Anastasia Kolegova

Dancer

Prize-winner at International competition
Principal Dancer of The Hermitage and Palace Theatres

Biography
Anastasia Kolegova was born February 9, 1982 in Cheliabinsk. She graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.
Has appered with numerous ballet companies since 2000, such as the St Petersburg Konstantin Tachkin Ballet Company, the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (Vilnius), the St Petersburg Boris Eifman Ballet and the Mariinsky Theatre.In 2006 she joined the troupe of the famed Mariinsky Theater as a soloist.
Since 2004 – She has been the leading soloist of the Hermitage Ballet Theater.
She is the Laureate of many international ballet competitions. During her career Anastasia toured many countries in the world including Japan, Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, and other Eastern European countries.
Anastasia Kolegova was blessed with all of the qualities necessary to become an outstanding ballet dance. She possesses a superior ballet technique, beauty and special charm that enables this ballerina to stand out among others. Her expressive, graceful movements, and refined technique conquer the harts of ballet aficionados. She is able to transfer her emotions and positive energy to the audience. Anastasia stands out because she works very hard, has true persistence and is ever striving for perfection. She is always very will received by the balletomanes, art critics and press.

Repertoire:

"Giselle'', Adolphe Adam
Giselle, Myrtha
Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa;

''Le Corsair'', Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pavel Oldenburgsky
Medora, Gulnara
Choreography: Pyotr Gusev;

''Sleeping Beauty'', Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Princess Aurora
Choreography: Marius Petipa

''Swan Lake'', Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Odette-Odille
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev;

"Don Quixote", Ludwig Minkus
Kitri, Queen Dryad, Variation from IV act
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky;

"Pas de quatre", Cesare Pugni
Fanny Cerrito
Choreography: Jules Perrot ;

"Apollo", Igor Stravinsky
Calliope
Choreography: George Balanchine;

"La Valse", Maurice Ravel
Soloist
Choreography: George Balanchine

"The Dying Swan", Camille Saint-Saens
Choreography: Mikhail Fokine