Ekaterina Nikolaievna Shchelkanova (russian: Екатерина Николаевна Щелканова, also spelled Chtchelkanova; born May 2, 1970) is a Russian ballerina, singer and actress from
Leningrad,
RSFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
,
USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia). To
American
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audiences, she is best known as Hunyak, the
Hungarian death row
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prisoner, from the musical ''
Chicago'' (2002). Chtchelkanova was also cast as Darya in the
Canadian film ''The End of Silence'' and held parts in the films ''Odin's Shield Maiden'', and ''
Center Stage''.
Shchelkanova is a graduate from the
Vaganova Academy, where she studied under Ludmila Safronova, then joined the
Kirov Ballet. During a tour to the US in 1992, she defected.
From 1995-2001, she was a member of the
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant, it is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. Through 2019, it had an annual ei ...
. She has appeared with
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal (GBCM) is a ballet company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A creative and repertory company, it performs works that reflect the diverse trends of contemporary ballet.
History
Les Grands Ballets Canadien ...
in 2008, and with the Space Coast Ballet in 2005.
In 2010, she founded the Open World Dance Foundation.
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1970 births
Living people
Russian actresses
Russian ballerinas
21st-century Russian women singers
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners