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Natalia Matsak ( uk, Наталія Мацак, born 17 March 1982) is a Ukrainian ballet dancer,
prima ballerina A ballet dancer ( it, ballerina fem.; ''ballerino'' masc.) is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet; however, dancers have a strict hierarchy and strict gender roles. They rely on yea ...
(since 2005) in the
National Opera House of Ukraine The Kyiv Opera group was formally established in the summer of 1867, and is the third oldest in Ukraine, after Odessa Opera and Lviv Opera. The Kyiv Opera Company perform at the National Opera House of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko in ...
, and an
Honored Artist of Ukraine Merited (Performing) Artist of Ukraine (also translated as Honored (Performing) Artist of Ukraine, uk, Заслужений артист України) is a state honorary title of decoration awarded by the Ukrainian SSR and later Ukraine for o ...
(since 2008).


Biography


Early life and education

Matsak started taking dance classes when she was 4 years old. After dancing with the children's dance company ''Dudarik'' she went on to study ballet. From 1992 to 2000 Matsak studied at the Kyiv State Ballet School. Her first significant performance on the stage of the National Opera House of Ukraine took place during her senior year. Along with her groupmate Andrey Gura she made a performance of
pas de deux In ballet, a pas de deux (French language, French, literally "step of two") is a dance duet in which two dancers, typically a male and a female, perform ballet steps together. The pas de deux is characteristic of classical ballet and can be fo ...
from '' Don Quixote'' (to the music of
Ludwig Minkus Ludwig Minkus (russian: link=no, Людвиг Минкус), also known as Léon Fyodorovich Minkus (23 March 1826, Vienna – 7 December 1917, Vienna), was a Jewish-Austrian composer of ballet music, a violin virtuoso and teacher. Minkus is no ...
).


Getting started in the National Opera House of Ukraine

After graduating from the Kyiv State Ballet School, Matsak joined the ballet company of the National Opera House of Ukraine. At the same time the leadership of the ballet company was taken over by the
principal dancer A principal dancer (often shortened to principal) is a dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company. A principal may be male or female. The position is similar to that of '' soloist''; however, p ...
,
People's Artist of Ukraine People's Artist of Ukraine is an honorary and the highest title awarding to outstanding performing artists whose merits are exceptional in the sphere of the development of the performing arts (theatre, music, dance, circus, cinema, etc.). Establ ...
Victor Yaremenko, who was interested in working with young artists, who were open to new ideas and plot concepts. The 18-year-old ballerina's professional debut was a ''
pas de trois In ballet, ''pas de trois'' is a French term usually referring to a dance between three people. Typically, a ''pas de trois'' in ballet consists of five parts: #Entrée (the opening number for the three dancers, usually preceded by a short i ...
'' in the Kingdom of the Shades in '' La Bayadère'' (to the music of Minkus) and the premiere of ''Viennese Waltz'' on the stage of the National Opera House of Ukraine in 2001 (to the music of
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, musical composition of A. Baklan, ballet master Aniko Rekhviashvili).


Principal dancer of the National Opera House of Ukraine

In 2001 Matsak a received the new official title —
principal dancer A principal dancer (often shortened to principal) is a dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company. A principal may be male or female. The position is similar to that of '' soloist''; however, p ...
of the National Opera House of Ukraine. This gave her access to the parts in the ballet of academic heritage such as '' Le Corsaire'' (A. Adam), '' Don Quixote'' ( L. Minkus), ''
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'', '' Sleeping Beauty'' ( P. Tchaikovsky), ''
Raymonda ''Raymonda'' (russian: Раймонда) is a ballet in three acts, four scenes with an apotheosis, choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Alexander Glazunov, his Opus 57. It was first presented by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Mariinsky ...
'' (A. Glazunov) and others. In 2004 Matsak took part in the Fifth Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition in Kyiv, receiving the Diploma of Laureate (2nd place). Within the competition she performed ''pas de deux'' from the classical repertoire (''
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'', '' Le Corsaire''), and a modern dance called ''Dream Dance'' with Maksim Motkov (to the music of Kitaro-Chernenko, ballet master Aniko Rekhviashvili). In 2005 she won 3rd place in the Tenth Moscow International Ballet Competition and Contest of Choreographers. Among many of her performances, there was a variation of Odette from ''
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'', a variation of Kitri from the 1st act of '' Don Quixote'', a variation of Gamzatti from ''
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'', a modern dance ''Say it Quieter, If You Can'' (ballet master Yevgeniy Chernov) and others. Matask's performance was recognised by Olga Lepeshinskaya,
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Natalia Bessmertnova Natalia Igorevna Bessmertnova (Russian: Наталья Игоревна Бессмертнова; – ) was a Soviet prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet and a People's Artist of the USSR (1976). Life Natalia Bessmertnova was born in Moscow in ...
, Natalia Makarova and others. This recognition led to the title in her home theater of
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of the National Opera House of Ukraine. In 2006 Matsak won first place (Gold medal in the senior group) in the Sixth Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition in Kyiv. Of special interest to the audience and the award panel was the performance called "The Way", (to the music of J. Massenet, ballet master Dmitriy Klyavin). She won the highest prize. In the same year she received an invitation to play one of the main parts in the ballet ''Daniela'' (to the music of
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, ballet master Aniko Rekhviashvili).


