Ulyana Lopatkina Ульяна Лопаткина | |
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 Lopatkina at the curtain call of Swan Lake at the Royal Opera House, 2009 | |
| Born | Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatkina 23 October 1973 |
| Education | Vaganova Ballet Academy |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Known for | Swan Lake, Giselle |
| Spouse | Vladimir Kornev (div. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Selected: Honored Artist of Russia (2000), People's Artist of Russia (2006) |
Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatkina (Russian: Ульяна Вячеславовна Лопаткина; born 23 October 1973) is a Russian prima ballerina who performed with the Mariinsky Theatre from 1991–2017. 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 did not dance during the 2016–2017 season due to injury, and her retirement from the Mariinsky was announced on the company's website on 16 June 2017.[3]
- ^ Ulyana Lopatkina – Short Bio at the Mariinsky Theatre site. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ Dyukova, L. and Haegeman, M. Ulyana Lopatkina. www.ballet.classical.ru. (in Russian). Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Новости". Mariinsky.ru. Retrieved 29 June 2019.