Elena Philipieva | |
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![]() Festival "Descents to Heaven" 2010. Performance by Elena Filipieva. | |
Born | May 23, 1970 |
Years active | 1988 - present |
Elena Philipieva (also spelt Olena Filipieva) (Ukrainian: Олена Філіп'єва, born 23 May 1970) is a Ukrainian prima ballerina and ballet director of the National Opera of Ukraine.
Philipieva was born in the city of Dniprorudne in Ukraine. Her parents were athletes. As a child, she trained in gymnastics and then folk dancing. In 1988 she graduated from the Kyiv State Choreographic School.[1] While studying, she performed in Giselle at the National Opera of Ukraine.
In 1988 Philipieva was appointed a ballet soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine and later started tutoring younger dancers.[2] In 2020 she was promoted to the position of ballet director of the National Opera of Ukraine.[3]
Maya Plisetskaya claimed her to be the best dancer she had ever seen and presented her with a ring as a sign of her admiration.[4] At the age of 23, Philipieva was awarded a People's Artist of Ukraine title.[5]
Philipieva has performed in Japan,[6] Canada, US, Mexico,[7] Brazil,[8] Germany, France,[9] Italy,[10] Spain, Switzerland, Norway and many other countries. Among her partners were Nikolai Tsiskaridze, Farukh Ruzimatov, Alexander Vetrov, Alexei Fadeyechev, Patrick Dupond, Denis Matvienko.[11]
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