Elena Philipieva
Elena Philipieva | |
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 Festival "Descents to Heaven" 2010. Performance by Elena Filipieva. | |
| Born | May 23, 1970 |
| Years active | 1988 - present |
Elena Philipieva (also spelt Olena Filipieva) (Ukrainian: Олена Філіп'єва, born 23 May 1970) is a Ukrainian prima ballerina and ballet director of the National Opera of Ukraine.
Biography
[edit]Philipieva was born in the city of Dniprorudne in Ukraine. Her parents were athletes. As a child, she trained in gymnastics and then folk dancing. In 1988 she graduated from the Kyiv State Choreographic School.[1] While studying, she performed in Giselle at the National Opera of Ukraine.
In 1988 Philipieva was appointed a ballet soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine and later started tutoring younger dancers.[2] In 2020 she was promoted to the position of ballet director of the National Opera of Ukraine.[3]
Maya Plisetskaya claimed her to be the best dancer she had ever seen and presented her with a ring as a sign of her admiration.[4] At the age of 23, Philipieva was awarded a People's Artist of Ukraine title.[5]
Philipieva has performed in Japan,[6] Canada, US, Mexico,[7] Brazil,[8] Germany, France,[9] Italy,[10] Spain, Switzerland, Norway and many other countries. Among her partners were Nikolai Tsiskaridze, Farukh Ruzimatov, Alexander Vetrov, Alexei Fadeyechev, Patrick Dupond, Denis Matvienko.[11]
Repertoire
[edit]Source:[11]
- Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
- The Sylph in La Sylphide
- Giselle in Giselle
- Kitri in Don Quixote[12]
- Odette, Odile in Swan Lake
- Clara in The Nutcracker
- Medora in Le Corsaire
- Aneli in Viennese Waltz
- Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty
- Cinderella in Cinderella
- Zoreslava in The Lord of Borisfen[13]
- Mavka, Kylyna in Forest Song
- Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro[14]
- Zobeide in Scheherazade
- Carmen in Carmen Suite
- Oksana in The Night Before Christmas
- Marina in Zorba the Greek[15]
Awards
[edit]- 1989: 3rd prize at International Ballet Competitions in Moscow[16]
- 1994: Gold Medal at St. Petersburg Maya Competition[17]
- 1996, 1999: Silver Medal at International Ballet and Modern Dance Competition, Japan[18]
- 2019: Order of Princess Olga[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Олена Філіп'єва: «Театр має виховувати характер» — Телеканал I-UA.tv". i-ua.tv (in Ukrainian). 2020-08-19. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ Pidlypska, Alina Mykolayivna (2018). "Школа жіночого балетного виконавства Національної опери України ім. Т.Г. Шевченка". Вісник Національної академії керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв (in Ukrainian) (4): 314–317. ISSN 2226-3209.
- ^ "Новини | Національна опера України". opera.com.ua. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Olena Filipieva: "I never considered myself the best, but many gnaw at the fact that I still dance"". Craft | Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Про присвоєння почесних звань України працівникам культури і мистецтва". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Ballet no Shinzui". Metropolis Japan. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "Ballet de Kiev a México". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "Ballet "Don Quixote"" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "Roméo et Juliette : un pas de deux du Kiev Opera House à Beyrouth (photos)". L'Orient-Le Jour. 1997-12-10. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ ""Portiamo qui la nostra cultura" - Cronaca - ilrestodelcarlino.it". il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ a b "Persons | Національна опера України". opera.com.ua. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "Kiev Ballet's Don Quixote in Tokyo". bachtrack.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "Giselle of the Jurassic Era". «Антидот» і «детокс» від «Дня». Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ Polishchuk, Tetiana (7 March 2006). "National Opera of Ukraine's premiere of The Marriage of Figaro". The Day.
- ^ "Zorba the Greek, a ballet in two acts, is back in opera - Sep. 23, 2010". KyivPost. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ Clines, Francis X.; Times, Special To the New York (1989-06-23). "Moscow Dance Judges Withhold Grand Prize". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Maïa Plissetskaïa danse à Pleyel avec le nouveau Ballet impérial de Russie". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1997-03-07. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Olena Filipieva: "I never considered myself the best, but many gnaw at the fact that I still dance"". Craft | Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ^ "Указ Президента України №91/2019". The Presidential Office of Ukraine. 2019.