanish bride in Act 2. In the same month in Ufa for the seventh time the festival took place the memory of Rudolf Nureyev. At the festival Maria Alexandrova and Mark Peretokin danced lead roles in the ballet "Don Quixote" c Ufa troupe.

March 28, 2001, Mr.. at a gala concert dedicated to the 225 anniversary of the Bolshoi Theater. In this concert she performed Alexandrova variation in the Grand Pas from "Don Quixote".

In April 2001,. Dance Theater Alexei Fadeyechev showed a program consisting of the ballets "Between Heaven and Earth" (Trey McIntyre, premiere), "Charms of Mannerism" (A. Ratmansky) and "Opus X" (Stanton Welch, world premiere). Maria Alexandrova danced the solo role in the 1 st part of "Between Heaven and Earth" in a pair with Ruslan Pronin.

In the spring of 2001. Great tour with concert in London at the Drury Lane Theater. On these tours Maria Alexandrova danced the pas de deux from "Don Quixote" with Andrei Uvarov.

In June 2001,. group of artists of the Bolshoi Theater performed in the Khanty-Mansiysk in the theatrical festival "The Seagull". Aleksandrov participated in the tour.

June 30 and July 1, 2001. Maria Alexandrova danced Kitri in "Don Quixote" with the troupe "Russian chamber ballet" Moscow ", its partners were Mark Peretokin and Vladimir Neporozhny. The third "Don Quixote" with the same troupe, she danced the fall of 2001.

In September 2001,. the Bolshoi Theater was "mini-festival of stars - in a Bolshoi took part in world ballet stars Jose Manuel Carreno (Jose Manuel Carreц?o), Johan Kobborg (Johan Kobborg) and Vladimir Malakhov. A native of Cuba, and now Prime Carreno of American Ballet Theater danced twice Basil in the ballet "Don Quixote", and in both plays his partner was Maria Alexandrova. Vladimir Malakhov made twice in "Giselle" with Svetlana Lunkina, and in one of the performances of Maria Alexandrova danced Myrtha.

In late September-early October, 2001. in Athens, in the theater "Megaron", was shown several views of ballet "Giselle" performed by soloists from different troupes and corps de Sofia theater. Maria Alexandrova danced Myrtha in one part with Julia Makhalina - Giselle and Igor Zelensky - Albert. In another part of Alberta danced Vladimir Malakhov.

In October 2001. Dmitry Belogolovtsev and Maria Alexandrova made in the Khanty-Mansiysk at the closing gala concert theater festival "The Seagull".

December 7, 2001, Mr.. the Bolshoi Theater held a gala concert of Nina Ananiashvili, on the 20 th anniversary of her stage-struck. In this concert Alexandrova performed the solo part in the ballet "Dreams of Japan".

Since December 10, 2001. January 1, 2002. Bolshoi Ballet performed in Italy, in Turin, on the stage of "Reggio". Were shown ballets "Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. Maria Alexandrova took part in the tour.

January 14, 2002, Mr.. Indoor Theater Museum of. Bakhrushin met Maria Alexandrova with fans, organized by the public organization "Friends of the Bolshoi Ballet".

In February 2002, Mr.. Bolshoi resumed at the stage of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses previously removed from the repertoire of the ballet "The Pharaoh's Daughter". At the first performance on Feb. 12 Maria Alexandrova danced the party Ramzi, and February 13 - Congo River.

March 14, 2002, Mr.. Music Theater of. KS. Stanislavsky and VI. Nemirovich-Danchenko, a concert, award ceremony of the journal "Ballet" "Soul of Dance" 2001. In concert Maria Alexandrova, Juliana Malkhasyants, Vladimir Moiseev and Anna Antropov danced a suite from the ballet "Don Quixote".

May 18, 2002, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova first sang the part of Aegina in the ballet "Spartacus". In this production of Spartacus danced Dmitry Belogolovtsev, Crassus - Mark Peretokin, Phrygia - Anna Antonicheva.

