Renata Shakirova
Ballet dancer
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Renata Mukhametovna Shakirova (Russian: Рената Мухаметовна Шакирова; born 5 April 1995 in Tashkent) is a ballet dancer, currently a principal with the Mariinsky Ballet.
Renata Shakirova | |
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Renata Shakirova in 2019 | |
| Born | 5 April 1995 |
| Occupation | ballet dancer |
| Career | |
| Current group | Mariinsky Ballet |
Early life and education
Shakirova was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] She began her studies at the Bashkir Choreographic College, but then moved to Saint Petersburg with her family when she was admitted to the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet[2] and graduated in 2015; her teacher at the Academy was Tatiana Udalenkova.[3] As a student in the Academy, Renata was given the opportunity to dance roles with the Mariinsky Ballet.[4] She began rehearsing with the Mariinsky dancers as a way to stay in shape during the summer vacation from school and it was during those rehearsals she was asked to dance her first role in the theatre: Cupid in Don Quixote.[2]
Career
Renata joined the Mariinsky Ballet upon her graduation and on October 11, 2015 she made her first principal role debut as Kitri in Don Quixote.[5] She was listed among 25 to Watch by Dance Magazine in 2015.[6] In 2016 Renata competed in the Bolshoi Ballet Competition hosted by Russian television network Russia-K with Mariinsky principal dancer Kimin Kim[7] and won first prize.[8]
Repertoire
Renata has danced ballets choreographed by Marius Petipa, Yury Grigorovich, Alexei Ratmansky, Michel Fokine, George Balanchine, etc.[1]
Marius Petipa
- Giselle (Giselle, Classical Duet)
- The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, Princess Florine)
- Swan Lake (Odette-Odile, Friends of the Prince, Cygnets, Two Swans)
- La Bayadère (Nikiya, Trio of Shades)
- Raymonda (Henrietta, Grand pas variation)
- Le Corsaire (Gulnare, Trio of Odalisques)
- Don Quixote (Kitri, Amour, Flower Girls, Grand pas variation)
- The Pharaoh's Daughter (Ramzé)
Yuri Grigorovich
- The Legend of Love (Shyrin, Gold Dance)
- The Stone Flower (Katarina, The Mistress of the Copper Mountain)
Alexei Ratmansky
- Concerto DSCH
- The Little Humpbacked Horse (Tsar Maiden)
- Cinderella (Cinderella)
- Pierrot Lunaire
George Balanchine
- Jewels (Rubies soloist)
- Apollo (Polyhymnia, Calliope)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (pas de deux in Act II )
- Symphony in C (III. Allegro vivace, IV.Allegro vivace)
- Swan Lake
Other choreographers
- Anyuta (Anyuta); choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev
- Carmen Suite (Carmen); choreography by Alberto Alonso
- Romeo and Juliet (Juliet, Juliet's Companions); choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky
- Paquita (Paquita, Carducha); production by Yuri Smekalov
- Diana and Acteon Pas de Deux; choreography by Agrippina Vaganova
- Le Carnaval (Butterfly); choreography by Michel Fokine
- The Nutcracker (Masha); choreography by Vasili Vainonen
- Shurale (Syuimbike); choreography by Leonid Yakobson
- Adagio Hammerklavier; choreography by Hans van Manen
- Bambi (Butterfly) and Violin Concerto No. 2; choreography by Anton Pimonov
- The Bronze Horseman (Parasha); choreography by Yuri Smekalov
- Pulcinella (Pimpinella); choreography by Ilya Zhivoi