Yuliana Malkhasyants is a Russian choreographer and a recipient of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 2nd class as well as Honored Artist of Russia.

Early life

Malkhasyants was born as the only child to a ballet family in Perm, Russia. Her mother danced ''

Kitri ''Don Quixote'' is a ballet in three acts, based on episodes taken from the famous novel ''Don Quixote de la Mancha'' by Miguel de Cervantes. It was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus and first presented by ...

'' two months after she was born while her father was a Spanish dancer as well as a teacher. She then began to attend and then graduated from the

Moscow Ballet School The Moscow State Academy of Choreography (russian: Московская государственная академия хореографии), commonly known as The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, is one of the oldest and most prestigious schools of ball ...

in 1983 where she was under guidance from Galina Kuznetsova. After the graduation she quite performing classical roles which she realized wasn't her best after she performed in a comic ballet called '' Coppélia'' at the age of 18. Later on she was invited to

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 ...

's ballet company by

Yury Grigorovich Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich (russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Григоро́вич; born 2 January 1927 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian dancer and choreographerLezginka and then began attending Russian Academy of Theatre Arts from which she graduated as ballet master in 1994.

Career

As of 1995 she works as choreography teacher at the Institute of Modern Arts. From 1992 to 1997 she was the artistic director of the “Russian ballet on ice” with which troupe she worked to stage a ballet called ''Catharsis'' in 1992 which was based on Carl Orff's music. In 1993 she appeared in a Chili-Bolivian ballet '' Songs of the Andes'' and in 1996 appeared in '' Antigonae''. During the same year she also played a ''nurse'' in ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

'' and then appeared in ''

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 ...

'' as a Spanish dancer. In 2000 she staged '' The Nutcracker'' on ice along with Pasha Gristchuk in Biloxi, Mississippi and in 2001 was an assistant director of ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

''. Two years later Malkhasyants staged '' The Sleeping Beauty'' and ''Swan Lake'' which was followed by '' Don Quixote'' a year later at which she was not only a director but also its choreographer. In 2007 the '' Ballet'' honored her with the ''Soul of Dance'' prize. In 2009 she played a role of ''Megaera'' in '' La Esmeralda'' of which play she was also assistant director. In 2010 she directed '' Dances with a teacher'' which was meant to be a tribute for

Vladimir Zeldin Vladimir Mikhailovich Zeldin (russian: Владимир Михайлович Зельдин; 10 February 1915 – 31 October 2016) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. A centenarian, he was among the longest-serving stage performers an ...

. Currently she works as ballet master repertoire as well as a soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre. Under her guidance performers such as Anna Antropova, Maria Isplatovskaya, Timofey Lavrenyuk receive rehearsal lessons.

Repertoire

*1986 – ''

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 ...

'' – ''Spanish dance'' *1986 – '' Cipollino'' – ''Cipolla-mother'' *1986 – '' Iphigénie en Aulide'' – ''Athena'' *1986 – '' Don Quixote'' – ''Bolero'', ''Mercedes'' *1986 – ''

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, ...

'' – ''Bertha'' *1988 – '' Khovanshchina'' – ''Persian girl'' *1988 – '' Prince Igor'' – ''Tchaga'' *1988 – '' The Sleeping Beauty'' – ''Peasants’ dance'' *1989 – ''

Mlada ''Mlada'' (russian: Млада, italic=yes, the name of a main character) was a project conceived in 1870 by Stepan Gedeonov (1816–1878), director of the Saint Petersburg Imperial Theatres, originally envisioned as a ballet to be composed by ...

'' – ''witch'' *1989 – '' Stone Flower'' – ''Tradeswoman, a Young gypsy'' *1992 – '' Le Corsaire'' – ''Forban'' *1992 – ''

'' – ''nurse'' *1992 – ''Catharsis'' *1993 – '' Songs of the Andes'' *1993 – ''Raymonda'' – ''Hungarian dance'' *1994 – ''Prince Igor'' – ''Persian girl'' *1994 – '' La Sylphide'' – ''Madge'' *1995 – ''Romeo and Juliet'' – ''servant'' *1996 – ''Romeo and Juliet'' – ''nurse'' *1996 – ''

'' *1997 – ''

A Life for the Tsar ''A Life for the Tsar'' ( rus, "Жизнь за царя", italic=yes, Zhizn za tsarya ) is a "patriotic-heroic tragic opera" in four acts with an epilogue by Mikhail Glinka. During the Soviet era the opera was known under the name ''Ivan Susanin' ...

'' *2000 – '' The Nutcracker'' *2001 – ''

'' *2003 – ''The Sleeping Beauty'' *2003 – ''Swan Lake'' *2004 – ''Don Quixote'' *2006 – '' Polovtsian Dances'' *2007 – '' Cinderella'' *2007 – ''

Madama Butterfly ''Madama Butterfly'' (; ''Madame Butterfly'') is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story "Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Luther ...

'' *2008 – '' The Flames of Paris'' – ''Jarkas'' *2009 – '' La Esmeralda'' – ''Megaera'' *2010 – '' Dances with a teacher''

References

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