Maria Khoreva
Maria Vladimirovna Khoreva | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 2000 |
| Education | Vaganova Ballet Academy |
| Occupation | Dancer |
| Career | |
| Current group | Mariinsky Ballet |
Maria Vladimirovna Khoreva (Russian: Мария Владимировна Хорева, born 3 July 2000) is a Russian ballet dancer and first soloist of the Mariinsky Ballet since 2018.
Early life
Khoreva was born on 3 July 2000 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Before being accepted to the Vaganova Ballet Academy, Khoreva practiced rhythmic gymnastics for seven years.[1]
While at the Vaganova Academy, Khoreva was taught by celebrated professor Lyudmila Kovaleva, who is known for producing such talents as Diana Vishneva and Olga Smirnova. Khoreva was one of the few people in her grade who graduated with an honors diploma. In her final year of study, Khoreva performed the following roles with the Academy both domestically and internationally:
- Dance of the Hours: Night
- Suite en Blanc: Flute, Adagio
- Le Réveil de Flore: Flora, Aurora
- The Fairy Doll: Fairy Doll
- The Nutcracker: Masha
The Mariinsky
Khoreva joined the Mariinsky Ballet in 2018 after graduating from the Vaganova Academy. In the summer before the start of her first season with the company, she debuted as Terpsichore in George Balanchine's Apollo alongside Mariinsky principal Xander Parish in the title role.
In the fall of 2018, Khoreva debuted in Le Corsaire as one of the trio of Odalisques and as one of the Prince's friends in the Swan Lake pas de trois. In October, she danced the title role in Paquita, a rarity for such a recent graduate, and at the end of the month was promoted from the corps de ballet to first soloist, a rank just one step below principal dancer.
Her repertoire with the Mariinsky thus far includes:[2]
- La Bayadère: Nikiya
- The Nutcracker: Masha
- Paquita: Paquita
- Raymonda: Raymonda
- Sleeping Beauty: Princess Aurora
- Apollo: Terpsichore
- Don Quixote: Queen of the Dryads, Kitri (Act III grand pas de deux)
- Jewels: Diamonds
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Titania (Pas de deux from Act II)
- Serenade: Soloist
- Le Corsaire: Medora, Trio of Odalisques
- Swan Lake: Friends of the Prince
Khoreva is coached by former Mariinsky soloist Elvira Tarasova.
Personal life
Khoreva is widely known on Instagram under the handle @marachok. She documents her day-to-day life as a dancer on the account, initially at the Vaganova Academy and now at the Mariinsky, and over the years has amassed over 400,000 followers. She is a spokesperson for the sportswear brand Nike, Inc. and an ambassador for Bloch dancewear.