From May 30 to June 4, 2002 Bolshoi Ballet performed at the festival in the Finnish town of Savonlinna, showing two "Swan Lake" and three "Don Quixote". Maria Alexandrova danced Kitri in the first performance of "Don Quixote" paired with Sergei Filin.

From 10 to 17 June 2002. Bolshoi Ballet toured on stage, Kennedy Center in Washington, and Maria Alexandrova took part in the tour. She danced Gamzatti in "La Bayadere" (with Anastasia Volochkova - Nikiey and Yevgeny Ivanchenko - Solor), as well as the party counterparts Prince and the Spanish Bride in Swan Lake.

In August 2002, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova and Nikolai Tsiskaridze participated in a gala concert to celebrate the opening of a new theater in the town of Apollo near Sacramento, USA. They performed the pas de deux Aubert-Gzovsky and pas de deux from the ballet "Scheherazade". Alexandrov also danced the variation of the Spanish bride from the ballet "Swan Lake".

In late August, 2002. Maria Alexandrova in a group of artists of the Bolshoi Theater performed in Tyumen and Nizhnevartovsk. The tour was organized by Alfa-Bank ".

In early September, 2002. Alexandrova in a group of artists of the Bolshoi Theater performed in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Vladivostok.

September 10, 2002, Mr.. Bolshoi Ballet opened the season performance of "Swan Lake", dedicated to the memory of Evgeny Svetlanov. Odette-Odile performed Anastasia Volochkova, Prince Siegfried - Yevgeny Ivanchenko, Evil Genius - Dmitry Belogolovtsev, Maria Alexandrova danced the Prince of peers and the Spanish bride. The performance was broadcast on television channel "Culture".

In September, 2002. Cannes festival took place, which acted Bolshoi Ballet, Maria Alexandrova was among the participants, performed the pas de deux from the ballet "Don Quixote".

October 6, 2002, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova first sang the title role in La Sylphide. Her partner was Gudanov.

October 18, 2002, Mr.. the Bolshoi Theater was a gala concert dedicated to the 200 anniversary of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. The concert ended with grand pas from the ballet "Don Quixote", in which the main parties dancing Anastasia Volochkova and Evgeny Ivanchenko, and variations - Maria Alexandrova and Ekaterina Shipulina.

From late October to mid-December 2002. Bolshoi Ballet toured U.S. cities - Seattle, Detroit, Washington and others. the ballet "La Bayadere", "Swan Lake" and, at the end of the tour, "The Nutcracker". Maria Alexandrova took part in the tour, sang Gamzatti and variation Shades in La Bayadere, Prince and Spanish counterparts bride in "Swan Lake".

In late December 2002. in Athens, in the theater "Megaron", was once again shown the ballet "Giselle" performed by soloists from different troupes and corps de Sofia theater. Ballet walked eight times, Maria Alexandrova danced Myrtha in all eight performances. Giselle and Albrecht were performed by Diana Vishneva - Vladimir Malakhov and Svetlana Zakharova - Igor Zelensky.

January 30, 2003, Mr.. the New Stage a gala concert in honor of 25 years of percussion ensembles of the orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater. At the party was shown ballet "Dreams of Japan" with Nina Ananiashvili, Maria Alexandrova, Inna Petrova, Sergei Filin, Dmitri Belogolovtsev, Dmitri and Vladimir Gudanova Neporozhny.

March 30, 2003, Mr.. the Bolshoi ballet evening was dedicated 50 years of creative activity Marina Kondratieva. At the party was full of painting "Shadows" from "La Bayadere" with Nadezhda Gracheva, Andrey Uvarov (main parties), Elena Andrienko, Maria Alexandrova and Maria Allash (variations of Shadows).

In April 2003, Mr.. the New Stage of the Bolshoi Ballet presented the premiere of "Bright Stream", staged by Alexei Ratmansky specifically for the Bolshoi Theater. In the first performance on April 18 main parties danced Inna Petrova (Zina), Yuri Klevtsov (Peter), Maria Alexandrova (Classical Dancer), Sergei Filin (Classical Dancer). For this role, Alexandrov was awarded the "Golden Mask".

