Famous Russian ballerina, world celebrity Natalia Osipova

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Natalia Osipova is called one of the best ballerinas in the world. Having appeared on the ballet firmament, she quickly made a dizzying incredible career. But first things first.

How the future prima came to ballet

Natalya Osipova was born on May 18, 1986 in Moscow. At the age of five, parents sent their daughter to the gymnastics section. In 1993, the girl received a severe back injury, and there was no question of playing sports. The coaches recommended Natalya's parents to send their daughter to ballet. From that moment on, Natalia Osipova and ballet became synonymous words.

Natalia completed her ballet training at the Moscow Academy of Choreography. Upon graduation, she joined the troupe of the famous Bolshoi Theater. She debuted in September 2004.

Career at the Bolshoi Theater

Natalya Osipova immediately attracted the attention of the metropolitan public. All of Moscow started talking about her brilliant jumping-flights. And already in the first theatrical season, the ballerina danced many solo parts. She captivated the audience with her impeccable performance technique, fantastic lyricism.

In 2007, while ontriumphant tour of the Bolshoi Theater in London, on the stage of the world-famous Covent Garden, Osipova was greeted with enthusiasm by the English ballet public and was awarded the British National Prize as the best ballerina in 2007 in the nomination "classical ballet".

Therefore, it is not at all surprising that since the autumn of 2008, Natalya Osipova has become the leading dancer of the Bolshoi Theater. The ballerina rehearsed her leading roles under the guidance of the outstanding teacher Marina Viktorovna Kondratyeva. And there were not so few of them… Medora, Kitri, Sylphide – these images were brilliantly embodied on the stage by Natalya Osipova. Giselle in her performance was especially remembered by the audience. In one of her interviews, Natalya admitted that this is her favorite part, and she strives to open to the audience not just a beautiful fairy tale, but a real story with emotions and experiences. In 2009, at the invitation of the American Ballet Theater in New York, the ballerina performed in the title roles in the ballets La Sylphide and Giselle at the Metropolitan Opera.

Since May 2010, she received the status of prima of the Bolshoi Theater. In the same year, on tour in America, she again performs on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.

The creative life of the ballerina Natalia Osipova after leaving the Bolshoi Theater

Natalia Osipova is a ballerina unlike any other. Numerous fans are closely following her creative career. For them, the departure from the Bolshoi Theater of the great star couple, Ivan Vasiliev and Natalia Osipova, came as a complete surprise. In her interviews, the ballerina explains her decision by the desire to move forward andevolve.

Since December 2011, Natalia Osipova has become the prima ballerina of the St. Petersburg Mikhailovsky Theatre. Here the ballerina is provided with excellent working conditions. In December 2012, she received an invitation to work with the London Royal Ballet. In the same year, Osipova takes part in a gala concert dedicated to the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

Currently Natalia Osipova is the prima ballerina of the famous American Ballet Theatre. In 2013, she was offered a permanent contract with the famous London Royal Ballet.

Personal life and creative plans

Natalya Osipova, whose personal life is constantly in the spotlight, never ceases to amaze gossip fans. Her fans still remember the love triangle that developed at the Bolshoi Theater. The ballerina broke up with her fiancé Ivan Vasiliev after he fell in love with dancer Maria Vinogradova. Natalia then went to London. After her departure, Vasiliev and Vinogradova got married.

Today, Natalia Osipova's companion is the famous ballet dancer Sergei Polunin. At one of the press conferences in London, the star couple officially confirmed that they were having an affair. Natalia Osipova also announced her retirement from classical ballet. She decided to try modern dance.

Great interest was aroused by the upcoming performance with the participation of Polunin and Osipova "A Streetcar Named Desire". This is their first collaboration on stage. They had never danced together before. The premiere will take place in the summer of 2016 inLondon, at the Sadler's Wells Theatre. Natalia will play the role of Blanche in the performance, and Sergey will dance Stanley.

Now Natalia is recovering from her injury. She also plans to return to the Royal Ballet soon.

Evaluation of the work of Natalia Osipova

Milan, New York, Berlin, Paris, American Ballet Theatre, La Scala, Grand Opera - in a short period of time Natalia Osipova conquered all the leading dance capitals of the world and performed with the best ballet companies.

Her numerous awards, awards - all this is a natural continuation of her successful career. The L. Massine award, presented in Positano, Italy, the Benois de la dance prize, the prestigious jury award of the Golden Mask competition - this is not a complete list of awards won by the ballerina.