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Maria Allash


Maria Allash was born in Moscow in 1976. She entered the Moscow Choreographic Academy in 1986 and studied with N.M. Savina, L.V.Dobrzhan and S.N. Golovkina. Upon graduation in 1994 she joined the Bolshoi Ballet.

At the Bolshoi Maria Allash has been working with Rimma Karelskaya, Marina Semyonova, Svetlana Adyrkhayeva, and Sofia Golovkina. Her regular coach is Tatiana Golikova.

She has been touring worldwide with the Bolshoi and was awarded the title of Merited Artist of Russia in 2002.

On January 19, 2007, following her performance of Nikiya in La Bayadère Maria Allash was promoted to principal dancer.

Her repertoire includes:

  • Mazurka and 11th Waltz in Chopiniana (Fokine) (1994)
  • Queen of the Dryads in Don Quixote (Petipa, Gorsky, staged by Fadeyechev) (1995)
  • Myrtha in Giselle (Perrot/Coralli, Petipa, staged by Vasiliev) (1995)
  • Spanish Bride in Swan Lake (Petipa/Ivanov, staged by Grigorovich) (1996)
  • Gamzatti in La Bayadère (Petipa, Chabukiani, Ponomarev, staged by Grigorovich) (1996)
  • Street Dancer in Don Quixote (Petipa, Gorsky, staged by Fadeyechev) (1997)
  • Henrietta and Clémence in Raymonda (Petipa, staged by Grigorovich) (1997)
  • Sapphire and Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty (Petipa, staged by Grigorovich) (1997)
  • 3rd Shade in La Bayadère (Petipa, Chabukiani/Ponomarev, staged by Grigorovich) (1997)
  • 1st variation in Grand Pas from Don Quixote (Petipa, Gorsky, staged by Fadeyechev) (1997)
  • Gold Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty (Petipa, staged by Grigorovich) (1997)
  • soloist in Mozartiana (Balanchine) (1998)
  • Mekhmene Banu in The Legend of Love (Grigorovich) (1998)
  • Juliet's friend in Romeo and Juliet (Lavrovsky)
  • Aegina in Spartacus (Grigorovich) (1999)
  • Big Swan, Hungarian Bride, pas de trois in Swan Lake (Petipa/Ivanov, staged by Grigorovich) (2001)
  • title role in Raymonda (Petipa, staged by Grigorovich) (2003)
  • Odette-Odile in Swan Lake (Petipa/Ivanov, staged by Grigorovich) (2004)
  • soloist in 3rd mvt. of Symphony in C (Balanchine) (2004)
  • soloist in Concerto Barocco (Balanchine) (2004)
  • title role in Lea (Ratmansky) (2004)
  • Nikiya in La Bayadère (Petipa, Chabukiani/Ponomarev, staged by Grigorovich) (2005)
  • Passion in Les Présages (Massine) (2005)
  • Hyppolita/Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Neumeier) (2005)
  • Rita in The Golden Age (Grigorovich) (2006)
Concert performances:
  • Dying Swan (Fokine)
  • Grand Pas Classique (Gsovsky)
  • Pas de Quatre (Dolin)
Copyright © 2002-2007
Text and photos of  Maria Allash Copyright © 2002-2007 Marc Haegeman. All rights reserved.