kevin91836

She left around 2008/09 after several years in the corps. Not sure where she went or if she simply retired from performing. One of her last featured roles at the MT was as Chiarina in the Vikharev reconstruction of Fokine's Carnaval. You can see her in the following YouTube clip - the first female dancer in this segment, with blue-ruffled skirt:

Thanks a lot Natalia! Quite weird that she danced such a main role in the Firebird only as a member of the corps.

Have just finished watching the Mariinsky's production of "The Fire Bird" in 2009. The role "Princess" was danced by Marianna Pavlova.

Just out of curiosity I started to find stuff about her, but I got nothing except the information of this DVD itself...Her name wasn't even show on the official website of the Mariinsky.

Does anyone has anything more about this ballerina? Does she left the company? Is she still dancing at all?

Thanks in advance!

Kevin

For all the videos I've seen, there're only two versions which Odette/Odile is danced by two dancers: the famous Ulanova/Dudinskaya's version in "Stars of Russian Ballet" ,and the Pavlova/Kunakova's version in the 90s.

I'm wondering why aren't the roles danced by one ballerina?

suck at English, hope you guys can understand what I'm talking about, thanks in advance!