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Maria Kochetkova take a part in Gala "INTENSIO" in Tokyo Japan nov. 22-25 Daniil Simkin's Gala "INTENSIO" program - U-port hall(Tokyo), Nov.22-25 2012 Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Music: Olafur Arnalds Daniil Simkin (ABT) The Leaves Are Fading Choreography: Antony Tudor Music: Antonín Dvořák Julie Kent (ABT), Cory Stearns (ABT) Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux Choreography: George Balanchine Music: Peter I.Tchaikovsky Isabella Boylston (ABT), Joaquín De Luz(NYCB) Grand Adagio from Swan Lake Choreography: Lev Ivanov Music: Peter I.Tchaikovsky Irina Kolesnikova(St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre), Vladimir Shishov(Wiener Staatsballett) La Dame aux camelias Act 3 Pas de Deux Choreography: John Neumeier Music: Frédéric Chopin Julie Kent (ABT), Roberto Bolle(ABT,La Scala Theatre) Le Corsaire Pas de Deux Choreography: Marius Petipa Music: Riccardo Drigo Maria Kochetkova(SFB), Daniil Simkin (ABT) ---------------------------- INTERMISSION ---------------------------- La Pluie Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Music: J.S. Bach Isabella Boylston(ABT), Daniil Simkin(ABT) Giselle Pas de Deux Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot Music: Adolphe Adam Maria Kochetkova(SFB), Joaquín De Luz(NYCB) Cruel World Choreography: James Kudelka Music: Peter I.Tchaikovsky Julie Kent(ABT), Cory Stearns(ABT) Black Swan Pas de Deux from Swan Lake Choreography: Marius Petipa Music: Peter I.Tchaikovsky Irina Kolesnikova(St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre), , Vladimir Shishov(Wiener Staatsballett) Romeo and Juliet Choreography: Sir Kenneth MacMillan Music: Sergei Prokofiev Miyako Yoshida(free,ex-the Royal ballet Principal), Roberto Bolle(ABT,La Scala Theatre)( Les Bourgeois Choreography: Ben Van Cauwenbergh Music: Jacques Brel Daniil Simkin (ABT)

Opening Romeo & Juliet 15th nov. at the Kennedy Center. Maria Kochetkova as Juliet http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=04bXroEs7bU

SF Ballet on Tour

Maria Kochetkova & Joan Boada‎ will dance "Romeo & Juliet" and 'Voices of Spring' next week at the Kennedy Center! Washington, D.C. Tour November 13-18, 2012 San Francisco Ballet will perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., November 13-18, 2012. The week-long engagement will feature Helgi Tomasson's critically acclaimed Romeo & Juliet, and one mixed-bill program including Tomasson’s elegant Trio, SF Ballet Choreographer in Residence Yuri Possokhov’s thrilling RAkU, Sir Frederick Ashton's Voices of Spring, and Christopher Wheeldon’s breathtaking Number Nine. The Company’s last engagement in Washington, D.C. was part of its 75th Anniversary American Tour in 2008. Visit The Kennedy Center's website for tickets and information.

A Free Soul Bolshoi-trained Maria Kochetkova soars at San Francisco Ballet. By Mary Ellen Hunt Published in the April/May 2010 issue. http://www.pointemag...-2010/free-soul

Trio ch: Helgi Tomasson - San Francisco Ballet Maria Kochetkova in Trio ch: Helgi Tomasson. Photo: Dance Europe http://www.danceeuro...rancisco-ballet Number Nine ch: Christopher Wheeldon - San Francisco Ballet Maria Kochetkova in Number Nine ch: Christopher Wheeldon. Photo: Dance Europe http://www.danceeuro...rancisco-ballet

Maria Kochetkova and Gennadi Nedvigin in an excerpt from Yuri Possokhov's Diving into the Lilacs http://www.youtube.c...d&v=t-hGrkGjP1Q

Ballet Stars of the 21st Century Gala last night at the Kremlin in Moscow. Don Quixote with Ivan Vasiliev http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9nAhvKWGIE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJa9bTK9EIc Don Quixote with Ivan Vasiliev (Coda) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7kF_gpv4kc

«Kremlin Gala» Stars of the 21st Century is an annual International Ballet Gala. https://twitter.com/...2FQg8OgCkUQz%2F

For ballet lovers only All photographs © 2012 by Marc Haegeman. The San Francisco Ballet in London, 14-23 September 201 http://www.for-ballet-lovers-only.com/san-francisco-ballet-2012.html

There is a sweepingly lyrical pas de deux for Maria Kochetkova and Vitor Luiz, full of complex lifts that accent Ms. Kochetkova’s gorgeously pliant back and beautifully articulate arms. By ROSLYN SULCAS Published: September 25, 2012 The New York Times DANCE REVIEW Insouciant Elegance and Nonchalant Fireworks, Fueled by Ballet Power http://www.nytimes.c...l?smid=fb-share

September 23, 2012 8:21 pm San Francisco Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, London By Clement Crisp The succeeding Classical Symphony is set to eponymous Prokofiev by the former Bolshoi dancer Yury Possokhov. It is buoyant, playfully snook-cocking, despatched with brightest verve by a cast led by the splendid Hansuke Yamamoto and Maria Kochetkova, and the choreography sits happily, saucily in its music, given with almost tangible delight by its cast. http://www.ft.com/in...l#axzz27Mgebw1j

Welcome to the John Ross Ballet Gallery - all photographs © John Ross San Francisco Ballet - Programme A - SWT - September 2012 San Francisco Ballet - Divertimento No. 15 - Symphonic Dances - Number nine http://www.johnrossb...a_luiz_1000.jpg Maria Kochetkova and Vitor Luiz in Symphonic Dances

