Anastasia Soboleva and Victor Lebedev in La Bayadere

Anastasia Soboleva (Rus. Анастасия Соболева) and Victor Lebedev  (Rus. Виктор Лебедев) from Mikhailovsky Theatre in La Bayadere. Music by Ludwig Minkus, choreography by Marius Petipa, revised by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani. Shot 5.8.2015 in Mosfilm Studios, Moscow. Big Ballet 2016 TV Show (Rus. Большой балет), where 14 dancers from 6 biggest musical theatres in Russia took part in the competition.

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Anastasia Soboleva (Rus. Анастасия Соболева) is currently first soloist with Mikhailovsky ballet. In 2001-2003, Nastya studied at the Kiev State Ballet School (classes of Zoya Dolgikh and Tatyana Tayakina). In 2010, she graduated from the Moscow State Ballet Academy (classes of Irina Syrova, Natalya Revitch, Marina Leonova). As a graduate, she joined the Bolshoi Ballet Company, where she has had Nina Semizorova and Ludmila Semenyaka as répétiteurs. For three years at the Bolshoi, she has danced the whole classical repertoire, participated in premières of new productions and performed leading roles. In 2013, she joined the Mikhailovsky Ballet Company as a ballet soloist.

Victor Lebedev (Also Viktor Lebedev, Rus. Виктор Лебедев) is currently principal with Mikhailovsky Ballet. He was born in 1991 in St Petersburg, he graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy (class of M. Enikeyev) in 2010 and the same year joined the Mikhailovsky Ballet Company.

Photo by Jack Devant ballet photography © with kind permission of the Kanal K, special thanks to Darina Timofeeva, who made it possible to shoot there.