May 1, 2003, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova first danced Esmeralda in Roland Petit's ballet "Notre Dame de Paris". Her partners were Nikolai Tsiskaridze (Quasimodo), Jan Godowsky (Frollo), Vladimir Neporozhny (Phoebus).

In May 2003, Mr.. in the Grand Theater was the premiere of the updated edition of the choreographic and theatrical ballet "Raymonda" in the formulation of S. Grigorovich. At the premiere on May 10 Maria Alexandrova danced the party Clemence, Raymonda's girlfriends.

Also in May 2003. Bolshoi Ballet performed a few days in Germany with the program, consisting of the ballet "Les Sylphides" and divertissements. Maria Alexandrova took part in the tour.

May 26, 2003, Mr.. the Bolshoi ballet evening was dedicated to the 70 th anniversary and 50 years of creative activity Nikolai Fadeyechev. At the party, Maria Alexandrova danced the 1-th variation in the film "Shadows" from the ballet "La Bayadere".

In early June 2003 Bolshoi Ballet performed at the festival in the Finnish town of Savonlinna, where they were shown the ballets "Swan Lake" and "Spartacus". Maria Alexandrova took part in the tour, danced Aegina in Spartacus ".

In June 2003, Mr.. at the Bolshoi Theater were touring the English Royal Ballet. The tour ended on June 29 gala concert featuring the stars of England's Royal Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet. In concert Maria Alexandrova danced the pas de deux from the ballet "Le Corsaire" with Carlos Acosta and 1-S variyatsiyu in the grand pas from the ballet "Don Quixote" (the main parties danced Andrei Uvarov and Marianela Nunez).

In July 2003, Mr.. Aleksandrov participated in a gala concert at the Apollo, where she danced in a pair with Denis Matvienko pas de deux Gamzatti and Solor from "La Bayadere" and the pas de deux from "Don Quixote".

In late July-early August 2003,. Maria Alexandrova took part in the gala concerts in Japan, where paired with Sergei Filin performed the pas de deux from the ballet "Romeo and Juliet" L. Lavrovsky, La Sylphide, Raymonda.

In late August 2003. Alexandrov again appeared in Apollo, . danced Kitri variation from 1 second act ballet "Don Quixote", . the first variation in the Pas de Quatre (her partner were Galina Stepanenko from the Bolshoi, . Olga Pavlova and Maria Mosina), . pas de deux from "Romeo and Juliet" with the Mariinsky Theater soloist Ilya Kuznetsov,
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September 4, 2003, Mr.. Bolshoi Ballet opened the season performance of "The Bright Stream" (in the New Stage). Party Classical dancer and a classical dancer performed by Maria Alexandrova and Sergei Filin. The performance was broadcast on television channel "Culture".

September 14, 2003, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova danced the first Mekhmeneh Banu in the ballet "The Legend of Love". Her partners were Alexander Volchkov (Ferkhad) and Marianne Ryzhkina (Shirin).

October 16, 2003, Mr.. in the play "The Pharaoh's Daughter" took a double debut - party Aspichchii Taor and danced for the first time Maria Alexandrova and Ruslan Skvortsov.

27, 29 and 31 October 2003. the Bolshoi Theater were the ballet "The Pharaoh's Daughter", which were captured on video by the French company Bel Air for the subsequent release of DVD-version of the ballet. Maria Alexandrova sang the part of Ramzi.

November 28, 2003, Mr.. in St. Petersburg, a concert hall "October", hosted an evening Ilze Liepa, where Alexander and Mark Peretokin performed a duet of Aegina and Crassus from "Spartacus".

December 13, 2003, Mr.. the Bolshoi Theater a world premiere of the ballet "Romeo and Juliet" staged by British director Declan Donnellan and Moldovan choreographer Radu Poklitaru. Party of Romeo and Juliet performed by Denis Savin and Maria Alexandrova. For these roles Alexandrov and Savin were nominated for the award "Golden Mask", but did not receive awards.

