Svetlana Lunkina

Svetlana Aleksandrovna Lunkina (Russian: Светла́на Алекса́ндровна Лу́нькина; born 29 July 1979) is a Russian-Canadian[1] ballerina who is a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada.[2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Aleksandrovna and the family name is Lunkina.

Svetlana Lunkina
Lunkina as Odette in Swan Lake, Bolshoi Theatre, 22 May 2011
Born
Светла́на Алекса́ндровна Лу́нькина

(1979-07-29) 29 July 1979
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russian Federation)
EducationMoscow State Academy of Choreography
OccupationBallerina
Employer(s)Bolshoi Theatre
National Ballet of Canada
Known forGiselle, Swan Lake
SpouseVladislav Moskalev
Children2
AwardsMeritorious Artist of Russia (2008)
Prix Benois de la Danse (2007)
Websitesvetlanalunkina.com

Biography

Lunkina was born in Moscow and attended the Moscow Choreographic Academy. Upon her graduation in 1997, she joined the Bolshoi Ballet,[3] where she worked under the tutelage of Ekaterina Maximova.[4] During her first season at the Bolshoi Theatre, she was chosen to perform the title role in Giselle and thus, at the age of 18, became the youngest Giselle in the history of the Bolshoi.[5]

Over her 15-year career with the company, Lunkina danced many leading roles in both classical and contemporary ballets. In 2001, she was a Triumph Youth Award recipient, and the following year, Alexander Grant cast her as Lise in the Bolshoi premiere of Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée. Later, she worked extensively with Roland Petit, who gave her the roles of Liza in La Dame de Pique and Esmeralda in Notre-Dame de Paris in their Bolshoi premieres. She also performed La Rose Malade, which Petit updated for Lunkina for the first time since Maya Plisetskaya danced it. She was promoted to the rank of principal dancer in 2005. That year, Lunkina was awarded the Brilliance of the 21st Century award. During her career, she has performed in such ballets as La Bayadère, The Sleeping Beauty, La Fille du Pharaon, Spartacus and Chroma, and appeared at such theatres as the Berlin and Bavarian State Operas,[6] and the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, among others.[7] In 2006, she appeared as Giselle at the Vienna State Opera opposite Vladimir Malakhov.[8] In 2007, she performed with the Paris Opera Ballet as Lise in Ashton's La Fille mal gardée, opposite Mathieu Ganio, and as Clara in Rudolf Nureyev's The Nutcracker, opposite Jérémie Bélingard.[9] That year, Lunkina was awarded the Prix Benois de la Danse, sharing the prize for best female dancer with Agnès Letestu.[10] In 2008, Lunkina received the title Meritoriouos Artist of Russia.[11] In 2010, she was awarded with the prize Ballerina of the Decade,[7] along with the three other well-known ballerinas: Diana Vishneva, Alina Cojocaru and Lucia Lacarra.

Lunkina joined the National Ballet of Canada as a principal guest artist[2][12] in August 2013 and as a permanent principal dancer the following year.[13] With the company her repertoire has expanded to include roles such as Tatiana in John Cranko's Onegin and several ballets choreographed by John Neumeier: Romola de Pulszky in Nijinsky, Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire and the title role in Anna Karenina, which she danced in the company premiere. In addition she has performed multiple ballets by George Balanchine, Kenneth MacMillan, Christopher Wheeldon, Wayne McGregor and Crystal Pite. She has also continued to appear as a guest artist. In March 2014, she performed Petit's Le Jeune homme et la Mort at the London Coliseum.[14] That year, she was invited as a guest artist in South Korea,[15] and in April 2015, she performed in Taiwan.[16] In 2016 and 2018, she performed with the Asami Maki Ballet Tokyo, starring in Swan Lake[17] and Asami Maki's Asuka.[18] In October 2018, she performed in Singapore.[19] In May 2019, she danced the title role in Neumeier's Anna Karenina with the Hamburg Ballet.[20]

In 2002, Lunkina played one of the main characters in the feature film St.Petersburg-Cannes Express, by the American director John Daly; the world premiere screening took place in 2003 in Palm Springs, California.[21] In 2004, the Japanese portrait photographer Eichiro Sakata, included Lunkina in his photo gallery called Piercing the Sky as an outstanding contemporary personality.[22] In 2013, Lunkina became the main attraction and the objet d'art of a European art exhibit, created by the artist Anna Gaskell.

