Yekaterina Osmolkina

• Honoured Artist of Russia.
• Prize-winner at the Vaganova-prix competition (St Petersburg, 1998).
• Prize-winner at the International Ballet Competition (Seoul, 2004).
• Recipient of the Golden Sophit, St Petersburg´s highest theatre prize (2006).

Born in Kishinev (Moldova).
Graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (class of Professor Zubkovskaya).

Joined the Mariinsky Theatre in 1999.

Repertoire:
La Sylphide (Sylphide, The Sylphides);
Giselle (Giselle, Monna, Zulma, Pas de deux);
Le Corsair (Gulnara, The three Odalisques);
La Bayadère (Gamzatti, Jampo, Grand pas classique), revised version by Vakhtang Chabukiani;
The Sleeping Beauty (Princess Aurora, Generosity Fairy, Silver Fairy, Diamond Fairy), revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev;
Le Reveil de Flore (Flore), revival of the 1894 production;
Swan Lake (Odette-Odilie, Prinse´s friends, Two wans);
Raymonda (Clemans, Henrietta);
Don Quixote (Kitri, Flower-sellers, Variation);
Pertoushka (the Elegant Lady´s friend);
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Maria, Young women);
Romeo and Juliet (Juliet, Juliet´s companion);
The Legend of Love (Shyrin, Shyrin´s Friends, Gold);
The Bedbug (Zoya);
Apollo (Terpsichore);
Serenade;
Piano Concerto No 2 (Ballet Imperial);
The Four Temperaments;
Theme and Variations;
Jewels (Emeralds, Diamonds);
Etudes;
Manon (Lescaut´s Mistress);
The Nutcracker (Masha, The Nutcracker´s Sisters, The Canteen-girl, China Dance, Waltz of the Flowers), Princess Pirlipat, or worthiness punished (Spanish Rat dance), production by Mihail Chemiakin, choreography by Kirill Simonov;
Cinderella (Cinderella, Dance Teacher), choreography by Alexei Ratmansky;
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude
The Magic Nut (Frog);
Ondine(Giannina), choreography by Pierre Lacotte;
Aria Suspended (soloist).

She took part in the gala concert "Great Ballerinas of the Mariinsky Theatre" in Stars of White Nights Festival in 2008 year.

Has toured with the Mariinsky Ballet to UK, Germany and China.