Anastasia Plotnikova

• Recipient of Natalia Makarova award for artistry at The Youth America Grand Prix international competition (New York, 2019)
• Prize-winner at Russian competition of young ballet dancers Russia Ballet (3^rd prize, Moscow, 2019)
• Prize-winner at Korea international ballet competition (2^nd prize, Seul, 2018)
• Prize-winner at international ballet competition in Tallinn (1^st prize, 2018)

Born in Kemerovo. In 2012–2019 studied at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. In 2020 graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy (class of Tatiana Solomyanko) and joined the Mariinsky Ballet in 2020.

Her repertoire includes:
La Sylphide (Sylphs); choreography by August Bournonville, revised version by Elsa-Marianne von Rosen,
Giselle (Monna); choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa,
La Fille du Pharaon (Grand pas d’action, Neva); choreography by Marius Petipa reconstructed by Toni Candeloro,
La Bayadère (Trio of Shades, Grand pas); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani,
The Sleeping Beauty (La Fée Candide); choreography by Marius Petipa, revival of the 1890 production, staging by Sergei Vikharev,
The Sleeping Beauty (The Tender Fairy); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Swan Lake (Friend of the Prince, Two Swans); choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Raymonda (Clémence, variation in the scene The Dream); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Le Corsaire (trio of Odalisques ); production by Pyotr Gusev after the composition and choreography of Marius Petipa,
Don Quixote (Queen of the Dryads, Variation); choreography by Alexander Gorsky after motifs of the production by Marius Petipa,
The Fountin of Bakhchisarai (Polish Noblewomen); choreography by Rostislav Zakharov,
The Stone Flower (Amethysts); choreography by Yuri Grigorovich,
The Nutcracker (the Nutcracker’s Sisters); production by Mihail Chemiakin, choreography by Kirill Simonov,
Paquita (Paquita’s friends); choreography by Yuri Smekalov, reconstruction and staging of Marius Petipa's choreography (Act III Grand Pas) by Yuri Burlaka,
dances in the opera A kékszakállú herceg vára (Duke Bluebeard’s wife).

Repertoire also includes:
Swan Lake (Adagio from the Scene II); choreography by Lev Ivanov, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev.