Svetlana Aleksandrovna Lunkina (russian: Светла́на Алекса́ндровна Лу́нькина; born 29 July 1979) is a Russian-Canadian

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who is a

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 ...

with the

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Biography

Lunkina was born in

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and attended the Moscow Choreographic Academy. Upon her graduation in 1997, she joined the

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. During her first season at the Bolshoi Theatre, she was chosen to perform the title role in ''

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, ...

'' and thus, at the age of 18, became the youngest Giselle in the history of the Bolshoi. Over her 15-year career with the company, Lunkina danced many leading roles in both classical and contemporary ballets. In 2001, she was a Triumph Youth Award recipient, and the following year, Alexander Grant set the role of Lise in

Frederick Ashton Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton (17 September 190418 August 1988) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He also worked as a director and choreographer in opera, film and revue. Determined to be a dancer despite the oppositi ...

's ''

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'' on her. Later, she worked extensively with

Roland Petit Roland Petit (13 January 192410 July 2011) was a French ballet company director, choreographer and dancer. He trained at the Paris Opera Ballet school, and became well known for his creative ballets. Life and work The son of shoe designer Ros ...

, who gave her the roles of Liza in ''La Dame de Pique'' and Esmeralda in ''Notre-Dame de Paris'' in their Bolshoi premieres. She also performed his ''La Rose Malade'', which Petit updated for Lunkina for the first time since

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 ...

danced it. She was promoted to the rank of principal dancer in 2005. Lunkina was awarded Brilliance of the 21st Century award the same year. In 2010, she was awarded with the prize Ballerina of the Decade, along with the three other well-known ballerinas:

Diana Vishneva Diana Viktorovna Vishneva (''also trans.'' Vishnyova; russian: Диана Викторовна Вишнёва; born 13 July 1976) is a Russian ballet dancer who performs as a principal dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet (formerly the Kirov Ball ...

Alina Cojocaru Alina Cojocaru (born 27 May 1981) is a Romanian ballet dancer. She was previously a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet and a lead principal with the English National Ballet. Early years Alina Cojocaru was born and raised in Bucharest, Roman ...

and Lucia Lacarra. During her career, she also performed in such ballets as ''

The Nutcracker ''The Nutcracker'' ( rus, Щелкунчик, Shchelkunchik, links=no ) is an 1892 two-act ballet (""; russian: балет-феерия, link=no, ), originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaiko ...

'', ''Don Quixote'' and ''The Sleeping Beauty'', and appeared at such theatres as the

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and

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s, and with the

Paris Opera Ballet The Paris Opera Ballet () is a French ballet company that is an integral part of the Paris Opera. It is the oldest national ballet company, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it. It is still regarded ...

, among others. In 2002, Lunkina played one of the main characters in the feature film ''St.Petersburg-Cannes Express'', by the American director John Daly; the world premiere screening took place in 2003 in

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. In 2004, the Japanese portrait photographer Eichiro Sakata, included Lunkina in his photo gallery called "Piercing the Sky" as an outstanding contemporary personality. In 2013, Lunkina became the main attraction and the “objet d'art” of a European art exhibit, created by the artist

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. Lunkina joined the National Ballet of Canada as a principal guest artist in August 2013 and as a permanent principal dancer the following year. In 2014, she was invited as a guest dancer in

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, and in April 2015 she performed in Taiwan. Lunkina is the artistic director of the Canada All Star Ballet Gala. Its first performance took place on 11 February 2017 at the

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in Toronto, featuring principal dancers from

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 ...

, the Bolshoi Ballet, Rome Opera Ballet,

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and the National Ballet of Canada.

Personal life

Lunkina is married to Russian producer Vladislav Moskalev and has two children: Maxim, born in January 2004, and Eva, born in April 2009.

Repertoire

*''

La Sylphide ''La Sylphide'' ( en, The Sylph; da, Sylfiden) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836. Bo ...

'' (choreography by

August Bournonville August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the nep ...

