Madina Basbaeva and Zhandos Aubakirov in Thais from Ma Pavlova, music by Jules Massenet, choreography by Roland Petit. Shot on 22.5.2016 in Astana Opera, Ballet Gala.

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Madina Basbaeva (Kaz. Мадина Басбаева, Rus. Мадина Басбаева) is Leading Soloist with Astana Opera Ballet. Madina was born in Almaty. In 2003 she graduated from A.V. Seleznev College of Choreography. From 2003 to 2013 she worked as a leading soloist of K. Baiseitova National Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Since 2013 she is a leading soloist of Astana Opera. Her teacher-repetiteur is Galiya Buribayeva. Madina Basbayeva is a guest soloist of Op?ra National de Bordeaux.

Zhandos Aubakirov (Kaz. Жандос Әубәкіров, Rus. Жандос Аубакиров) is leading Soloist with Astana Opera Ballet, He was born in Taraz. In 2004 he graduated from A.V. Seleznev College of Choreography (class of V.P. Golov and A.N. Medvedeva) and danced as a leading soloist of K. Baiseitova National Theatre of Opera and Ballet as a leading soloist till 2013. From 2007 to 2009 he worked in Astana Ballet Company. He did an internship at Teatro alla Scala (Milan, Italy 2007). Since 2014 he is a soloist of Astana Opera.

Photos by Jack Devant Ballet Photography with kind permission of the Astana Opera, special thanks to Assel Nakupova and Yekaterina Romanova.

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