Renata Shakirova | |
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![]() Renata Shakirova in 2019 | |
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Occupation | ballet dancer |
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Current group | Mariinsky Ballet |
Renata Mukhametovna Shakirova ( Russian: Рената Мухаметовна Шакирова; born 5 April 1995 in Tashkent) is a ballet dancer, currently a principal with the Mariinsky Ballet.
Shakirova was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [1] She began her studies at the Bashkir Choreographic College, but then moved to Saint Petersburg with her family when she was admitted to the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet [2] and graduated in 2015; her teacher at the Academy was Tatiana Udalenkova. [3] As a student in the Academy, Renata was given the opportunity to dance roles with the Mariinsky Ballet. [4] She began rehearsing with the Mariinsky dancers as a way to stay in shape during the summer vacation from school and it was during those rehearsals she was asked to dance her first role in the theatre: Cupid in Don Quixote. [2]
Renata joined the Mariinsky Ballet upon her graduation and on October 11, 2015 she made her first principal role debut as Kitri in Don Quixote. [5] She was listed among 25 to Watch by Dance Magazine in 2015. [6] In 2016 Renata competed in the Bolshoi Ballet Competition hosted by Russian television network Russia-K with Mariinsky principal dancer Kimin Kim [7] and won first prize. [8]
Renata joined the Mariinsky Ballet upon her graduation and on October 11, 2015 she made her first principal role debut as Kitri in Don Quixote. [9] She was listed among 25 to Watch by Dance Magazine in 2015. [10] In 2016 Renata competed in the Bolshoi Ballet Competition hosted by Russian television network Russia-K with Mariinsky principal dancer Kimin Kim [11] and won first prize. [12]
Renata has danced ballets choreographed by Marius Petipa, Yury Grigorovich, Alexei Ratmansky, Michel Fokine, George Balanchine, etc. [1]
Marius Petipa
Yuri Grigorovich
Alexei Ratmansky
George Balanchine
Other Choreographers
Renata Shakirova | |
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![]() Renata Shakirova in 2019 | |
Born | |
Occupation | ballet dancer |
Career | |
Current group | Mariinsky Ballet |
Renata Mukhametovna Shakirova ( Russian: Рената Мухаметовна Шакирова; born 5 April 1995 in Tashkent) is a ballet dancer, currently a principal with the Mariinsky Ballet.
Shakirova was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [1] She began her studies at the Bashkir Choreographic College, but then moved to Saint Petersburg with her family when she was admitted to the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet [2] and graduated in 2015; her teacher at the Academy was Tatiana Udalenkova. [3] As a student in the Academy, Renata was given the opportunity to dance roles with the Mariinsky Ballet. [4] She began rehearsing with the Mariinsky dancers as a way to stay in shape during the summer vacation from school and it was during those rehearsals she was asked to dance her first role in the theatre: Cupid in Don Quixote. [2]
Renata joined the Mariinsky Ballet upon her graduation and on October 11, 2015 she made her first principal role debut as Kitri in Don Quixote. [5] She was listed among 25 to Watch by Dance Magazine in 2015. [6] In 2016 Renata competed in the Bolshoi Ballet Competition hosted by Russian television network Russia-K with Mariinsky principal dancer Kimin Kim [7] and won first prize. [8]
Renata joined the Mariinsky Ballet upon her graduation and on October 11, 2015 she made her first principal role debut as Kitri in Don Quixote. [9] She was listed among 25 to Watch by Dance Magazine in 2015. [10] In 2016 Renata competed in the Bolshoi Ballet Competition hosted by Russian television network Russia-K with Mariinsky principal dancer Kimin Kim [11] and won first prize. [12]
Renata has danced ballets choreographed by Marius Petipa, Yury Grigorovich, Alexei Ratmansky, Michel Fokine, George Balanchine, etc. [1]
Marius Petipa
Yuri Grigorovich
Alexei Ratmansky
George Balanchine
Other Choreographers