On 18 March 2014, Lunkina publicly expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people following Russia's occupation of Crimea.[23] In response to the Russian occupation of eastern Ukraine, she gave a charity performance of Giselle at the Odesa Opera and Ballet Theater in October 2015.[24] In September 2016, she returned there to dance Odette-Odile in Swan Lake.[25] In April 2022, she performed at a benefit gala in Toronto for Ukrainian war relief.[26] She has also provided material assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[27]

Lunkina is the artistic director of the Canada All Star Ballet Gala. Its first performance took place on 11 February 2017 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, featuring principal dancers from American Ballet Theatre, the Bolshoi Ballet, Rome Opera Ballet, Royal Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada.[28][29]

In 2019, collaborating with scientists and programmers, Lunkina developed the 1on1 Ballet Studio app, an interactive training program designed to develop ballet technique and proper form, which uses AI to analyze execution and offer suggestions on how to improve ballet technique.[30][31][32]

Personal life

Lunkina is married to Ukrainian-born producer Vladislav Moskalev[33] and has two children: Maxim, born in January 2004, and Eva, born in April 2009.[5]

Repertoire
  • La Sylphide (choreography by Elsa-Marianne von Rosen, after August Bournonville): Sylph[34]
  • La Sylphide (choreography by Johan Kobborg, after August Bournonville): Sylph
  • Giselle (choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot): Giselle[35][36]
  • Giselle (choreography by Yuri Grigorovich, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot): Giselle
  • Giselle (choreography by Ray Barra, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot): Giselle
  • Giselle (choreography by Carla Fracci, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot): Giselle[37]
  • Giselle (choreography by Elena Tschernischova, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot): Giselle
  • Giselle (choreography by Peter Wright, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot): Giselle[38]
  • Swan Lake (choreography by Yuri Grigorovich, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov): Odette-Odile, Russian Bride
  • Swan Lake (choreography by Ray Barra, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov): Odette-Odile[39]
  • Swan Lake (choreography by James Kudelka, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov): Odette-Odile[40]
  • Swan Lake (choreography by Kyozo Mitani and Terry Westmoreland, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov): Odette-Odile[17]
  • Swan Lake (choreography by Yuri Vasyuchenko, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov): Odette-Odile
  • Swan Lake (produced by Karen Kain, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, with additional choreography by Erik Bruhn, Robert Binet and Christopher Stowell): Odette-Odile[41]
  • The Sleeping Beauty (choreography by Yuri Grigorovich, after Marius Petipa): Princess Aurora, Fairy of Tenderness, Silver Fairy
  • The Sleeping Beauty (choreography by Rudolf Nureyev, after Marius Petipa): Princess Aurora[42]
  • The Nutcracker (choreography by Yuri Grigorovich): Marie
  • The Nutcracker (choreography by Rudolf Nureyev): Clara
  • The Nutcracker (choreography by James Kudelka): Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen[43]
  • Don Quixote (choreography by Alexei Fadeyechev, after Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky): Kitri
  • La Bayadère (choreography by Yuri Grigorovich, after Marius Petipa): Nikiya,[44] D'Jampe
  • Le Corsaire (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Burlaka, after Marius Petipa): Medora
  • Raymonda (choreography by Carla Fracci, after Marius Petipa): Raymonda
  • Esmeralda (choreography by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev, after Marius Petipa): Esmeralda
  • La Fille mal gardée (choreography by Frederick Ashton): Lise (first interpreter at the Bolshoi)