National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of Belarus

From 2006 to 2008 Matsak was performing on the stage of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of Belarus in Minsk, where she had been invited by the artistic director of the theater
Valentin Elizariev Valentin Nikolayevich Elizariev ( be, Валянцін Мікалаевіч Елізар'еў, russian: Валенти́н Никола́евич Елиза́рьев; born 1947) is a Belarusian Soviet balletmaster, choreographer, and pedagogue ...
. Her performances included ''
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'' (2006), Gala concert dedicated to Elizariev's 60th anniversary (2007), and '' Don Quixote'' (2008).


National Theater of Japan

In January 2009 "An Evening with Igor Kolb" the
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of the Mariinsky Theater took place in Tokyo. For this event Matsak performed ''Grand Pas Classique (to the music of Daniel Auber, choreography by V. Gzovskiy) in duet with Mikhail Kaniskin, the soloist of the ballet company of the
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.


Mikhailovsky Theater in Saint Petersburg

In April 2009 the Ukrainian ballerina performed on the stage of Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg, where she played the part of Medora in the version of '' Le Corsaire'' (A. Adam) revised by Farukh Ruzimatov. At the same time she took part in the concert dedicated to the achievements of Yelena Scheglova, the Honored Artist of Russia and People's Artist of Tatarstan (Kazan, M. Dzhalil Tatar Academic State Opera and Ballet Theater).


Cooperation with Boris Eifman

In August 2010 the first-night of Boris Eifman's ''I am Don Quixote'' (to the music of L. Minkus) took place on the stage of
Alexandrinsky Theater The Alexandrinsky Theatre (russian: Александринский театр) or National Drama Theatre of Russia is a theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The Alexandrinsky Theatre was built for the Imperial troupe of Petersburg (Imperial trou ...
in St. Petersburg. This was followed by 18 months of touring with the Eifman ballet across Europe and the US.


Dortmund Opera House

In 2011 in Dortmund Matsak worked with Raimondo Rebeck, a German ballet master (modern dance) and a graduate of the Berlin Ballet School. As a part of the ballet concert along with the ballet company of the Dortmund Opera House, she prepared a duet dance called ''Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow'' (to the music of Max Richter ''On the nature of the daylight'') with Howard Lopez.


Tours

During 2007-2011 Matsak was a regular guest at the International Festival of Classical Ballet named after
Rudolf Nureyev Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev ( ; Tatar/ Bashkir: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев; rus, Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев, p=rʊˈdolʲf xɐˈmʲetəvʲɪtɕ nʊˈrʲejɪf; 17 March 19386 January 1993) was a Soviet ...
in Kazan (ХХ-XXIV). The parts performed by her at the festival were Odette-Odile from ''
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'', Medora from '' Le Corsaire'', the Queen of the Dryads from '' Don Quixote'', Gamzatti and Nikiya from '' La Bayadère'', the Lilac Fairy from '' Sleeping Beauty''. At the same time the ballerina constantly toured with the ballet companies of the National Opera House of Ukraine and other international theaters, performing on stages in Italy, Spain,
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, United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and
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.


Honored Artist of Ukraine

Matsak's work was closely intertwined with performances on the stage of the National Opera House of Ukraine. Since 2008 Matsak she has been awarded with the title ''
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'' according to a Decree of the
President of Ukraine The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, condu ...
Victor Yushenko. In April 2010 there was ''An Evening with Natalia Matsak'' which was dedicated to the first 10 years of her ballet career. The performances chosen to be staged were '' Carmen Suite'' (to the music of G. Bizet and
Rodion Shchedrin Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin ( rus, Родион Константинович Щедрин, , rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin; born 16 December 1932) is a Soviet and Russian composer and pianist, winner of USSR State ...
, ballet master A. Alonso) and ''
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'' (to the music of N. Rimsky-Korsakov, choreography by M. Fokine, revised by V. Yaremenko). In winter 2014 Matsak took part in the project "Irina Kolesnikova invites...", held in the
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, where she performed as Nikiya in "
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" and Odile-Odette in "
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" with
Vadim Muntagirov Vadim Muntagirov is a Russian ballet dancer. He is currently a principal dancer at The Royal Ballet in London and previously a lead principal dancer at the English National Ballet. Early life Muntagirov, was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia. His pa ...
,
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with the Royal Ballet in London. In summer 2015 an "Irina Kolesnikova season" took place in the London Coliseum, where she performed as Odile-Odette in "
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" with Kimin Kim, principal dancer with the Mariinsky Theater, and as Gamzatti in "
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" with Denis Rodkin,
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of the Bolshoi Ballet Company. In December 2015 within the tour ''Ave Maya!'' in memory of
Maya Plisetskaya Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya (russian: link=no, Майя Михайловна Плисецкая; 20 November 1925 – 2 May 2015) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she he ...
she performed on the stages of Dnepropetrovsk,
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,
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and Chisinau (
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). 2016 started with performances in "
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" and " Nutcracker" in
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), and also in " Don Quixote" in
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).


