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Elena Philipieva

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Elena Philipieva
Festival "Descents to Heaven" 2010. Performance by Elena Filipieva.
BornMay 23, 1970
Years active1988 - 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.

Biography

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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]

Repertoire

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Source:[11]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Олена Філіп'єва: «Театр має виховувати характер» — Телеканал I-UA.tv". i-ua.tv (in Ukrainian). 2020-08-19. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  2. ^ Pidlypska, Alina Mykolayivna (2018). "Школа жіночого балетного виконавства Національної опери України ім. Т.Г. Шевченка". Вісник Національної академії керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв (in Ukrainian) (4): 314–317. ISSN 2226-3209.
  3. ^ "Новини | Національна опера України". opera.com.ua. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  4. ^ "Olena Filipieva: "I never considered myself the best, but many gnaw at the fact that I still dance"". Craft | Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  5. ^ "Про присвоєння почесних звань України працівникам культури і мистецтва". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  6. ^ "Ballet no Shinzui". Metropolis Japan. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  7. ^ "Ballet de Kiev a México". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  8. ^ "Ballet "Don Quixote"" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  9. ^ "Roméo et Juliette : un pas de deux du Kiev Opera House à Beyrouth (photos)". L'Orient-Le Jour. 1997-12-10. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  10. ^ ""Portiamo qui la nostra cultura" - Cronaca - ilrestodelcarlino.it". il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  11. ^ a b "Persons | Національна опера України". opera.com.ua. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  12. ^ "Kiev Ballet's Don Quixote in Tokyo". bachtrack.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  13. ^ "Giselle of the Jurassic Era". «Антидот» і «детокс» від «Дня». Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  14. ^ Polishchuk, Tetiana (7 March 2006). "National Opera of Ukraine's premiere of The Marriage of Figaro". The Day.
  15. ^ "Zorba the Greek, a ballet in two acts, is back in opera - Sep. 23, 2010". KyivPost. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  16. ^ Clines, Francis X.; Times, Special To the New York (1989-06-23). "Moscow Dance Judges Withhold Grand Prize". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  17. ^ "Maïa Plissetskaïa danse à Pleyel avec le nouveau Ballet impérial de Russie". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1997-03-07. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  18. ^ "Olena Filipieva: "I never considered myself the best, but many gnaw at the fact that I still dance"". Craft | Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  19. ^ "Указ Президента України №91/2019". The Presidential Office of Ukraine. 2019.
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