Katerina Chebykina /Guest/

Katerina Chebykina /Guest/

Biography

Born in Kiev in 1993.  
Graduated from the Kiev School of Dance in 2011 (class of Marina Dobryakova). As a student, she was awarded grants from the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine and the President of Ukraine (2009-2011). From 2011-2013 she was a soloist with the National Shevchenko Opera of Ukraine where she performed roles in the ballets La Bayadère (Gamzatti; choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Natalia Makarova), Swan Lake (Odette-Odile; Valery Kovtun’s version), Swan Lake (Odette-Odile; Anatoly Sheker’s version), The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora), Don Quixote (Queen of the Dryads), The Nutcracker (Clara; choreography by Valery Kovtun) and Class Concert (Soloist; choreography by Asaf Messerer). Repertoire also includes: Grand Pas Classique (choreography by Viktor Gzovsky), the Pas de deux of Medora and the Slave from Act II of the ballet Le Corsaire, the Pas de deux from Act III of the ballet Don QuixoteAges of Love and Mazurka (choreography by Radu Poklitaru). 

  • Diploma-recipient at the International Ballet Dancers and Choreographers’ Competition (Moscow, 2013, 2017)
    • Prize-winner at VII International Serge Lifar Competition (Gold Medal; Donetsk, 2011) 
    • Prize-winner at the III International Yuri Grigorovich Competition World Youth Ballet(Bronze Medal; Sochi, 2010) 
    • Diploma-recipient and recipient of the special prize For Artistic Growth at the III International Ballet Competition (Seoul, 2010)

Lead soloist of Mariinsky theatre since 2015

Repertoire includes: 
Giselle (Myrtha); choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, 
Swan Lake (Odette-Odile); choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev, 
La Bayadère (Nikia, Gamzatti); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani, 
The Sleeping Beauty (Lilac Fairy); choreography by Marius Petipa, revival of the 1890 production, staging by Sergei Vikharev; 
The Sleeping Beauty (Lilac Fairy); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev, 
Raymonda (Clémence); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev, 
Le Corsaire (Medora); production by Pyotr Gusev after the composition and choreography by Marius Petipa, 
Don Quixote (Kitri, Queen of the Dryads, Street Dancer); choreography by Alexander Gorsky after Marius Petipa,
Michel Fokine's ballets Chopiniana (Prelude), The SwanThe Firebird (The Firebird),
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Zarema); choreography by Rostislav Zakharov, 
Le Jeune homme et la mort; choreography by Roland Petit, 
Yuri Grigorovich's ballets The Stone Flower (The Mistress of the Copper Mountain), The Legend of Love (Mekhmeneh-Bahnu), 
Leningrad Symphony (the Girl); scenario and choreography by Igor Belsky, 
Carmen Suite (Carmen); choreography by Alberto Alonso, 
George Balanchine's ballets Jewels (Rubies, Diamonds lead roles), Serenade, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hippolita), Symphony in C (III. Allegro vivace),
Sylvia (Diana, Ceres); choreography by Frederick Ashton, 
The Nutcracker (Queen of the Snowflakes); production by Mihail Chemiakin and choreography by Kirill Simonov, 
Alexei Ratmansky's ballets Cinderella (Khudyshka, Dance Teacher, Female Dance), Anna Karenina (Princess Betsy, Dolly), The Little Humpbacked Horse (Mare, Sea Mare),
Infra; choreography by Wayne McGregor,
Symphony in Three Movements (the Fate of Youth); choreography by Radu Poklitaru, 
The Bronze Horseman (the Queen of the Ball); choreography by Yuri Smekalov, 
Paquita (Cristina); choreography by Yuri Smekalov, reconstruction and staging of Marius Petipa's choreography (Act III Grand pas) by Yuri Burlaka 
The Seasons; choreography by Konstantin Keikhel, 
PavlovskThe Fairy's Kiss (Fairy II); choreography by Maxim Petrov.

Repertoire also includes: 
as part of the project The Dreamers: Motherboard; choreography by Ilya Zhivoi, Lose Yourself to Dance; choreography by Maxim Petrov and Ilya Zhivoi, 
I’m not Scared; choreography by Ilya Zhivoi,
A Thousand and One Nights (Nurida); choreography by Eldar Aliev, 
Le Corsaire (Medora); choreography by Eldar Aliev using fragments of Marius Petipa’s choreography.

House of memories; choreography by Ilya Zhivoi,

FATUM; choreography by Ilya Zhivoi,

Solaris; choreography by Yuri Smekalov,

1234; choreography by Yuri Smekalov

Tours with Mariinsky theatre: Italy, Germany (Baden-Baden),China( danced Swan Lake (Odette-Odile) La Bayadere (Gamzatti); Japan, California, Washington D.C. (danced Le Corsaire (Medora), Paquita (Cristina);

On tour in Royal Opera House (2017) danced Swan Lake (Odette-Odile); La Bayadere (Nikia);

Also toured in Spain, Switzerland (Origen Festival), Denmark.

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