In late December 2003. in Athens, in the theater "Megaron" enterprise "Malakhov and Friends" on several occasions showed divertissement. Maria Alexandrova and Sergei Filin danced excerpts from "Raymonda" and "Russian Hamlet".

In January 2004,. Bolshoi on tour in Paris. From 7 to 24 January at the stage of the Palais Garnier were shown ballets "Swan Lake", "Pharaoh's Daughter" and "The Bright Stream". Maria Alexandrova danced the Prince of peers and Spanish Bride in Swan Lake, . Ramsay and Aspichchiyu (with Ruslan Skvortsov) in "Pharaoh's Daughter", . Classical dancer (with Ian Godowsky) "bright brook", . as well as an excerpt from the "Russian Hamlet" at a gala concert in Versailles,
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February 18, 2004, Mr.. in the play "Sleeping Beauty" took a triple debut in the leading roles - Svetlana Zakharova (Aurora), Alexander Volchkov (Prince Desire), Maria Alexandrova (Lilac Fairy).

February 29, 2004, Mr.. the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theater hosted the tenth award ceremony 'Soul of the Dance'. In concert Maria Alexandrova and Gudanov performed an excerpt from the ballet "La Sylphide".

12, 13, 14 March 2004. the Bolshoi Theater premiere ballets by George Balanchine's "Concerto Baroque", "Pas de Deux by Tchaikovsky," "Tarantella," Pas de Deux ( "Sylvia"), as well as marching past at the theater, but dropped from the repertory of ballets Agon and "Symphony in C. On the first play Maria Alexandrova and Sergei Filin danced the pas de deux Tchaikovsky.

April 10, 2004, Mr.. Maria Alexandrova danced Part III of "Symphony in C" Balanchine paired with Alexander Vorobiev.

April 12, 2004. the Bolshoi Theater were named winners of the national theatrical award "Golden Mask". Maria Alexandrova won in the category "Best Actress" for the party of Classical dancer in the ballet "Bright Stream".

27, April 28, 2004. onstage New Opera performances were non-repertory Irma Nioradze. Maria Alexandrova and Vyacheslav Samodurov danced the pas de deux Tchaikovsky-Balanchine.

May 16, 2004, Mr.. at the Bolshoi Theater hosted a concert, dedicated to Galina Ulanova ". Was shown an excerpt from "Symphony in C" J. Balanchine. Maria Alexandrova and Alexander Vorobyov danced solo parts in the part III.

In May 2004,. Bolshoi showed premiere program, consisting of the ballets "House?" 6 "P. Poklitaru, "Magrittomania" S. Posokhova and "Lea" A. Ratmansky. At the second performance on May 22 Maria Alexandrova and Gudanov performed lead roles in "Lea".

June 10, 2004, Mr.. the Bolshoi Theater hosted a concert of Igor Moiseyev ensemble dedicated to the 80 th anniversary of creative activity of its head. Bolshoi ballet shows a fragment from the ballet "Spartacus" in the formulation and. Moses (1958), where Maria Alexandrova and Rinat Arifulin performed a duet of "The Shepherd and Nymph".

24, 25 June 2004,. Maria Alexandrova and Gudanov danced leading roles in "Pharaoh's Daughter", which was to debut in the role of Gudanova Taor. June 25 at the end of the play artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Alexei Ratmansky has announced publicly that Alexander and Gudanov receive the title of prima ballerina and the premier.

From 19 July to 7 August 2004. Bolshoi Ballet performed in London in the theater "Covent Garden". Were shown ballets "Don Quixote, Swan Lake," "Spartacus," "Pharaoh's Daughter" and "Romeo and Juliet" Donnellan-Poklitaru. Maria Alexandrova danced Kitri in "Don Quixote" at the opening of the tour (with Sergei Filin), . then the Street Dancer in the same ballet, . Peers and the Spanish Bride in Swan Lake, . Juliet (with Denis Savin), . Ramsay and Aspichchiyu (with Dmitry Gudanova) in "Pharaoh's Daughter",
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September 1, 2004, Mr.. were declared the first owners of professional awards, which established the Board of Trustees of the Bolshoi Theater. Among the winners were the holders of the Golden Mask "last season, including Maria Alexandrova.

