Olga Esina(in Russian Ольга Есина) is a Russian ballerina who was educated at theVaganova Academy of Russian BalletinSaint Petersburg,Russia. In 2010, she became a First Solo Dancer at theVienna State Ballet.
Olga Esina (in Russian Ольга Есина) | |
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 Esina and Roman Lazik in 2011 | |
| Born | 1986 (age 37–38) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Education | Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet |
| Alma mater | Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Employer | Vienna State Ballet |
| Known for | classical and modern ballet |
Early life
editShe was born in 1986 at St. Petersburg, Russia. At the age of five she began to studyballet.In 1996 at the age of 10 she entered the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, where she studied dance from 1996 to 2004. Her first teachers at the Academy were D. Lebedeva, N. Alexandrova, V. Tsiruliova and later L. Kovaliova.
While studying at the senior forms she participated in school recitals with variations from Raymonda,Le Corsaire,La Bayadere,Pas de deux fromGiselleandLe Corsaire,and miniatures byRoland Petitand Jacobson. From 2004 to 2006 she was a member of the Ballet of theMariinsky Theatre.Olga Moiseeva was her teacher at the theatre.
Dancing at the Vienna State Ballet
editIn 2006 she joined as a principal dancer of the Ballet of theVienna State Operaand Volksoper, and in 2010 she was appointed as the first solo dancer of theVienna State Ballet.
Among her most important roles at theMariinsky Theatreincluded Odette/Odile in "Swan Lake",Queen of the Dryads in"Don Quixote",Lilac Fairy in"The Sleeping Beauty"as well as roles inGeorge Balanchine's "Apollo," "The Four Temperaments" and "La Valse". Olga Esina also performed at theVienna Opera Ball,2010 and 2012.
Awards
editAwards: Olga Esina was nominated for thePrix Benois de la Danse(2006), Prix International magazine "Ballet 2000" (2008). She was also nominated for thePrix Benois de la Dansein 2012 and the Taglioni Award (Berlin) in 2014.
Main roles
editAt theVienna State Ballet:
- Odette/Odile inRudolf Nureyev's "Swan Lake"
- Swanilda in "Coppelia"directed by Gyula Harangozó
- Princess Mary in Gyula Harangozó's "The Nutcracker",
- Myrtha in Elena Tschernischova's "Giselle"
- Queen of the Dryads in Rudolf Nureyev'sDon Quixote
- Hamsatti inVladimir Malakhov'sLa Bayadère
- Bella inRoland Petit's "Die Fledermaus"
- Ada inMaurice Béjart'sLe Concours
- Juliet inJohn Cranko's "Romeo and Juliet",
- the title roles inKenneth MacMillan's "Manon"andBoris Eifman's "Anna Karenina"
- Prima Donna in "Promenade Concert" by Gyula Harangozó
- leading roles inMarius Petipa's Grand Pas from "Paquita"
- George Balanchine's ""Theme and Variations"
- Jerome Robbins' "In the Night" and "Glass Pieces"
- John Neumeier's "Bach Suite III"
- Jorma Elo's "Glow - Stop"
- William Forsythe's "Slingerland pas de deux"
- pas de deux fromRoland Petit's "Notre-Dame de Paris"
- InJorma Elo's "A Midsummer Night's Dream",she created the role of Titania
- Patrick de Bana "Marie Antoinette" in the title role
- Vienna New Year's Concert:Donauwalzer, choreographed by Davide Bombana
She has made guest appearances in Hungary, France, Argentina, Italy, Russia, Germany and England.
DVD - Blu-ray
edit- Rudolf Nureyev's Swan Lake - Studio: C Major Entertainment - Release Date: October 28, 2014 - ASIN: B00NCZ97T0 (Blu-ray ASIN: B00NG4B6L4)
Actors: Wiener Staatsballett, Olga Esina, Alexander Ingram, Dagmar Kronberger, Vladimir Shishov Directors: Michael Beyer