): Sylph *''La Sylphide'' (choreography by

Johan Kobborg Johan Kobborg (born 5 June 1972) is a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, director and visual artist. He is most noted as a ballet dancer, having been a principal dancer with both the Royal Danish Ballet and the Royal Ballet in London, as well a ...

, after August Bournonville): Sylph *''

'' (choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev, after

Jean Coralli Jean Coralli (15 January 1779 – 1 May 1854) was a French ballet dancer and choreographer, best known for collaborating with Jules Perrot in creating ''Giselle'' (1841), the quintessential Romantic ballet of the nineteenth century. Early life ...

and

Jules Perrot Jules-Joseph Perrot (18 August 1810 – 29 August 1892) was a dancer and choreographer who later became Ballet Master of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia. He created some of the most famous ballets of the 19th century including ...

): Giselle *''Giselle'' (choreography by

Yuri Grigorovich Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich (russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Григоро́вич; born 2 January 1927 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian dancer and choreographer Ray Barra Ray Barra (born January 3, 1930) is an American former ballet dancer, a ballet master and ballet director. He was a soloist with the American Ballet Theatre and a principal dancer of the Stuttgart Ballet, where he created parts in creations by Jo ...

, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot): Giselle *''Giselle'' (choreography by

Carla Fracci Carolina "Carla" Fracci (; 20 August 1936 – 27 May 2021) was an Italian ballet dancer, actress and ballet director. Considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century, she was a leading dancer of La Scala Theatre Ballet in Milan, th ...

, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot): Giselle *''Giselle'' (choreography by Peter Wright, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot): Giselle *''

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 ...

'' (choreography by Yuri Grigorovich, after

Marius Petipa Marius Ivanovich Petipa (russian: Мариус Иванович Петипа), born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa (11 March 1818), was a French ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. Petipa is one of the most influential ballet masters an ...

and

Lev Ivanov Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (russian: link=no, Лев Ива́нович Ива́нов; 2 March 1834, Moscow – 24 December 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet. ...

): Odette-Odile, Russian Bride *''Swan Lake'' (choreography by Ray Barra, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov): Odette-Odile *''Swan Lake'' (choreography by

James Kudelka James Kudelka, OC (born September 10, 1955 at Newmarket, Ontario), is a Canadian choreographer, dancer, and director. He was the artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada from 1996 to 2005, now serving as the National Ballet's artist in ...

, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov): Odette-Odile *''Swan Lake'' (choreography by Kyozo Mitani and Terry Westmoreland, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov): Odette-Odile *''Swan Lake'' (produced by

Karen Kain Karen Alexandria Kain (born March 28, 1951) is a Canadian former ballet dancer, and was the artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada from 2005 - 2021. Early training and childhood Kain's mother enrolled her daughter in ballet training ...

, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, with additional choreography by

Erik Bruhn Erik Belton Evers Bruhn (3 October 1928 – 1 April 1986) was a Danish danseur, choreographer, artistic director, actor, and author. Early life Erik Bruhn was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the fourth child and first son of Ellen (née Evers), o ...

, Robert Binet and Christopher Stowell): Odette-Odile *'' The Sleeping Beauty'' (choreography by Yuri Grigorovich, after Marius Petipa): Princess Aurora, Fairy of Tenderness, Silver Fairy *''The Sleeping Beauty'' (choreography by

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 ...

, after Marius Petipa): Princess Aurora *''

'' (choreography by Yuri Grigorovich): Marie *''The Nutcracker'' (choreography by Rudolf Nureyev): Clara *''The Nutcracker'' (choreography by James Kudelka): Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen *''

Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of Wester ...

'' (choreography by Alexei Fadeyechev, after Marius Petipa and

Alexander Gorsky Alexander Gorsky (August 6, 1871 – 1924), a Russian ballet choreographer and a contemporary of Marius Petipa, is known for restaging Petipa's classical ballets such as ''Swan Lake'', ''Don Quixote'', and ''The Nutcracker''. Gorsky “sought grea ...

): Kitri *''

La Bayadère ''La Bayadère'' ("the temple dancer") ( ru. «Баядерка», ''Bayaderka'') is a ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by French choreographer Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus. The ballet was staged especiall ...

'' (choreography by Yuri Grigorovich, after Marius Petipa): Nikiya, D'Jampe *'' Le Corsaire'' (choreography by

Alexei Ratmansky Alexei Osipovich Ratmansky (russian: Алексей Осипович Ратманский, born August 27, 1968) is a Russian-American choreographer and former ballet dancer. From 2004 to 2008 he was the director of the Bolshoi Ballet. He left Rus ...

and

Yuri Burlaka Yuri may refer to: People and fictional characters Given name *Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. *Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Jap ...

, after Marius Petipa): Medora *''

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 ...

'' (choreography by Carla Fracci, after Marius Petipa): Raymonda *'' Esmeralda'' (choreography by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev, after Marius Petipa): Esmeralda *''

'' (choreography by

): Lise *'' La Fille du Pharaon'' (choreography by

Pierre Lacotte Pierre Lacotte (born 4 April 1932) is a French ballet dancer and choreographer who specialised in the reconstruction of lost choreographies of romantic ballets. His mother was an affirmed musician and he manifested very early his interest for da ...

, after Marius Petipa) : Aspicia *''Notre-Dame de Paris'' (choreography by

): Esmeralda (first interpreter at the Bolshoi) *''

Spartacus Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising ...

'' (choreography by Yuri Grigorovich): Phrygia *''Anyuta'' (choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev): Anyuta *'' Onegin'' (choreography by

John Cranko John Cyril Cranko (15 August 1927 – 26 June 1973) was a South African ballet dancer and choreographer with the Royal Ballet and the Stuttgart Ballet. Life and career Early life Cranko was born in Rustenburg in the former province of Tran ...

): Tatiana *''

Manon ''Manon'' () is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel '' L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut'' by the Abbé Prévost. It was first ...

'' (choreography by

Kenneth MacMillan Sir Kenneth MacMillan (11 December 192929 October 1992) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer who was artistic director of the Royal Ballet in London between 1970 and 1977, and its principal choreographer from 1977 until his death. Ea ...

): Lescaut's Mistress *''Nijinsky'' (choreography by

John Neumeier John Neumeier (born February 24, 1939) is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. He has been the director and chief choreographer of Hamburg Ballet since 1973. Five years later he founded the Hamburg Ballet School, which also in ...

): Romola de Pulszky, Eleonora Bereda *''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (choreography by John Neumeier): Blanche DuBois *''Anna Karenina'' (choreography: John Neumeier): Anna Karenina (first interpreter at the National Ballet of Canada) *''Illusions perdues'' (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky): Coralie *''The Bright Stream'' (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky): Zina *''Romeo and Juliet'' (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky): Juliet *''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (choreography by

Christopher Wheeldon Christopher Peter Wheeldon OBE (born 22 March 1973) is an English international choreographer of contemporary ballet. Life and career Born in Yeovil, Somerset, to an engineer and a physical therapist, Wheeldon began training to be a ballet dan ...

): Alice's Mother/Queen of Hearts *''The Winter's Tale'' (choreography by Christopher Wheeldon): Paulina *''Le Petit Prince'' (choreography by

Guillaume Côté Guillaume Côté (born September 17, 1981) is a Canadian ballet dancer and choreographer. He is currently a principal dancer and a Choreographic Associate at the National Ballet of Canada. Early life Côté was born in Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec. Bo ...

): The Snake *''MADDADDAM'' (choreography by

Wayne McGregor Wayne McGregor, CBE (born 12 March 1970) is a multi award-winning British choreographer and director. He is the Artistic Director of Studio Wayne McGregor and Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. McGregor was appointed Commander of the ...

): Oryx *''Asuka'' (choreography by Asami Maki): Sugaru-Otome *''Le Jeune Homme et la Mort'' (choreography by Roland Petit): la Mort *''La Dame de Pique'' (choreography by Roland Petit): Liza (first interpreter at the Bolshoi) *'' Carmen Suite'' (choreography by

Alberto Alonso Alberto Julio Rayneri Alonso (22 May 1917 – 31 December 2007) was a Cuban dancer and choreographer, the brother of Fernando Alonso and brother-in-law of Alicia Alonso (née Martinez). He was influential in the development of the Cuban style ...

