Vladimir Posted October 20, 2002 Share Posted October 20, 2002 She is principal in Estonia. http://my.tele2.ee/estballet Link to comment
Alexandra Posted October 20, 2002 Share Posted October 20, 2002 Thanks for that link, Vladimir. Unfortunately, I don't think the Estonian ballet is well-known here. Ballet is still such a small world -- we only know what we see So it's great to learn about dancers around the world, and see their photos. Link to comment
Alexandra Posted October 20, 2002 Share Posted October 20, 2002 Vladimir, you need to type something in the message box for us to be able to read it. Alexandra Link to comment
Vladimir Posted October 20, 2002 Author Share Posted October 20, 2002 I have looked a your site about Henning Kronstam. It is very interesting. Link to comment
Vladimir Posted October 20, 2002 Author Share Posted October 20, 2002 Photo above is Marina Chirkova. Photographer Harri Rospu Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted October 20, 2002 Share Posted October 20, 2002 Until the late nineties Marina Chirkova was a soloist with the Kirov Ballet. As she once said, she used to be specialized in the "friends of" roles: friend of Kitri, friend of Raymonda, friend of Prince Siegfried etc. Still, occasionally she could be seen in more important roles like Zarema in "Fountain of Bakhchisarai". Good to see she finally made a breakthrough within the Estonian ballet. Link to comment
jorgen Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 Vladimir, if she will come with the Estonian Ballet on their tour to Malmoe, Sweden, in December I will be able to see her in their Nutcracker. Link to comment
Vladimir Posted October 21, 2002 Author Share Posted October 21, 2002 Marina danced with the Kirov ballet not only Zarema in "Fountain of Bakhchisarai" but also such roles as Quiteria Mincus “Don Quixote", Mahmene-Banu “A Legend of Love” choreographer J. Grigorovitch, Sylphide “Sylphide", Chopiniana, etc. Link to comment
Vladimir Posted October 21, 2002 Author Share Posted October 21, 2002 Yes, Marina will go to Sweden and the Nutcracker will dance. Link to comment
Vladimir Posted October 22, 2002 Author Share Posted October 22, 2002 Marina Chirkova was born in 1970 in St. Petersburg. In 1988 she graduated from the Russian Vaganova Academy of Ballet and was invited to the Mariinsky Theatre /Kirov ballet/, St. Peterburg. She worked with the following masters: Galina Ulanova, Alla Osipenko, Ludmila Safronova, Gabriella Komleva, Tatjana Terehova, Ljubov Kunakova, Vladlen Semjonov, Andris Liepa, Sergei Bereznoi. In 1993 she won a laureate title /second prize/ at the VIIth International Competition of Ballet Soloists in Moscow. In 1994 was awarded for merits in the field of choreographic art by Radio "Meredian" Sankt-Peterburg. From Deceber 1996 to January 1997 she was invited together with Vladimir Arhangelski to participate in tour in Germany and Swizerland, where they danced main-roles in “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker”. In November 1997 Marina Chirkova took part in the tour to the Republic of South-Africa together with the troupe “Ballet Stars” and besides she carried through a master-class in the local schools. In 1999 Marina Chirkova was invited to the Estonian National Opera, where she is a principal dancer. In 2000 Marina Chirkova and Vladimir Arkhangelski were put forward and have received the premium of ballet for creativity high skill in the Estonian Ballet. The same year she was nominated a creative grant from Estonian Culture Capital. In 2002 Marina Chirkova was awarded a premium by Philip Morris as a best dancer. Marina Chirkova has performed in many various foreign countries, including Great Britain, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Israel, the US, Canada, Chorea, France, Japan, Norway, Brazil, Argentina, Finland, Germany, Swiss, South-Africa, Sweden etc. Marina Chirkova’s repertoire includes the following roles: Quiteria (Mincus “Don Quixote”) Mahmene-Banu (“A Legend of Love” choreographer J. Grigorovitch) Giselle, Myrtha (Adam’s “Giselle”) Zarema (Assahiev’s “The Fountain of Bahtchissarai”) Odette-Ottilie (Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”) Aurora (Tchaikovsky’s “The Sleeping Beauty”) Sylphide (Schnitzhoeffer’s “Sylphide”) Maria (Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”) Esmaralda (Pugni’s “La Esmeralda”) Chopiniana ( Choreographer Fokin on the Chopin's music) Scheherezade (soloist parts in Fokin–Rimski-Korsakov’s “Scheherezade”) Soloist parts Balantchini Do-major Symphony and “Serenade” Rotmanski–Skryabin’s “Exstasy Poem” etc Juliet (Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" choreographer Mai Murdmaa) Renata (Skryabin's "The Fire Angel" choreographer Mai Murdmaa) Bride "The Wedding Yourney" choreographer Mai Murdmaa) Olimpia (L.Delibes "Coppelia" choreographer M.Bigonzetti) Cassandra ("Cassandra" choreographer Luciano Cannito) Link to comment
Vladimir Posted October 26, 2002 Author Share Posted October 26, 2002 Marina Chirkova Photo by Harri Rospu Open the new forum about Estonian Dance Forum Link to comment
Vladimir Posted November 9, 2002 Author Share Posted November 9, 2002 28 and 30 November Will be premiere! The "Swan Lake" production by Tiit Härm More Link to comment
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