POSTED ON20.02.2018
Principal of Bayerisches Staatsballett, former soloist of Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre in Moscow, winner of Grand Prix of the Mikhailovsky Theatre, prize winner of numerous ballet competitions, Ksenya Ryzhkova will be an invited artist of Stars Gala performance at the Principal Theatre of Alicante.
Ksenia Ryzhkova was born in Moscow in 1994 and started dancing at the age of six. In 2004 she became a student of the Bolshoi Academy in Moscow, where she worked with Marina Leonova amongst others. After her diploma she was engaged at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre in Moscow. In 2016/2017 Ksenia Ryzhkova joined the Bayerisches Staatsballett as a Principal. (Information as of Nov 2017)
Awards (Selection)
Grand Prix of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
Award of the Ulanowa Foundation
Prize winner at the Grigorovich Competition "Youth Ballet"
Repertoire (selection)
Ksenia Ryzhkova was born in Moscow in 1994 and started dancing at the age of six. In 2004 she became a student of the Bolshoi Academy in Moscow, where she worked with Marina Leonova amongst others. After her diploma she was engaged at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre in Moscow. In 2016/2017 Ksenia Ryzhkova joined the Bayerisches Staatsballett as a Principal. (Information as of Nov 2017)
Awards (Selection)
Grand Prix of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
Award of the Ulanowa Foundation
Prize winner at the Grigorovich Competition "Youth Ballet"
Repertoire (selection)
- Nikiya in La Bayadère (N. Makarova)
- Giselle in Giselle (P. Wright/M. Petipa)
- Odette/Odile in Swan Lake (V. Burmeister)
- Masha in The Nutcracker (V. Vainonen)
- Manon in Manon (K. MacMillan)
- Rhapsody (F. Asthon)
- Solo in In the Night (J. Robbins)
- Solo in The Concert (J. Robbins)
- Leading role in Anna Karenina (C. Spuck)
