Elena FEDORENKO
The marathon of Christmas fairy tales ends on February 1 at the State Kremlin Palace. The Perm Opera and Ballet Theater named after Tchaikovsky will present the premiere of “The Nutcracker,” staged on the eve of the New Year holidays by the theater’s chief choreographer Alexei Miroshnichenko. In the role of Marie is the favorite of Muscovites, world star Natalya Osipova.
She once fled from the Bolshoi Theater, stayed briefly at the Mikhailovsky Theater, four years ago became a prima ballerina at Covent Garden, and since the beginning of this season she has also been a prima ballerina at the Perm Opera. The long-awaited guest will not stay in Moscow for long - immediately after the performance she will go to St. Petersburg, where on February 16 at the Mariinsky Theater she will dance for the first time in Yuri Grigorovich’s play “The Legend of Love.” “Culture” asked the ballerina about new performances, immediate plans, partners and hobbies.
culture: You haven’t appeared in Moscow for a long time, but she loves you so much.
Osipova: Not because I don’t want to, I have a great desire, I miss you. But now my place of life and work is London, subject to the strict rehearsal schedule of the Royal Ballet. Unfortunately, almost never did the schedule coincide with the opportunity to prepare and dance a full-fledged performance in Moscow. It finally worked out - and happily: I was free in the first half of February. So the invitation to speak at hometown received it with great joy.
culture: New "Nutcracker" Perm Theater You will dance for the first time. The Ural viewers were a little offended that you did not participate in the premiere screenings.
Osipova: I’m sorry that I couldn’t do this, but my December plans were interrupted by a rather serious injury. After the difficult performance “Sylvia”, problems with the Achilles began, and I had to treat my leg for four weeks.
culture: What choreographic versions of The Nutcracker have you already danced?
Osipova: Ballet by Vasily Vainonen, Nureyev's version at the Paris Opera, Peter Wright's performance at the Royal Ballet. Unfortunately, it was not possible to Bolshoi Theater perform in “The Nutcracker” by Yuri Grigorovich.
culture: Chief choreographer Perm Theater Alexey Miroshnichenko always inserts mini-quotes from famous productions into his choreographic texts - he respects the classics and loves roll calls of times. Is there stylization in his “Nutcracker” too?
Osipova: The performance was created in classical traditions, due credit is given to many predecessors. Alexey put his feelings and imagination into the ballet. He's a great dreamer, and I always admire how great his plots are and how respectful he is of detail.
At the beginning of the Perm performance, the story of Princess Pirlipat, who rejected the Nutcracker, is “told”, which makes a strong impression on Marie. She doesn’t understand how someone so good can literally be kicked away. Then, when the Prince invites Marie to stay in fairy tale kingdom and practically lays his heart at her feet, the heroine is overcome by doubts for a brief moment. This is what destroys love: the Nutcracker again becomes ugly and wooden. The girl is ready to run after him and ask for forgiveness, but it’s too late. He disappeared, the world was destroyed. This is how the choreographer explains Tchaikovsky’s tragic music in the duet of happiness. His idea is close to me. When I rehearse, I think about life, and, indeed, in true and full-fledged love, especially when it arises, even the smallest injustice hurts deeply and is perceived as a universal betrayal. If we relate this poignant scene to the usual theme of growing up in The Nutcracker, we can grasp the moment of transition from youthful dreams to adulthood.
culture: So the ending is sad?
Osipova: No, no, wonderful. Marie returns to reality, runs out into the winter streets of St. Petersburg in the 19th century, where she meets Drosselmeyer, meets his nephew, recognizes him as the Nutcracker whom she saw in her dream. At the rehearsal, I shouted to Lesha: “No, don’t - they will get married, then they will get divorced, and it will be the way it most often happens...” And then I thought: can’t a fairy tale exist in reality?
culture: Your Prince - Nikita Chetverikov, remembered by viewers from the television competition “ Bolshoi Ballet" Are you happy with the duet?
