Olesya
Novikova

Benois de la Danse laureate

She was born in Leningrad. In 2002, she graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (class of Marina Vasilyeva) and was accepted into the Mariinsky Theatre troupe. Prima ballerina since 2021. Laureate of the International Ballet Competition Vaganova-prix (St. Petersburg, 2002).
The repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre: title roles in ballets Sylphide, Giselle, Raymonda, Undine; Le Corsaire (Gulnara), Pharaoh's Daughter (Aspiccia), La Bayadère (Nikiya, Gamzatti), Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, fairies of Gold, Silver, Fleur-de-Farin and Baby) – choreography by M. Petipa, reconstruction by S. Vikharev; Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, fairies of Generosity and Silver) – choreography by M. Petipa edited by K. Sergeev; Swan Lake (Odette-Odile), Awakening of Flora (Flora) – choreography by Marius Petipa, reconstruction S. Vikhareva; Don Quixote (Kitri), Chopiniana (Nocturne, 7, 11 waltzes, Mazurka), Vision of the Rose (Girl), Bakhchisarai Fountain (Maria), The Nutcracker (Masha), Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Legend of Love (Shirin), Carmen Suite (Carmen), Margarita and Armand (Margarita), as well as choreography by Harald Lander, Kenneth Macmillan, George Balanchine, Hans van Manen, William Forsyth, Angelen Preljocaj, Alexander Sergeev, Bronislava Nijinskaya, Victor Gzovsky, Emil Faski, etc.
The first performer of the ballet by Alexei Miroshnichenko Towards the Swan (St. Petersburg, 2006). In 2011, at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, she performed the title role in the premiere performance of Raymonda (staged by S. Vikharev). As a guest artist, she performed in performances of the Roman Opera and the Mikhailovsky Theater.

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