balletstar811 Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Is she a principal at the Bolshoi Ballet? Does anyone know if she is in an videos or video clips online?? Link to comment
Marga Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 Lunkina is classified as a "leading soloist" at the Bolshoi, not yet a Principal. To my knowledge, there are not any generally available videos of her as yet. Link to comment
balletstar811 Posted April 13, 2003 Author Share Posted April 13, 2003 Okay, thank you! Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 I'm afraid you're right, Marga. Nothing commercially available. There was however a video of Lunkina's debut in "Giselle" with Tsiskaridze and Alexandrova, but I gather it was only sold at the Bolshoi Theatre. Link to comment
Marga Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 You'd know better than I about the Giselle video's availability. Let me take a moment, since you have addressed me personally, Marc, to praise you on your beautiful photos of Lunkina. She is such a lovely young woman, whether in costume or "civilian" clothes and you have captured her youthful beauty so perfectly in your images of her. She is a very sweet person, still vulnerable (she gets quite upset when her performances don't go well, according to her standards) and kind to all. I hope she never develops the unattractive "edge" that a few older Bolshoi ballerinas have which makes them behave as though they are above all others. Lunkina's innate personality lends itself so well to roles like Spectre and La Sylphide, but her dramatic flair emerges when she dances Kitri, Giselle, and Odile. I am eager to see her develop during the next decade! Link to comment
balletstar811 Posted April 14, 2003 Author Share Posted April 14, 2003 Are these photos you speak of online anywhere? Link to comment
Marga Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Are these photos you speak of online anywhere? Yes, of course they are. Here is a site to start with. You can "Google" to find more!: http://users.skynet.be/ballet-lovers/Svetla100.html Link to comment
balletstar811 Posted April 14, 2003 Author Share Posted April 14, 2003 Thank you! I have found more at the ballerina gallery site. Ah, she is gorgeous! I wish I was able to see her dance... too bad she is all the way in Russia! Does she have what you would consider good feet? Link to comment
Marga Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Oh, Lunkina does travel as a guest artist, so you may see her before too long! Too bad you missed her last year when she danced at Lincoln Center's State Theater with Dmitri Gudanov in the Stars of the 21st Century Ballet Gala in February. They also danced together in Toronto (April 28th last year) at the same gala (some different dancers) here. This year's gala will be May 4th at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, but Dmitri is dancing with another partner this time (Nina Kaptzova, I believe). As for my opinion of Lunkina's feet: they are well arched when she dances, beautifully shaped, long, articulate, soft and expressive. Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Thank you, Marga. There are some more photos of Lunkina on http://www.ballet.classical.ru/p_slunkina.html Link to comment
grace Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 marc - lovely photos indeed, especially the portraits at the first-named page. Link to comment
balletstar811 Posted April 14, 2003 Author Share Posted April 14, 2003 Yes, Mr. Haegeman, your photos are lovely! Link to comment
Ostrich Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Is Svetlana Lunkina dancing again? I saw her in the Bolshoi's 2000 tour to South Africa and have since been following her progress via reviews and photos on the net. The last info I can find is that she went on maternity leave in May 2003. Does anyone know anything more recent? Link to comment
Marc Haegeman Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Hi Ostrich, Lunkina is still on maternity leave. We hope to see her back and dancing next season. Link to comment
Ostrich Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 I'm glad her absence isn't due to anything more serious than that, but goodness! what long maternity leave she gets! Is this usual? Link to comment
carbro Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 If for some reason she had to stop dancing very early in her pregnancy, it doesn't seem unusually long to me. Don't forget all those prenatal months when the tutu just won't fit!. And if she's nursing . . . Link to comment
kbarber Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Press release from NBOC June 8, 2014 Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that the 2014/15 roster will include three new Principal Dancers. McGee Maddox has been promoted to Principal Dancer and Svetlana Lunkina and Evan McKie will be joining the company as Principal Dancers. Link to comment
Nanarina Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 This is quite an achievement for the company, I like Svetlana Lunkina a lot, and wish her every success in both her new country and company. Evan Mackie as well I am sure he will be a great asset to them. Link to comment
Drew Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Lunkina is now a Canadian citizen: Link to comment
volcanohunter Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) I think it's been clear for some time that Lunkina would not be returning to the Bolshoi. Makhar Vaziev doesn't seem interested in many of the dancers on the company's roster, let alone the "formers." However, both Canada and Russia allow for dual citizenship. Traveling the world on a Canadian passport is certainly easier, but Lunkina can still use her Russian passport to travel to countries Canadians need visas to visit, such as Brazil, Cuba, Vietnam and, of course, Russia. Edited September 20, 2017 by volcanohunter Link to comment
Helene Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 A beautiful photo of Lunkina by Karolina Kuras: Link to comment
ballet_n00b Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I will see her in Nijinsky this Sunday. She's been one of my favourites for years, and this might be the only opportunity I get to see her perform so I'm super excited. Link to comment
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