Shipulina, Ekaterina Valentinovna

She was born on November 14, 1979 in Perm in the family of ballet dancers: her mother, Lyudmila Shipulina , was a ballerina of the Perm Theater. P.I. Tchaikovsky .

In 1989-1994 she studied at the Perm Choreographic School , in 1994 she was transferred to the Moscow Choreographic School . Graduated in the class of teacher Lyudmila Litavkina . After graduation in 1998, she was accepted into the ballet troupe of the Bolshoi Theater ^[2] . At first she studied at the theater under the guidance of tutors Marina Kondratieva and Tatyana Golikova , then she began to rehearse under the direction of Nadezhda Gracheva .

On March 26, 2018, by a decree of the President of Russia, he was awarded the title of People’s Artist of the Russian Federation with the wording “For great merits in the field of theater and musical art” ^[1] .

Personal life

Catherine has a sister, Anna. The wife of the ballerina is pianist Denis Matsuev ^[3] . October 31, 2016 the couple had a daughter, Anna ^{[4] [5]} .

1998

• Grand Pas , La Bayadere by L. Minkus , choreography by M. Petipa , revised by Yu. Grigorovich
• Waltz - Apotheosis , The Nutcracker , choreography by Yu. Grigorovich

1999

• Giselle's girlfriend , Giselle by A. Adana , choreography by J. Coralli , J.-J. Perrault, M. Petipa as amended by V. Vasiliev
• Kobylitsa , The Little Humpbacked Horse by R. Shchedrin directed by N. Androsov
• Mazurka , Chopiniana to music by F. Chopin , choreography by M. Fokin
• Queen of the Ball , “Fantasy on the Theme of Casanova” to music by V. A. Mozart directed by M. Lavrovsky
• Lady of the Dryads , Don Quixote by L. Minkus ; choreography by M. Petipa , A. Gorsky , revised version by A. Fadeechev
• Tsar Maiden , The Little Humpbacked Horse by R. Shchedrin directed by N. Androsov

2000

• Two Couples , Part III of Symphony in C Major , music by J. Bizet , choreography by J. Balanchine
• The Heir's Wife , “ Russian Hamlet ” to the music of L. van Beethoven and G. Mahler directed by B. Eifman
• Fairy of Gold , The Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky , choreography by M. Petipa , revised by Yu. Grigorovich
• Congo River and Fisherman’s Wife , “ Pharaoh ’s Daughter ” by C. Pugni directed by P. Lacotte
• Lilac Fairy , Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, revised version by Yu. Grigorovich
• 2nd variation in the film “Dream of Raymond”, “ Raymond ” by A. Glazunov , choreography by M. Petipa, revised by Yu. Grigorovich
• 2nd variation in the painting “Shadows”, “ La Bayadere ” by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, revised by Yu. Grigorovich

2001

• Mirta , “ Giselle ” - ballets edited by Yu. Grigorovich and V. Vasiliev
• Polish bride, Three swans , Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky in the 2nd edition of Yu. Grigorovich
• Gamzatti , La Bayadere , choreography by M. Petipa, revised by Yu. Grigorovich

2002

• Odette and Odile , Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky in the 2nd edition of Yu. Grigorovich

2003

• Classical dancer , “ Bright Stream ” by D. Shostakovich directed by A. Ratmansky
• Henrietta , Raymond , choreography by M. Petipa, revised version by Yu. Grigorovich
• Esmeralda , " Notre Dame de Paris " M. Jarre directed by R. Petit
• Seventh Waltz and Prelude , Chopiniana to music by F. Chopin, choreography by M. Fokin

2004

• Kitri , Don Quixote
• Pas de deux , Agon by I. Stravinsky , choreography by J. Balanchine
• Soloist of the IV movement , Symphony in C Major , music by J. Bizet, choreography by J. Balanchine
• Leading Soloist , Magrittomania
• Aegina , Spartak A. Khachaturian, choreography by Yu. Grigorovich

2005

• Germany , “ A Midsummer Night's Dream ” to the music of F. Madelson-Bartholdy and D. Ligeti directed by J. Neumeier
• Action **, “ Omen ” to music by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by L. Myasin
• Soloist ***, “ Playing Cards ” by I. Stravinsky directed by A. Ratmansky