Osipova: We danced Giselle and Romeo and Juliet together. Nikita is a reliable partner and an excellent dancer - both in technique, and in the purity of performance, and in fullness. He feels me, at rehearsals he sets the right tone. They say that I am bright on stage and often adjust my partners to suit me. It’s hard for boys with me, not because I do something incredible, but because I have such a character and such emotions. Nikita and I dance in contrast, and at the same time he always understands what I want to say and immediately responds.
culture: Aren't you afraid of the stage of the Kremlin Palace - huge as a training ground?
Osipova: I don’t really like it, although I danced there many times when I worked at the Bolshoi Theater. I have a difficult impression of not hearing the audience, not feeling their reaction. As well as an incredible space that needs to be filled with your energy. But it’s a long-awaited event: I’m finally dancing a full performance in Moscow to wonderful music, one of my favorites. In general, I have somehow hardened myself and am no longer afraid of anything in terms of creativity. By and large, I don’t care what they say or write about me, who perceives me and how. I myself get great pleasure, and that means the audience does too.
culture: Why did you, a world-class star, need to become a prima ballerina of the Perm Theater?
Osipova: We have developed warm relations with the artists, with the choreographer Alexei Miroshnichenko, with the conductor Teodor Currentzis. I fell in love with the open, sincere people working in Perm. The ballet troupe is amazing, I did not expect and was even surprised at such a high professional level. It feels good and pleasant to dance here, but I don’t get to do it often yet. I sincerely love coming here, although the journey is long and inconvenient and takes a lot of time. I didn’t calculate anything, I acted as my heart told me. I can’t answer more clearly.
culture: How did you end up in Perm? Have you known Alexey Miroshnichenko for a long time?
Osipova: Once upon a time, many years ago, we saw each other at the Bolshoi Theater at the rehearsals of the first workshop (shows of the works of beginning choreographers. - "Culture"). Lesha staged his own, I was busy in another room, we just crossed paths. We met in Perm when I came to dance Romeo and Juliet on my own initiative in December 2016.
culture: How is this?
Osipova: My favorite ballet is “Romeo and Juliet” by Kenneth MacMillan, I often perform it with pleasure, for the first time at the American Ballet Theater almost eight years ago. But there was a season when the play was not on in London, and I really wanted to dance. With great surprise I found him in Perm poster. I then dreamed of performing in a duet with David Hallberg, who, as it seemed to him, had recovered from an injury. But he was in a hurry. I arrived, met Alexey and the troupe, the performance took shape and left an amazing feeling. It’s good that you were active then and agreed to perform.
Don’t be surprised, I also applied to the Mariinsky Theater with a request to dance Mekhmene Banu in “The Legend of Love” by Yuri Grigorovich. I'm glad that I was given this opportunity. After Perm I’m going to St. Petersburg to rehearse.
culture: Have you always wanted to dance this ballet by Yuri Grigorovich?
Osipova: You could say since childhood. I was so delighted with the performance and the role that at the choreographic school for the final exam acting prepared a monologue by Mehmene Banu. Unfortunately, at the Bolshoi Theater I was never able to perform this role; there was a lot of things I couldn’t do there: they didn’t trust me with the responsible repertoire.
culture: Who will be your Ferkhad?
Osipova: Volodya Shklyarov. The first time we met was at the Royal Ballet during rehearsals for the play “Margarita and Armand”. He helped me a lot as a human being during the period when I was left without a partner. I like his warm energy - not like that of a brutal macho, but somehow gentle, intelligent. I think our duet in “Margarita and Arman” is one of the most successful in my career.
culture: Will we never see you at the Bolshoi?
Osipova: I plan to come to the gala in honor of Marius Petipa and take part in the Benois de la Danse concert.
culture: I know that you answer “no” to almost all proposals, but it turns out that sometimes you come up with own initiatives.
Osipova: Honestly, lately I give up a lot. I balance interest and time. I always need careful rehearsals, immersion in work - only then can I do the role well. It’s already quite awkward just to come and dance something that has long been in my repertoire. I don't care where I dance, the choice is determined unusual role, the performance I dreamed of, or a partner. There are fewer performances on the side, but each one is special for me. Of course, we, artists, work for the public, they give us a lot of energy, but it’s still a great pleasure to do what inspires you. For example, I don’t dance “Don Quixote” anymore.
culture: But “Don Quixote” brought you world fame, after which you and Ivan Vasiliev were called “child prodigies of the Bolshoi Theater.” You'll probably want to return to Kitri.