Since the beginning of October until mid-November, 2004. Bolshoi Theater performed in North America. The tour took him to Boston, Mexico City, Minneapolis, Seattle, Berkeley, Chicago. Were shown ballets Raymonda, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet "Donnellan-Poklitaru," Giselle "In. Vasilyeva. The tour opened "Raymonda" in Boston, in which Alexandrova danced Clemence. She also danced Kitri in "Don Quixote" (with Yuri Klevtsova and Sergei Filin), Juliet (with Denis Savin).

December 22, 2004, Mr.. the Bolshoi Ballet presented the premiere of John Neumeier (John Neumeier) "Midsummer Night's Dream". At the premiere Alexandrova danced Hermias paired with the Hamburg Ballet soloist Ivan Urban as Lizandra.

In April 2005,. the Bolshoi Ballet presented the premiere of Leonid Massine "Tricorne", "Omens" and "Paris fun". At the first performance on April 14 Alexandrova danced the miller in the "cocked hat", her partner was the prime Paris Opera Josie Martinez (Josц? Martinez). At the second performance on April 17 she was partnered Gudanov.

From April 30 to May 2, 2005. Bolshoi on tour in Samara - the city, where from October 1941 to July 1943 the theater was evacuated. The tour opened the show "The Bright Stream", which Alexandrova danced classical dancer.

May 14, 2005, Mr.. Alexandrova debuted in the role of Odette-Odile in "Swan Lake". Her partner was Andrei Uvarov.

May 16, 2005, Mr.. the Bolshoi Theater was a gala concert in memory of Galina Ulanova. Alexandrova and Dmitri Belogolovtsev performed an excerpt from the "Russian Hamlet" B. Eifman.

From 21 to 25 May 2005. on the stage of the Yerevan State Opera and Ballet A. Spendiaryan been touring Bolshoi Ballet. Were shown in "Swan Lake" and "Romeo and Juliet". Aleksandrov participated in the tour.

June 7, 2005, Mr.. in the Central House of Arts hosted a presentation of photo album 'The Legend of Alla Rustle'. Alexandrova danced monologue Mekhmene Banu from "Legends of Love.

In June 2005,. it was announced that Maria Alexandrova awarded the title "Honored Artist of Russia".

Awards:

1997. - I prize and gold medal at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow.
1999. - Prize of the journal "Ballet" "Soul of Dance" in the category "Rising Star".
2001. - Mark "Achievement in the Arts".
2004. - "Golden Mask" for the role of a classical dancer in the ballet "Bright Stream".
2004. - Prize of the Board of Governors of the Bolshoi Theater.

Repertoire:

