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Ms. Yekaterina Osmolkina, Russia

Principal Dancer of the Mariinsky Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia, Laureate of International Competitions, Laureate of the Highest Theatre Award of St. Petersburg "Golden Sofit"

https://www.mariinsky.ru/company/ballet/soloists/first_soloists/dancers1/osmolkina/

“I’ve known Aleksei Fomkin since 1999 when I started working at the Mariinsky Theatre. We danced together in various productions at the Mariinsky Theatre until he transitioned to the Vaganova Ballet Academy”.

“Thanks to Aleksei, the Vaganova Ballet Academy introduced a nine-year program for ballet dancers, culminating in a bachelor’s degree. This opened up additional opportunities for ballet dancers, allowing them to take on not only teaching but also administrative roles. This is very important because many ballet dancers have a wealth of artistic and creative experience that can be leveraged to enhance culture”.