Maria Alexandrova - prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater: biography, achievements, personal life

Maria Alexandrova is a famous Russian dancer of our time. Is the prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater. Played more than sixty games. For merits in the field of culture she was awarded the title of People's Artist. Has many prestigious awards.

Dancing in the life of a ballerina

Maria Alexandrova was born on July 20, 1978 in the Russian capital. Since childhood, she has been attracted to dancing, which was realized in her participation in the activities of the children's ensemble of dance "Kalinka". The ensemble enjoyed great popularity in Moscow and abroad.

But for a talented girl this was not enough. She became interested in ballet, and in 1988 Masha entered the Moscow State Academy of Choreography (MGAH). In the lower grades she was taught by Lyudmila Kolenchenko. Classical dance in middle classes was taught by Dobryan Larissa, in the senior - Golovkina Sofia, rector of the Academy.

While studying at the Moscow State Academy of Music, Maria takes part in productions of The Nutcracker, Chopiniana, etc. By the way, her stage partner was very often known today as dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze.

Being still a student of the academy, Alexandrova becomes the finalist of the Eurovision contest for young dancers.

In the period of completing her studies at the Academy, Alexandrova participates in various international festivals, one of which is the Moscow Ballet Competition 1997, which brought the first ballerina a gold medal, the first prize and, most importantly, the invitation to the Bolshoi Theater (BT) ballet troupe.

In the Bolshoi Theater

In the Bolshoi Theater, a young but talented dancer was immediately entrusted with the performance of solo parts.

Already in October 1997, Maria Alexandrova performed a solo part in "Fantasias on the theme of Casanova." The performance was highly appreciated by the viewer, and soon the young ballerina was already on tour in New York as part of the BT troupe. It is interesting that at that time Alexandrova was listed in the theater as a dancers of the corps de ballet.

The beginning of the 1998/1999 season was marked for Maria by the first step on the career ladder: she was transferred from the dancers of the corps de ballet to the corypholes. It should be noted that this category of dancers is always in the foreground of the stage.

Alexandrova's speeches in the new status were noticed by well-known critics. She is awarded the prize of the magazine "Ballet". Successful performances of the actress in several new ballet productions contributed to her official translation into the soloists of the Bolshoi Theater. Tatyana Golikova becomes Tatyana Tutor.

It should be noted that the tandem is still working today.

Repertoire of the prima of the Bolshoi Theater

Alexandrova's repertoire includes more than sixty parts of the productions, in particular:

• "Don Quixote" (International Ballet Festival named after R. Nureyev, 2001);
• "La Bayadère" (VII International Ballet Festival, 2007);
• "Esmeralda" (2009);
• "The Taming of the Shrew" (2014);
• "Giselle" (2015), etc.

Despite the fact that Alexandrova is a prima ballerina of the ballet BT, she does not refuse to perform on second roles. In her opinion, the artist must play whatever he likes.

Personal life of a ballerina

Maria Alexandrova is an actress whose personal life has long stood in the background, and her career is on the first. Moreover, the creative schedule did not leave her time for this, although a strong family was present in her dreams. However, the men who came across the path of life did not meet the girl's requests.

Maria tries not to advertise her private life. However, something became known, and first of all - about her chosen one. Maria Alexandrova's husband is an artist, his name is Sergei. This is a blue-eyed brunette, with whom in 2005 they created a family. According to the ballerina, the family is full of idyll and mutual understanding.

Awards and merits

During such a short period of stage activities Maria Alexandrova was awarded a number of prestigious awards.

• In 1997 - participation in the Moscow Ballet Competition, the talented ballerina brought the first prize in the nomination "Best Soloist" and a gold medal.
• In 1999, the magazine "Ballet" awarded the young ballerina the prize "The Soul of Dance" in the nomination "Rising Star".
• In 2004, Alexandrova received an award in the theater competition "Golden Mask" for her role in "The Bright Stream".
• In 2005, the ballerina became a well-deserved artist of the Russian Federation, and in 2009 she became a People's Artist of Russia.

Alexandrov about ballet

Maria Alexandrova is a ballerina whose name is known not only in Russia. People like to go to America and Japan. Aleksandrov is considered an intellectual and emotional ballerina, and her thoughts on ballet confirm this.

First of all, the famous actress believes that the dance should serve as a tool for improving our world. And this should happen when humanity no longer has words. The language of dance is capable of doing miracles, enriching a person spiritually.

And Alexandrova is proud of Russian ballet artists who, for all their complexities of characters, can still use this instrument. In this she is absolutely sure.

As you know, Western choreographers are very fond of expressing protest phenomena in society in their performances, that is, they bring political motives to them. A different opinion of Maria Alexandrova. Politics, according to the dancer, should not be present in the ballet. This art exists to create on the stage a vivid image of the human soul, and not its political problems.