Anastasia Smirnova (ballet dancer)

Anastasia Smirnova
Анастасия Смирнова

Born|

Anastasia Viktorovna Smirnova

(2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23)

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Occupation| Ballet dancer
Years active| 2020-present
Career
Current group| Mikhailovsky Theatre
Former groups| Mariinsky Ballet

Anastasia Viktorovna Smirnova (‹See Tfd›Russian: Анастасия Викторовна Смирнова; born 8 May 2001, St. Petersburg) is a Russian ballet dancer, the soloist of the Mikhailovsky Theatre (St. Petersburg). The winner of the International Ballet Artist Competition Vaganova-Prix, (2018). The winner of the Moscow International Ballet Artist Competition (2022).[1]

## Career

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In 2020 she graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (teacher - Kovaleva L. V.) and was invited to the troupe of the Mikhailovsky Theatre as a soloist.[2][3]

She performed leading parties in the ballets «Don Quixote», «Coppelia», «La fille mal gardée», «La Bayadère», «The Nutcracker», «Laurencia (ballet)». The repertoire also includes Gulnara («Le Corsaire») and Odillia («Swan Lake»).[2][4]

In the 2021/2022 season, she worked at the Mariinsky Theatre, performed solo parts, and then in March 2022 she returned to the Mikhailovsky Theatre.[5]

In June 2022 she received the second prize (the first prize was awarded to no one) at the 14th Moscow International Ballet Competition.[6][7]

In the season 2022/23 Anastasia Smirnov at the Mikhailovsky Theatre for the first time performed the parties Cinderella and Juliet, and took part in the festivals named after Galina Ulanova in Yoshkar-Ola and Rudolf Nureyev in Kazan.[2]

As a guest soloist, she dances leading parties in ballets on the stage of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre.[8]

## Awards

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* The award of Diana Vishneva (2016).[9]
* The first prize of the VIII International Contest Vaganova-Prix (2018).[10]
* The silver medal for the second place (prize for the first place was not awarded) in the «Solo» category at the XIV Moscow International Competition of Ballet Artists (2022).[11][12]

## References

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1. ^ "В Большом театре объявили победителей Международного конкурса артистов балета" (in Russian). TASS. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
2. ^ a b c "Анастасия Смирнова, лауреат международных конкурсов" (in Russian). Mikhailovsky Theatre. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
3. ^ Ольга Угарова. "Балет. Персона. Анастасия Смирнова" (in Russian). balletmagazine.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
4. ^ Ольга Угарова (11 October 2022). ""Золушка": и чудеса, и любовь" (in Russian). vocidellopera.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
5. ^ Ольга Макарова. "Корсар" (in Russian). Mariinsky Theatre. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
6. ^ "Награждены победители Международного конкурса артистов балета" (in Russian). Argumenty i Fakty. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
7. ^ "Браво, Анастасия!" (in Russian). Mikhailovsky Theatre. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
8. ^ "Приглашенные солисты. Анастасия Смирнова. Биография" (in Russian). Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
9. ^ "Определены победители VII Международного конкурса Vaganova-PRIX" (in Russian). sanktpeterburg.bezformata.com. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
10. ^ Игорь Ступников (2018-10-24). "Звезды нашли звездочек. Итоги фестиваля Vaganova-PRIX в Петербурге" (in Russian). Санкт-Петербургские ведомости (с 1991). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
11. ^ "Итоги XIV Международного конкурса артистов балета" (in Russian). moscowballetcompetition.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
12. ^ Павел Ященков (2022-06-12). "В Большом театре подвели итоги Московского международного конкурса артистов балета" (in Russian). Moskovskij Komsomolets. Retrieved 2024-03-14.