Violent Fairy, Sleeping Beauty "(M. Petipa, staged by Yu. Grigorovich).
1-I variant Grand Pas, "Don Quixote" (MI. Petipa, AA. Gorsky, staged by Yu. Grigorovich), 1997.
1-I variant Grand Pas "Don Quixote" (MI. Petipa, AA. Gorsky, staged a. Fadeyechev).
Pas de system, "The Taming of the Shrew" (J. Cranko), 1997.
Variations of the 1 st, 2 nd and 3rd of Shadows, "La Bayadere" (M. Petipa, IN. Chabukiani, setting S. Grigorovich).
Queen of the Ball, "Fantasia on a Theme of Casanova" (M. Lavrovsky), 1997.
Myrtha, Giselle (M. Perrot, M. Coralli, staged in. Vasilyeva, 1997).
Soloist, "Four Kisses" (Q. Mannes), 1997.
Soloist, "ups and downs of love" (J. Mannes), 1998.
Soloist, "Dreams of Japan" (A. Ratmansky), 1998.
Street Dancer, "Don Quixote" (MI. Petipa, AA. Gorsky, staged by Yu. Grigorovich), 1998.
Soloist Part III, "Symphony in C (J. Balanchine), 1999.
Mazurka, "Les Sylphides" (M. Fokine), 1999.
Street Dancer, "Don Quixote" (MI. Petipa, AA. Gorsky, staged a. Fadeyechev), 1999.
Variation of the Dream, "Raymonda" (M. Petipa, staged by Yu. Grigorovich), 1999.
Gamzatti, "La Bayadere" (M. Petipa, IN. Chabukiani, setting S. Grigorovich), 2000.
Kitri, Don Quixote "(MI. Petipa, AA. Gorsky, staged a. Fadeyechev), 2000.
The Empress, "Russian Hamlet" (B. Eifman), 2000.
Ramsey, "The Pharaoh's Daughter" (M. Petipa, P. Lacotte), 2000.
Congo River, "Pharaoh's Daughter" (M. Petipa, P. Lacotte), 2000.
My friend Juliet, "Romeo and Juliet" (A. Lavrovsky), 2000.
Same age as Prince, "Swan Lake" (M. Petipa, L. Ivanov, staged by Yuri Grigorovich), 2001.
Spanish Bride, "Swan Lake" (M. Petipa, L. Ivanov, staged by Yuri Grigorovich), 2001.
Soloist 1 part, "Between Heaven and Earth" (T. McIntyre), 2001.
Eleventh Waltz "Les Sylphides" (M. Fokine), 2001.
Aegina, "Spartacus" (S. Grigorovich), 2002.
Sylphide, La Sylphide "(A. Bournonville, E.-M. Von Rosen), 2002.
Classical dancer, 'Bright Stream' (A. Ratmansky), 2003.
Esmeralda, "Notre Dame de Paris" (P. Petit), 2003.
Clemence, a friend of Raymond, "Raymond" (M. Petipa, staged by Yu. Grigorovich), 2003.
1-I variation, "Pas de Quatre" (A. Dolin), 2003.
Mekhmeneh Banu, "Legend of Love" (S. Grigorovich), 2003.
Aspichchiya, "Pharaoh's Daughter" (M. Petipa, P. Lacotte), 2003.
Juliet, "Romeo and Juliet" (D. Donnellan, P. Poklitaru), 2003.
Lilac Fairy, Sleeping Beauty (M. Petipa, staged by Yu. Grigorovich), 2004.
Soloist, pas de deux Tchaikovsky, Balanchine, 2004.
Lea "Lea" (A. Ratmansky), 2004.
Hermias, "Midsummer Night's Dream" (J. Neumeier), 2004.
Miller, Tricorne "(L. Massine), 2005.
Odette-Odile, 'Swan Lake' (M. Petipa, L. Ivanov, staged by Yuri Grigorovich), 2005

. In concert programs Maria Alexandrova performed:

. "Grand Pas Classic" Aubert-Gzovsky.
. Pas de deux of Diana and Actaeon from the ballet "Esmeralda".
. Pas de deux with a slave from the ballet "Le Corsaire".
. Monologue Mekhmeneh Banu from the ballet "The Legend of Love".
. Pas de deux from the ballet "Scheherazade".
. Pas de deux from the ballet "Raymonda", 2003.
. Pas de deux from the ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (A
. Lavrovsky), 2003.
Duet "Shepherd and Nymph" (And. Moses), 2004.

Sources:

1. M. Panfilovich, triumphal procession of foreign Greater-2000. "Bolshoi" 225 season 2000/2001? 6.
2. L. Guchmazova. In Ray "Constellations". "Line", January 2001.
3. V. Vyazovkina. Kitri + Faun-Nymph. "Line", May 2000.
4. N. Alovert. Last night, Giselle. "Culture"? 29, 3-9 August 2000.
5. E. Gubaidulina. Maria Alexandrova: We is not never boring. "Culture"? 27, 20-26 July 2000.

Author: Ludmila Dyukova (http://www.ballet.classical.ru)

photos compiled based on the site http://www.mariaalexandrova.ru, photographer Anna Antipova