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Olesya Novikova (Russian: Олеся Новикова) is a Russian ballet dancer who has been first soloist with the Mariinsky Theatre.
She was born in Saint Petersburg and studied at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. Upon graduation, she joined the Mariinsky Theatre; she has toured with them in Great Britain, Germany and China. Novikova won a prize at the International Vaganova-Prix Ballet Dancers' Competition in 2002.[1]
Novikova created the female lead role in Du Côté de chez “Swann” by Alexei Miroshnichenko. In 2011, she played the lead role in the ballet Raymonda.[1]
Le Corsaire (Gulnare); choreography by Marius Petipa
La Bayadère (Nikiya, Gamzatti); choreography by Marius Petipa
The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, La Fee Miettes qui tombent, La Fee Coulante, fleur de farine, Gold Fairy, Silver Fairy); choreography by Marius Petipa, version by Konstantin Sergeyev
The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, Generosity Fairy, Silver Fairy); choreography by Marius Petipa, version by Sergei Vikharev
Swan Lake (Odette-Odile, Pas de trois, Cygnets); choreography by Marius Petipa
Raymonda (Raymonda, grand pas, variation); choreography by Marius Petipa