2006

• Cinderella , Cinderella by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Posokhov, dir. Yu. Borisov

2007

• Soloist ***, “ In the Room Upstairs ” by F. Glass, choreography by T. Tharp
• Mehmene Banu , The Legend of Love by A. Melikov, choreography by Yu. Grigorovich
• Gulnara *, “ Corsair ” by A. Adan, choreography by M. Petipa, production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky and Yu. Burlaki
• Soloist , Class Concert to music by A. Glazunov, A. Lyadov, A. Rubinstein, D. Shostakovich, choreography by A. Messerer

2008

• Soloist , Misericordes to music by A. Pärt directed by C. Wheldon
• Soloist of the first part , " Symphonies in C Major ")
• Jeanne and Mireille de Poitiers , “The Flames of Paris ” by B. Asafiev staged by A. Ratmansky using choreography by V. Vainonen
• Variation ***, Grand Pas from the ballet Paquita , choreography by M. Petipa, production and new choreographic edition by Y. Burlaki

2009

• Medora , “ Corsair ” by A. Adan, choreography by M. Petipa, production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky and Y. Burlaki (debuted on tour of the theater in the USA)

2010

• Soloist ***, Rubies to the music of I. Stravinsky, II part of the ballet Jewels , choreography by J. Balanchine
• Soloist , Serenade to music by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by J. Balanchine

2011

• Fleur de Lis , Esmeralda by C. Pugni, choreography by M. Petipa, production and new choreography by Y. Burlaki, V. Medvedev
• Florina , “ Lost Illusions ” by L. Desyatnikov directed by A. Ratmansky
• Soloist **, Chroma J. Talbot and J. White, choreography by W. McGregor

2012

• Soloist , Emeralds to music by G. Foret, Part I of the ballet Jewels , choreography by J. Balanchine
• Soloist *, Dream of Dream to the music of S. Rachmaninov directed by J. Elo

2013

• Giselle , " Giselle " by A. Adan as edited by Yu. Grigorovich
• Marquise Sampietri's “ Marco Spada ” to music by D. Ober , choreography by P. Lacotte , script by J. Mazilier

2014

• Manon Lescaut , “The Lady with the Camellias ” to music by F. Chopin, choreography by J. Neumeier

2015

• Undina * , “Hero of Our Time” by I. Demutsky, part “Taman”, choreography by Y. Posokhov, director K. Serebrennikov

2016

• Main couple ** , “Variations on the Theme of Frank Bridge” to music by B. Britten, choreography by H. van Manen

2017

• Pair in Black ** , “Forgotten Land” to music by B. Britten, choreography by I. Kilian
• Diva / “Letter to Rudy” , “Nureyev” by I. Demutsky, choreography by Y. Posokhov, director K. Serebrennikov

2018

• Carmen , “Carmen Suite” by J. Bizet - R. Shchedrin directed by A. Alonso
• Dolly , Anna Karenina to music by P. Tchaikovsky, A. Schnittke, Kat Stevens / Yusuf Islam, choreography by J. Neumeier
• Aspicia , “ Pharaoh ’s Daughter ” by C. Pugni directed by P. Lacotte

(*) - the first performer of the party;

(**) - the first performer of the party at the Bolshoi Theater;

(***) - was one of the first ballet performers in the theater.

• 1999 - II prize and silver medal of the International Ballet Competition in Luxembourg.
• 2001 - II prize and silver medal of the IX International Competition of Ballet Dancers and Choreographers in Moscow.
• 2002 - Triumph Youth Award.
• 2004 - “ Soul of Dance ”, award of the magazine “ Ballet ” in the nomination “Rising Star” ^[6] .
• 2005 - winner of the Golden Lyre contest in the nomination “Female face of the year. The creative elite of Moscow. "
• 2009 - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
• 2014 - Oleg Yankovsky Prize "Creative Opening" (established by the organizing committee of the Cherry Forest Festival)

• Ekaterina Shipulina at the Bolshoi Theater website
• Ekaterina Shipulina in the Small Ballet Encyclopedia
• Photos on the site “Masters of Musical Theater”
• For the New Year, I dance in Irkutsk and dive into Baikal. // "Labor" No. 99, December 25, 2015
• Myths of ballet. // “Arguments and Facts” No. 2, January 13, 2016.