Maria Alexandrova is a famous Russian dancer of our time. He is the prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater. Played over sixty games. For merits in the field of culture, she was awarded the title of People's Artist. Has many prestigious awards.
Dancing in the life of a ballerina
Maria Alexandrova was born on July 20, 1978 in the Russian capital. From childhood, I felt a craving for dancing, which was realized in her participation in the activities of the Kalinka children's dance ensemble. The ensemble was very popular in Moscow and beyond.
But for a talented girl this was not enough. She became interested in ballet, and in 1988 Masha entered the Moscow State Academy of Choreography (MGAH). In the lower grades, Lyudmila Kolenchenko was engaged in her training. Classical dance in the middle classes was taught by Dobrzhan Larisa, in the senior - Golovkina Sofya, rector of the academy.
While studying at the Moscow Art Theater, Maria takes part in the productions of The Nutcracker, Chopeniana, etc. By the way, very often her stage partner Nikolai Tsiskaridze, a famous dancer, was today.
While still a student at the Academy, Aleksandrova becomes a finalist of the Eurovision Song Contest for young dancers.
At the end of her studies at the Alexandrov Academy, she participated in various international festivals, one of which was the Moscow Ballet Competition of 1997, which brought a beginner ballerina a gold medal, first prize and, most importantly, an invitation to the Bolshoi Ballet troupe (BT).
At the Bolshoi Theater
At the Bolshoi Theater, a young but talented dancer was immediately entrusted with the performance of solo parts.
Already in October 1997, Maria Alexandrova performed a solo part in Fantasies on the Theme of Casanova. The performance was highly appreciated by the audience, and soon the young ballerina was already on tour in New York as part of the BT troupe. Interestingly, at that time Alexandrova was listed in the theater as a corps de ballet dancer.
The beginning of the 1998/1999 season was marked for Mary as the first step on the career ladder: she was transferred from corps de ballet dancers to luminaries. It should be noted that this category of dancers is always in the foreground of the stage.
Speeches Alexandrova in a new status were noticed by well-known critics. She is awarded the Ballet Magazine Prize. Successful performances of the artist in several new ballet productions contributed to her official transfer to the soloists of the Bolshoi Theater. The tutor of Aleksandrova is Tatyana Golikova.
It is worth noting that the formed tandem works today.
The repertoire of the prima of the Bolshoi Theater
The repertoire of Alexandrova includes more than sixty parties of productions, in particular:
- "Don Quixote" (International Ballet Festival named after R. Nureyev, 2001);
- La Bayadere (VII International Ballet Festival, 2007);
- Esmeralda (2009);
- The Taming of the Shrew (2014);
- Giselle (2015) and others.
Despite the fact that Alexandrova is the prima ballet of BT, she does not refuse to play supporting roles. In her opinion, the artist should play everything that he likes.
Personal life of a ballerina
Maria Alexandrova is an actress whose personal life has long stood in the background, and her career is in the foreground. In addition, the creative schedule did not leave her time for this, although a strong family was present in her dreams. However, men caught in the path of life did not meet the needs of the girl.
Maria tries not to advertise her personal life. However, something nevertheless became known, and above all, about her chosen one. The husband of Maria Alexandrova is an artist, his name is Sergey. This is a blue-eyed brunette with whom they started a family in 2005. According to the ballerina herself, a complete idyll and mutual understanding reigns in the family.
Awards and Merits
For such a short period of stage activity, Maria Alexandrova was awarded a number of prestigious awards.
- In 1997, participation in the Moscow Ballet Competition brought the talented ballerina the first prize in the nomination "Best Soloist" and a gold medal.
- In 1999, the Ballet magazine awarded the young ballerina the prize “Soul of Dance” in the nomination “Rising Star”.
- In 2004, Aleksandrova received an award in the Golden Mask theater contest for her role in Bright Creek.
- In 2005, the ballerina became the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, and in 2009 - the People's Artist of Russia.
Alexandrova about ballet
Maria Alexandrova is a ballerina whose name is known not only in Russia. They like to go to her in America and Japan. Alexandrova is considered an intellectual and emotional ballerina, and her thoughts about ballet confirm this.
First of all, the famous artist believes that the dance should serve as a tool for improving our world. And this should happen when humanity no longer has words. The language of dance is capable of working miracles, enriching a person spiritually.
And Alexandrova is proud of Russian ballet dancers who, for all their complexities of character, can still use this instrument. She is absolutely sure of this.
As you know, Western choreographers are very fond of expressing protest phenomena in society in their productions, that is, they bring political motives to them. Other opinion Maria Alexandrova. Politics, according to the dancer, should not be present in the ballet. This art exists to create a vivid image of the human soul on the stage, rather than tearing it apart by political problems.