Member of the Hungarian State Opera since: 2024
Education and training:
Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburgh (2005-2009) – BA in Dance pedagogy
Vaganova Ballet Academy, St. Petersburgh (1980-1988) – ballet dancer
Awards and distinctions:
Order of the Lion of Finland (2015)
Pro Dance Award - Masha in ballet ’The Seagull’ (2007)
Vaganova Grand Prix – 2nd place (1988)
Professional work experience:
Espoon Tanssiopisto – ballet master/choreographer
In “AfterPetipa” production (2019- ) – co-artistic director
Ballet National de Costa Rica and Danilova Ballet School (2017- ) – artistic adviser, guest ballet master, coach
Kirov Ballet Academy, Washington D.C. (2017-2019) – ballet master
Royal Winnipeg Ballet and School (2015-2017) – ballet master
Finnish National Ballet and Finnish National Ballet School (2000-2015) – ballet dancer/ballet master
Staatsoper, Berlin (1997-2000) – ballet dancer
Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburgh (1988-1997) – ballet dancer
Main roles:
Petipa/McKenzie/Holmes/Glazunov: Raymonda – Raymonda
Petipa/Makarova/Minkus: La Bayadère – Gamzatti
Neumeier/Shostakovich/Glennie/Tchaikovsky/Scriabin: The Seagull – Arkadina
Petipa/Coralli/Guillem: Giselle – Myrtha
Petipa/Torres/ Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty – Carabosse
Balanchine/Tchaikovsky: Serenade – Lead Walse
Petipa/ Nurejev/Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty – Princess Florine
Petipa/Bournmeister/Ivanov/ Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Princess
Balanchine/Stravinsky: Violin Concerto – 1. Aria
Balanchine/Mozart: Divertimento 15 – Solo
Petipa/Bart/Minkus: Don Quixote – Cupido, Girlfriend
Stevenson/Prokofiev: Cinderella – Godmother
Wang/Sibelius: The Wood Nymph – Nemesis
Eagling/Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – Liza, Solo snowflakes, Solo flower waltz
Dantzig/Schayk/Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake – Pas de six, Pas de trois
Kylián/Cage/Webern: Stepping Stones – Solo
Kylián/Mozart: Sechs Tänze – Solo couple
Marston/Maric: Blood Wedding – Mother
Cranko/Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet – Lady Capulet