Classical Symphony San Francisco Ballet - Programme C photo - © Dave Morgan Courtesy of San Francisco Ballet Maria Kochetkova & Hansuke Yamamoto in Classical Symphony http://www.flickr.co...57631577147581/ This photo was taken on september 19, 2012

Brilliant Balanchine Divertimento from San Francisco Ballet September 17, 2012 http://www.seenandheard-international.com/2012/09/17/brilliant-balanchine-divertimento-from-san-francisco-ballet/

San Francisco Ballet – Programme A: Balanchine, Liang, Wheeldon – London By Jann Parry on September 17, 2012 in Reviews http://www.dancetabs.com/2012/09/san-francisco-ballet-programme-a-balanchine-liang-wheeldon-london/

San Francisco Ballet at Sadler's Wells Theatre Programme B: Trio (Tchaikovsky) Helgi Tomasson Ghosts (Kip Winger) - Christopher Wheeldon Guide to Strange Places (John Adams) - Ashley Page

San Francisco Ballet at Sadler's Wells Theatre, Sepember 2012. Programme A: Divertimento No. 15 (Mozart) - Balanchine Symphonic Dances (Rachmaniov) - Edwaard Liang Number Nine (Torke) - Christopher Wheeldon

The all-embracing San Francisco Ballet bring their eclecticism and passion to London http://gramilano.com...n/#.UFStOHZ9mkI

Opening at the Merchant Archiv vintage store in London tomorrow, The Romance of Perfection is a stunning atmospheric photography exibition of San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Maria Kochetkova from artist James Ostrer. Ostrer has been photographing the Moscow-born dancer for 10 years after being inspired by her obsession with perfection and quirky passion for fashion http://think-work-pl...n-james-ostrer/ ...runs alongside her appearance with San Francisco Ballet at Sadler’s Wells from 14-23 September.

The Romance of Perfection — September 10, 2012 — Text by Edwina Langley http://www.anotherma...e_of_Perfection "Ostrer shot Kochetkova in a series of poses which suggest vulnerability, playfulness, rebellion; characteristics repressed daily by the requirements of her trade."

Maria Kochetkova – San Francisco Ballet – Principal By Aimee Tsao on September 10, 2012 in Interviews · 0 Comments Whenever I see Maria Kochetkova off-stage I am always surprised by how diminutive she is, so sparrow-boned and delicate that she could be a Dresden porcelain figurine. http://www.dancetabs...llet-principal/

Time Out says http://www.timeout.com/london/dance/event/99714/the-romance-of-perfection

Photos of Maria Kochetkova by James Ostrer. Visit the exhibit at Merchant Archive in London (19 Kensington Park Road) Sep13-Jan 2013 http://www.complex.c...chive-in-london

THE ROMANCE OF PERFECTION A Photographic Exhibition by James Ostrer Merchant Archive 19 Kensington Park Road, W11 2EU 13 Sep – Jan 2013 Private View 12 Sep 7pm-10pm Mon-Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 12noon-5pm Tel 020-7229 9006 Merchant Archive presents a series of atmospheric photographs by renowned artist James Ostrer of San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Maria Kochetkova dressed in Merchant Archive’s vintage clothing. The exhibition celebrates her appearance with the ballet at Sadler’s Wells, EC1, 14-23 September. James has been photographing Maria for 10 years and is inspired by her obsession with perfection and quirky passion for fashion. He uses his photographs as a canvas to symbolise and hint at hidden aspects of her character. As he says, “There is a containment of physical pain and control in ballet which is tightly interwoven with its grace and beauty. I wanted to suggest this through the images of birdcages and her being bound by vintage ribbons.” JAMES OSTRER James Ostrer is an artist using Neo Baroque techniques within the mediums of photography and film to examine the common thread of discomfort that underlines western culture. His first solo exhibition, “Death, Sex and Re-birth”, in 2009 explored themes such as gluttony, sexual compulsion and addiction. In “Journey”, curated by actor Emma Thompson and activist Sam Roddick in a campaign against sex- trafficking, his work was seen alongside that of leading international artists such as Anish Kapoor and Anthony Micallef as well as Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell and art director Michael Howells. This ambitious exhibition toured New York, Vienna, Madrid and The Hague from 2009-2011. Nominated as curator’s choice for the Taylor Wessing awards at the National Portrait Gallery, James’s 2010 portrait of “Nicky Haslam in Lucian Freud’s chair” explored the intimate relationship between the ‘socialite’ and the ‘artist’. This year he has participated in the Bloom Festival Public Art Event in Verona. One of 40 international artists invited to convert political billboards into exhibition spaces, his photograph was selected to promote the event. MARIA KOCHETKOVA Moscow-born Maria Kochetkova joined San Francisco Ballet in 2007 as principal dancer after training at the Bolshoi ballet school and dancing with the Royal Ballet and English National Ballet. Kochetkova also won the American TV series ‘Superstars of Dance’ in January 2009 on NBC and performs internationally as a guest artist with the Bolshoi and Stanislavsky Theatres in Moscow, the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St Petersburg and the Tokyo Ballet in Japan. Maria will be performing with San Francisco Ballet when they present three eclectic programmes at London’s Sadler’s Wells over two weeks from 14 September. MERCHANT ARCHIVE Merchant Archive is a curated vintage and contemporary store located in London’s Notting Hill that has become firmly established in the little black books of designers, stylists and celebrities worldwide. www.merchantarchive.com/boutique For press enquiries, images and further information please contact Teri Grenert at tgrenert@gmail.com or telephone 07957 298276