): Carmen *''The Lesson'' (choreography by

Flemming Flindt Flemming Flindt (30 June 1936 – 3 March 2009) was a Denmark, Danish choreographer born in Copenhagen. He studied at the Royal Danish Ballet and Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris, Paris Opera Ballet schools, joined the Royal Danish Ballet and ...

): Pupil *''

Les Sylphides ''Les Sylphides'' () is a short, non-narrative ''ballet blanc'' to piano music by Frédéric Chopin, selected and orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov. The ballet, described as a "romantic reverie","Ballet Theater", until 1955. A compact disk ...

'' (called ''Chopiniana'' in the Bolshoi production, choreography by

Michel Fokine Michael Fokine, ''Mikhail Mikhaylovich Fokin'', group=lower-alpha ( – 22 August 1942) was a groundbreaking Imperial Russian choreographer and dancer. Career Early years Fokine was born in Saint Petersburg to a prosperous merchant and a ...

): Prelude and 7th Waltz *'' Le Spectre de la Rose'' (choreography by Michel Fokine) *''

The Dying Swan ''The Dying Swan'' (originally ''The Swan'') is a solo dance choreographed by Mikhail Fokine to Camille Saint-Saëns's ''Le Cygne'' from ''Le Carnaval des animaux'' as a '' pièce d'occasion'' for the ballerina Anna Pavlova, who performed it abo ...

'' (choreography by Michel Fokine) *''

Gaîté Parisienne ''Gaîté Parisienne'' (literally, "Parisian Gaiety") is a 1938 ballet choreographed by Léonide Massine (1896-1979) to music by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) arranged and orchestrated many decades later by Manuel Rosenthal (1904-2003) in collabo ...

'' (choreography by

Léonide Massine Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin (russian: Леони́д Фёдорович Мя́син), better known in the West by the French transliteration as Léonide Massine (15 March 1979), was a Russian choreographer and ballet dancer. Massine created the wo ...

): Glove Seller (first interpreter at the Bolshoi) *''Les Présages'' (choreography by Léonide Massine): Passion *''

Apollo Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...

'' (choreography by

George Balanchine George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; ka, გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was ...

): Terpsichore *''

Serenade In music, a serenade (; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honor of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music. The term comes from the Italian w ...

'' (choreography by George Balanchine) *'' Symphony in C'' (choreography by George Balanchine): First Movement, Second Movement *''

The Four Temperaments ''The Four Temperaments'' or Theme and Four Variations (''The Four Temperaments'') is an orchestral work and ballet by Paul Hindemith. Although it was originally conceived as a ballet for Léonide Massine, the score was ultimately completed a ...

'' (choreography by George Balanchine): Sanguinic *''

Jewels A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semiprecious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However, certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli, opal, a ...

'' (choreography by George Balanchine): "Diamonds" *''

Pas de Quatre ''Grand Pas de Quatre'' is a ''ballet divertissement'' choreographed by Jules Perrot in 1845, on the suggestion of Benjamin Lumley, Director at Her Majesty's Theatre, to music composed by Cesare Pugni. On the night it premiered in London (12 Ju ...

'' (choreography by Anton Dolin) *'' Afternoon of a Faun'' (choreography by

Jerome Robbins Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among his nu ...

): Young Girl (first interpreter at the Bolshoi) *''La Rose Malade'' (choreography by Roland Petit) *''Passacaille'' (choreography by Roland Petit): soloist (first interpreter at the Bolshoi) *''

Concerto A concerto (; plural ''concertos'', or ''concerti'' from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. The typi ...

