During the period from 2002 to 2013, I had the opportunity to carry out the following expert work in various capacities:
As an official opponent of dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Sciences:
Levkoeva Natalia Grigoryevna – Chief Secretary of the Jury at numerous ballet competitions, Candidate of Arts, Honored Worker of Culture of Russia, specialist in the field of international cultural relations
Gromova Elena Vladimirovna – Laureate of international competitions in performing and choreographic arts, has worked on projects with Dwight Rhoden and in the musicals ‘Chicago’ and ‘Cats.’ She choreographed five full-length ballets and several choreographic miniatures, including for amateur children’s dance groups—a permanent judge at international, national, and regional choreographic competitions.
As a supervisor of master’s theses:
Ms. Jiyeon Ryu, South Korea – Soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre, Assistant director, ballet teacher and choreographer of «Universal Ballet Company» (South Korea)
Vishneva Diana Viktorovna – Russian ballet dancer, prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre (since 1996) and the American Ballet Theatre (2005–2017). Winner of the ‘Prix de Lausanne’ (1994), recipient of theatrical awards such as the ‘Benois de la Danse,’ ‘Golden Sofit’ (both in 1996), ‘Golden Mask’ (2001, 2009, 2013), laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (2000), and People’s Artist of the Russian Federation (2007).
Ponomarenko Valentina Nikolaevna – Soloist, ballet repetiteur at the Samara State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after D.D. Shostakovich, Honored Artist of Russia.
Kozhevnikova Tatyana Viktorovna – musicologist, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor at Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education, Head of the Department of Choreography, and instructor at the Samara Choreographic School.
- Zakhrova S.Yu. Investigation of the Opportunities, Elements, and Conditions for Interaction Between the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet and Domestic Theaters in Enhancing the Quality of Professional Training for Ballet Artists. Master’s Thesis. Field of Study: Choreographic Art. Master’s Program: Ballet Pedagogy.
Zakhrova Svetlana Yuryevna – Russian ballet dancer, soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre from 1996 to 2003, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre (since 2003) and La Scala in Milan (since 2008), People’s Artist of the Russian Federation (2008), and laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (2007).
- Birukova T.V. Features of Self-Education in the Profession of Ballet Artist. Master’s Thesis. Field of Study: Choreographic Art. Master’s Program: Ballet Pedagogy.
- Yablokova E.A. Analysis of the Methodology for Teaching Classical Dance in a Choreographic Group Based in a General Education School with an Additional Education Department. Master’s Thesis. Field of Study: Choreographic Art. Master’s Program: Ballet Pedagogy.
- Barkhатova M.V. Professional Risks as a Factor in Rotation During the Training Process for the Profession of ‘Ballet Artist.’ Master’s Thesis. Field of Study: Choreographic Art. Master’s Program: Ballet Pedagogy.
As a supervisor of undergraduate theses:
- Shklyarov Vladimir Andreevich – Honored Artist of Russia, soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre ballet.
- Vedeneyev Dmitry – ballet artist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
- Konkov Valery Anatolyevich – ballet artist at the Mariinsky Theatre, Artistic Director of the Ballet Company at the Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A.S. Pushkin.