Svetlana Savelieva

• Prize-winner at the International Vaganova-Prix Ballet Dancers’ Competition (2^nd prize, St Petersburg, 2016)

Born in Yekaterinburg. Graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy (class of Marina Vasilieva) and joined the Mariinsky Ballet in 2019.

Repertoire includes:
La Sylphide (sylphs); choreography by August Bournonville, revised version by Elsa-Marianne von Rosen,
La Bayadère (Grand pas, D’Jampe); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani,
The Sleeping Beauty (Maids of honor of Aurora); choreography by Marius Petipa, revival of the 1890 production, staged by Sergei Vikharev,
The Sleeping Beauty (the Tenderness Fairy, Maids of honor of Aurora); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Swan Lake (two swans, brides, swans); choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
The Nutcracker (Waltz of the Flowers); choreography by VasilyVainonen,
The Legend of Love (Dance of the Court Dancers); choreography by Yuri Grigorovich,
Raymonda (Grand pas); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Michel Fokine’s ballets The Firebird (the Princess of Great Beauty),
The Nutcracker (the Nutcracker’s Sisters); production by MihailChemiakin, choreography by Kirill Simonov,
The Bronze Horseman (Contredanse); choreography by Rostislav Zakharov, Yuri Smekalov,
Porcelain, 12 (Girls); choreography by Alexander Sergeev,
dances in the opera A kékszakállú herceg vára (Duke Bluebeard’s wife).

Repertoire also includes:
Animated Frescoes from the ballet The Little Humpbacked Horse; choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon,
Act III from the ballet The Sleeping Beauty (Lilac Fairy); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Ophelia's monologue from the ballet Hamlet; choreography by Konstantin Sergeyev.