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Natalia Osipova 
Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev in Don Quixote balletBirth name Natalyia Osipova Born May 18, 1986
Moscow, RussiaField Ballet dancer Training Moscow State Academy of Choreography Works Swan Lake, Giselle, Don Quixote, La Sylphide, Esmeralda, La Bayadère Awards Richard Sherrington Award for Best Female Dancer; 2007 UK National Dance Awards; Golden Mask as Best Female Dancer for Twyla Tharp's "In The Upper Room"; Positano Dance Award Leonide Massine; Prize of the Golden Mask jury for best duet in "La Sylphide"; The Benois de la danse International Dance Association prize. Natalia Osipova (born 18 May 1986 in Moscow, Russia[1]) is an Russian ballet dancer with the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg. [2] Previously she used to be with the Bolshoi Ballet.
From 1996 to 2004 she trained at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography she studied with Marina Kotova and Marina Leonova.. Upon graduation from the Academy, she was hired by the Bolshoi Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet. In 2005, she danced the part of Kitri in Alexei Fadeyechev's production of Don Quixote (ballet) to much critical acclaim [3] After this solo debut she danced many more soloist parts, including the title role in the premiere of Johan Kobborg's production of La Sylphide.[4]
In May 2010, Osipova was promoted to a principal dancer after a performance of Don Quixote.[5] In June 2010, she joined American Ballet Theatre for their Metropolitan Opera House season. She danced Don Quixote, with Jose Manuel Carreno, Sleeping Beauty (ballet) and Romeo and Juliet (ballet) with David Hallberg.[6] A week before her performance in The Sleeping Beauty, Osipova was mugged outside the MET. She suffered minor bruises, lost only a pair of pointe shoes and a hammer, but was fine other than that and was still able to perform.[7]
Best performances and repertoire
Natalia's debut as Kitri in Don Quixote on 7 November 2005 ignited her career considerably. She brought a rarely seen electrifying energy to the old classic. Her technical flamboyance and carefree daredevilry earned her accolades from the critics and secured great acclaim with the audience.
Other notable roles are:
- The Spanish Bride in Swan Lake.
- Nikiya and Gamzatti in La Bayadère.
- The title roles in Giselle and in La Sylphide
-The title role in Romeo and Juliet
References
- ^ http://www.natalia-osipova.com/osipova-2.html
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/21/arts/dance/vladimir-kekhman-lures-osipova-and-vasiliev-from-bolshoi.html
- ^ http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/theatre/ballet_troupe/soloists/detail.php?act26=info&id26=822
- ^ http://www.natalia-osipova.com/osipova-2.html
- ^ http://www.natalia-osipova.com/osipova-2.html
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/arts/dance/18osipova.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=NAtalia%20Osipova&st=cse
- ^ http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/abt-ballerina-is-attacked/?scp=2&sq=NAtalia%20Osipova&st=cse
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