  • La Fille du Pharaon (choreography by Pierre Lacotte, after Marius Petipa): Aspicia
  • Notre-Dame de Paris (choreography by Roland Petit): Esmeralda (first interpreter at the Bolshoi)
  • Spartacus (choreography by Yuri Grigorovich): Phrygia[45]
  • Anyuta (choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev): Anyuta
  • Asuka (choreography by Asami Maki): Sugaru-Otome[46][47]
  • Onegin (choreography by John Cranko): Tatiana[48]
  • Manon (choreography by Kenneth MacMillan): Lescaut's Mistress[49]
  • Nijinsky (choreography by John Neumeier): Romola de Pulszky,[50] Eleonora Bereda[51]
  • A Streetcar Named Desire (choreography by John Neumeier): Blanche DuBois[52]
  • Anna Karenina (choreography: John Neumeier): Anna Karenina (first interpreter at the National Ballet of Canada) [53]
  • The Bright Stream (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky): Zina
  • Illusions perdues (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky): Coralie
  • Romeo and Juliet (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky): Juliet[54]
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (choreography by Christopher Wheeldon): Alice's Mother/Queen of Hearts[55]
  • The Winter's Tale (choreography by Christopher Wheeldon): Paulina[56]
  • Le Petit Prince (choreography by Guillaume Côté): The Snake
  • MADDADDAM (choreography by Wayne McGregor): Oryx[57]
  • Le Jeune Homme et la Mort (choreography by Roland Petit): la Mort[58]
  • La Dame de Pique (choreography by Roland Petit): Liza (first interpreter at the Bolshoi)
  • Carmen Suite (choreography by Alberto Alonso): Carmen
  • The Lesson (choreography by Flemming Flindt): Pupil
  • Les Sylphides (called Chopiniana in the Bolshoi production, choreography by Michel Fokine): Prelude and 7th Waltz[59]
  • Le Spectre de la Rose (choreography by Michel Fokine)
  • The Dying Swan (choreography by Michel Fokine)
  • Gaîté Parisienne (choreography by Léonide Massine): Glove Seller (first interpreter at the Bolshoi)
  • Les Présages (choreography by Léonide Massine): Passion
  • Apollo (choreography by George Balanchine): Terpsichore[60]
  • Serenade (choreography by George Balanchine): Waltz Girl
  • Symphony in C (choreography by George Balanchine): First Movement, Second Movement
  • The Four Temperaments (choreography by George Balanchine): Sanguinic[61]
  • Jewels (choreography by George Balanchine): "Diamonds"
  • Pas de Quatre (choreography by Anton Dolin)
  • Afternoon of a Faun (choreography by Jerome Robbins): Young Girl (first interpreter at the Bolshoi)
  • La Rose Malade (choreography by Roland Petit)[62]
  • Passacaille (choreography by Roland Petit): soloist (first interpreter at the Bolshoi)
  • Concerto (choreography by Kenneth MacMillan): Second Movement[63]
  • Elite Syncopations (choreography by Kenneth MacMillan): Stop-Time Rag[64]
  • Sentimental Waltz (choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev)
  • Petite Mort (choreography by Jiří Kylián)[65]
  • Jeu de cartes (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky)
  • Piano Concerto no. 1 (choreography by Alexei Ratmansky)[66]
  • After the Rain (choreography by Christopher Wheeldon): Third Couple[64]
  • Misericordes (choreography by Christopher Wheeldon; world premiere)[67]
  • Chroma (choreography by Wayne McGregor; first interpreter at the Bolshoi)[68]
  • Genus (choreography by Wayne McGregor)[69]
  • Dream of Dream (choreography by Jorma Elo; world premiere)
  • …black night's bright day (choreography by James Kudelka)[70]
  • Emergence (choreography by Crystal Pite)[71]
  • Angels' Atlas (choreography by Crystal Pite)[72]
  • Unearth (choreography by Robert Binet)
  • The Dreamers Ever Leave You (choreography by Robert Binet)[71]
  • Being and Nothingness (choreography by Guillaume Côté; world premiere)[73][74]
  • Dark Angels (choreography by Guillaume Côté; world premiere)[75]
  • On Solid Ground (choreography by Siphesihle November; world premiere)[64]

Filmography

See also

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