Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatkina (Russian: Ульяна Вячеславовна Лопаткина, born October 23, 1973, Kerch, Crimea, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is principal dancer at the Kirov Ballet/Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. She studied at the Vaganova Academy with Natalia Dudinskaya. Upon graduation Lopatkina joined the Kirov/Mariinsky Theatre Ballet in 1991, and was promoted to principal dancer in 1995. Lopatkina is married to Vladimir Kornev, architect and wri...
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Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatkina (Russian: Ульяна Вячеславовна Лопаткина, born October 23, 1973, Kerch, Crimea, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is principal dancer at the Kirov Ballet/Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. She studied at the Vaganova Academy with Natalia Dudinskaya. Upon graduation Lopatkina joined the Kirov/Mariinsky Theatre Ballet in 1991, and was promoted to principal dancer in 1995. Lopatkina is married to Vladimir Kornev, architect and writer, and has one daughter (Masha, born 2002).
Although Russian, Ulyana (Uliana) Lopatkina was born and lived in the Ukraine until she was 10 years old. Her parents worked on the Ukraine's Black Sea coast in the Kherson shipyards. Lopatkina's father was 'horrified" Lopatkina says to think of her leaving home at such a young age, but her mother was aware of the long term advantage the sacrifice would create.
Lopatkina was the prizewinner at the International Vaganova-prix Competition (St Petersburg, 1991). Golden Sofit (1995), the Golden Mask ...
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