'' (choreography by Kenneth MacMillan): Second Movement *''

Elite Syncopations "Elite Syncopations" is a 1902 ragtime piano composition by American composer Scott Joplin, originally published in 1903 by John Stark & Son.Petite Mort'' (choreography by

Jiří Kylián Jiří Kylián (born 21 March 1947) is a Czech former dancer and contemporary dance choreographer. Life Jiří Kylián was born in 1947 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, to his father Václav who was a banker and to his mother Markéta, who was as a ...

) *''Jeu de cards'' (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky) *''Piano Concerto no. 1'' (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky) *'' After the Rain'' (choreography by Christopher Wheeldon): Third Couple *''Misericordes'' (choreography by Christopher Wheeldon; world premiere) *''Chroma'' (choreography by Wayne McGregor) *''Genus'' (choreography by Wayne McGregor) *''Dream of Dream'' (choreography by

Jorma Elo Jorma Elo is a contemporary choreographer. Early life He was born 30 August 1961 in Helsinki, Finland. His father, Jaakko Elo, is a urological surgeon, mother Ruth Elo née Carlstedt, a dentist. Jorma Elo's partner since 1994 is Nancy Euverin ...

; world premiere) *''…black night's bright day'' (choreography by James Kudelka) *''Emergence'' (choreography by

Crystal Pite Crystal Pite (born December 15, 1970) is a Canadian choreographer and dancer. She began her professional dance career in 1988 at Ballet BC, and in 1996 she joined Ballett Frankfurt under the tutelage of William Forsythe. After leaving Ballett ...

) *''Angels' Atlas'' (choreography by Crystal Pite) *''Unearth'' (choreography by Robert Binet) *''The Dreamers Ever Leave You'' (choreography by Robert Binet) *''Being and Nothingness'' (choreography by Guillaume Côté; world premiere) *''Dark Angels'' (choreography by Guillaume Côté; world premiere) *''On Solid Ground'' (choreography by Siphesihle November)

Filmography

*''Giselle'' (choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev), with

Nikolay Tsiskaridze Nikolay Maximovich Tsiskaridze PAR (russian: Николай Максимович Цискаридзе; ka, ნიკოლოზ ცისკარიძე, ''Nik'oloz Cisk'aridze'') is a Georgian-Russian ballet dancer who had been a member of ...

, Maria Alexandrova,

Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, literally "Big Theater", p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatər) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and ope ...

, 1998 *''La Dame de Pique'' (choreography by

), with Nikolay Tsiskaridze,

Ilze Liepa Ilze Marisovna Liepa (russian: Илзе Марисовна Лиепа; born 22 November 1963 in Moscow) is a Russian ballet dancer and actress. She has been a soloist ballerina at the Bolshoi Theatre since 1981. She was invested with the title ...

, Bolshoi Theatre, 2001 *''Passacaille'' (choreography by Roland Petit), Bolshoi Theatre, 2001 *''Notre-Dame de Paris'' (choreography by Roland Petit), with Nikolay Tsiskaridze, Bolshoi Theatre, 2003 *''Strictly Bolshoi'' (documentary includes a complete performance of Christopher Wheeldon's ''Misericordes''), 2007 *''Giselle'' (choreography by

Yuri Grigorovich Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich (russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Григоро́вич; born 2 January 1927 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian dancer and choreographerDmitry Gudanov, Maria Allash, Bolshoi Theatre, 2011 *''Le Corsaire'' (choreography by

and Yuri Burlaka after

), with

Ruslan Skvortsov Ruslan Vasilyevich Skvortsov (russian: Руслан Васильевич Скворцов; born 31 January 1980) is a Russian principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet. Biography Ruslan Skvortsov was born in Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, where he receiv ...

, Bolshoi Theatre, 2012 *''The Bright Stream'' (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky), with Mikhail Lobukhin, Maria Alexandrova, Ruslan Skvortsov, Bolshoi Theatre, 2012 *''Apollo'' (choreography by George Balanchine), with Brendan Saye, Jeannine Haller, Calley Skalnik, National Ballet of Canada, 2021

References

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Lunkina's page on the website Bolshoi TheatreLunkina's page on the website National Ballet of Canada
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Biography

Personal life

Repertoire

Filmography

See also

References

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