
Svetlana Zakharova
- Date of Birth: 1979-06-10
- Place of Birth: Lutsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Biography
People’s Artist of Russia, laureate of the Russian state prize, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, étoile of La Scala, Svetlana Zakharova was born in Lutsk (Ukraine). At the age of 1... People’s Artist of Russia, laureate of the Russian state prize, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, étoile of La Scala, Svetlana Zakharova was born in Lutsk (Ukraine). At the age of 10 she entered the Kiev Choreography School. Having spend six years in the class of Valeria Sulegina, she took part in the international young dancers contest “Vaganova Prix” in Saint Petersburg, where she was the youngest ballet dancer. Then at the age of 15 Svetlana won the second prize. After the contest she accepted the invitation to go to the famous Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg. She skipped the second class and went straight to the graduating class which was the only case in the whole history of this educational institution. Zakharova immediately drew attention to herself and six months later, she took invitation to perform a solo part in the ballet “Don Quixote” in the Mariinsky Theatre. The graduate from the class by Elena Evteeva perfectly managed to perform one of the most complicated classical roles – the Queen of the Dryads. This is how the young star of the Russian ballet was rising. When she was seventeen, Svetlana Zakharova graduated from the Vaganova Academy and in nearly no time she was accepted into the legendary ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre. Svetlana was noticed by the outstanding teacher of the Mariinsky Theatre and a famous ballet dancer the People’s artist of Russia Olga Moiseeva. Under her guidance, Zakharova debuted as Maria in “The Fountain of Bakhchisarai”. Then she danced Gulnara in “Le Corsaire” and performed “The 7th Waltz and Mazurka” in “Chopiniana”.

Ballerina
Documentary • 2006 August

The Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake
Music • 2015 January

Моя мелодия
Reality, Family • 2023 March

Bolshoi Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
Music • 2011 November

Bolshoi Babylon
Documentary • 2015 September

The Pharaoh's Daughter
• 2003 January

Bolshoi Ballet: Spartacus
Music • 2013 October

Bolshoi Ballet: The Lady of the Camellias
Music • 2015 December

La Scala Ballet: La Bayadère
Music • 2006 May

Bolshoi Ballet: The Pharaoh's Daughter
Music • 2014 November