Cooperation with Denys Nedak

Matsak has performed in duet with
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, leading soloist of the National Opera House of Ukraine, Denys Nedak. One of their first performance took place in April 2008 within the Ninth ''Serge Lifar de la Danse'' International Festival, where they presented ''adagio'' from the ballet ''Suite in White'' (to the music of E. Lalo, ballet master S. Lifar). In 2012 both artists received the exclusive right to perform a choreographic passage from Boris Eifman's "Red Giselle" ballet, describing the tragic fate of a famous Russian ballerina
Olga Spessivtseva Olga Alexandrovna Spessivtseva (russian: Ольга Алекса́ндровна Спеси́вцева; 16 September 1991) was a Russian ballerina whose stage career spanned from 1913 to 1939. She was one of the finest prima ballerinas of the t ...
(to the music of Tchaikovsky,
Schnittke Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (russian: Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке, link=no, Alfred Garriyevich Shnitke; 24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Russian composer of Jewish-German descent. Among the most performed and re ...
, and
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). The duet of Matsak and Denys took part in the Fifteenth (June 2009) and Eighteenth (June 2012) International Festivals of Classical Ballet named after Rudolf Nureyev in Ufa. Along with other leading soloists from all over the world, Nedak and Matsak participated in a tour called ''World Ballet Stars'' which included over 20 Russian cities (Ruslan Nurtdinov's project, November 2012).


Repertoire

* '' Sleeping Beauty'' — ''Princess Aurora'' * ''
Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...
'' — ''Odette'', ''Odile'' * '' La Bayadère'' — ''Nikiya'' (the version of M.Petipa and N. Makarova) * '' Nutcracker'' — ''Masha'' * '' La Sylphide'' — ''Sylphide'' * ''
Giselle ''Giselle'' (; ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (, ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet (" ballet-pantomime") in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, ...
'' — ''Giselle'' * ''
Raymonda ''Raymonda'' (russian: Раймонда) is a ballet in three acts, four scenes with an apotheosis, choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Alexander Glazunov, his Opus 57. It was first presented by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Mariinsky ...
'' — ''Raymonda'' * '' Don Quixote'' — ''Kitri''(the version of M.Petipa and B. Eifman) * '' Le Corsaire'' — ''Medora'' * '' Spartacus'' — ''Aegina'' * ''
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'' — ''Scheherazade'' * '' Carmen Suite'' — ''Carmen'' * '' Viennese Waltz'' — ''Karla''


Other works

* '' Legend Of Love'' — ''Mehmene Banu'' * ''
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'' — ''Laurencia'' (the version of V.Chabukiani, edited by M. Messerer) * '' Red Giselle'' (duet) B. Eifman * ''
Grand Pas Classique Because ballet became formalized in France, a significant part of ballet terminology is in the French language. A À la seconde () (Literally "to second") If a step is done "à la seconde," it is done to the side. 'Second position'. It can als ...
'' (Ober) * '' Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow'' "Heute ist das Gestern von morgen" - Choreographie: Raimondo Rebeck


Awards

* 2004 — The Diploma of Laureate in the Fifth Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition in Kyiv, receiving (2nd place) * 2005 — 3rd place in the Tenth Moscow International Ballet Competition and Contest of Choreographers * 2006 — 1st place (Gold medal in the senior group) in the Sixth Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition in Kyiv * 2008 —
Honored Artist of Ukraine Merited (Performing) Artist of Ukraine (also translated as Honored (Performing) Artist of Ukraine, uk, Заслужений артист України) is a state honorary title of decoration awarded by the Ukrainian SSR and later Ukraine for o ...


References


External links


''The Way'' (to the music of J. Massenet, ballet master Dmitriy Klyavin)

As Carmen in "Carmen Suite", with Denys Nadak as Jose

Adagio from "Carmen Suite"

Pas de deux Habanera from "Carmen Suite"

Grand Pas Classique (to the music of Daniel Auber, choreography by V. Gzovskiy) in duet with Mikhail Kaniskin

P. Tchaikovskiy, "Swan Lake" Act 3 Coda, with Sergey Sidorskiy as Siegfried

P. Tchaikovskiy, "Swan Lake" Act 2 Variation and Coda

"Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow" (to the music of Max Richter)

"Irina Kolesnikova invites..."

As Gamazatti in "La Bayadere", with Irina Kolesnikova as Nikiya

Interview of Natalia Matsak to GolosUA dedicated to the 125th performance of "Viennese Waltz"
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