Osipova: I have no doubt. I’ll just wait for the inner impulse when, upon hearing this name, my heart will beat and my soul will respond.
culture: There are legendary duets in the history of ballet: Fontaine - Nureyev, Maksimova - Vasiliev. Many thought that the pair Osipova - Vasiliev or Osipova - Polunin would take place. It didn't happen. Why?
Osipova: Vanya Vasiliev and I did a lot together. It was a wonderful period, then our paths diverged. He needed one thing, I needed another. Everything happened naturally, and I don’t have any regrets about it. And with Sergei Polunin we continue to dance. Not much, but this season they have already staged “The Taming of the Shrew” and “Giselle” in Munich. Sergei has his own schedule, plans, interests, priorities.
culture: After Sergei’s confessions about a painful love affair with ballet in the film “Dancer,” it’s even surprising that he performs the classics.
Osipova: He's in amazing shape. A sought-after talented person who does many things besides dance: acts in films, carries out his own projects. I'm very happy for him. Limiting both yourself and him to the fact that we must dance together is stupid. The more partners and different performances, the better. It is still a great happiness for me to dance with Sergei, he is an outstanding artist.
culture: Are you used to life in London?
Osipova: Yes, I settled down in the city and in the troupe. In the team I am a little on my own, a kind of separate person. I come, do my rehearsals and performances, I don’t really know what’s going on among the artists, who communicates with whom. with their own dramatic roles I’m very passionate, the repertoire is interesting to me, every season gives me new works. I feel good and comfortable, but I don’t rule out the possibility that I’ll rush somewhere else.
culture: Is this season busy for you?
Osipova: Yes, like the previous ones. Already took place world premiere ballet "Wind". Choreographer Arthur Pita staged this performance for me. She danced the technically difficult “Sylvia” by Frederick Ashton. These are two great work at the Royal Ballet. After “The Nutcracker” in Moscow and “The Legend of Love” in St. Petersburg - a wonderful cascade of performances at Covent Garden: “Giselle” and “Manon” with my favorite partner David Hallberg, “ Swan Lake" with Matthew Ball - young artist serving high hopes, with Vladimir Shklyarov - “Margarita and Arman”. The whole palette female characters! With David, and I was so looking forward to his recovery, at the American Ballet Theater on May 18 - our common birthday - I will dance “Giselle” again.
culture: Isn’t it sad because you fanatically devote your life only to work?
Osipova: You see, I'm pleased with this. Dancing makes me happy, gives me joy and energy. And besides him, of course, there are parents, friends and a lot of hobbies.
culture: Friends from the world of ballet?
Osipova: Among my colleagues, I would only name ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson as my friend. The rest of our close friends are non-ballet people, but they love our art very much, it once introduced us.
Unfortunately, I don’t have a husband or children, but I really hope that I will have my own family, which is missing, of course. I always tell myself: if not, then it’s not time yet, it will appear a little later, but now I need to do something else. Everything comes naturally and in due time.
culture: On stage you are flight and temperament. What about in life?
Osipova: No, in life I’m probably not temperamental and by nature I’m a maximalist. I'm difficult to be around. Especially for men, because I react to everything subtly and emotionally, and this is hard to endure. I feel like I’m changing; five years ago I was completely different. Now, it seems, I have become smarter and learned to take everything calmer. Previously, every smallest incident became a drama for me.
culture: You mentioned hobbies - what are they?
Osipova: Painting, literature, music, although I can’t say that everything free time I spend it in museums and at concerts. I fell in love with communication, I wouldn’t call it social life, but I like being around people now. It’s interesting with those who are older and smarter. Until recently, I was a completely closed person.
But I have no goal to change anything in my destiny - to take up photography or modeling. I have a kind of unambiguous love and one for the rest of my life - this is dance. Not ballet, but dance. The more I look at it, the more deeply I understand how much you can express with this amazing language, how much you can give to people. I am far from politics, and in our difficult times, although they are always difficult, I am glad that the audience can come and enjoy the peace reigning on stage. I constantly catch myself thinking: what a blessing that I am in dance and I have no plans not related to the theater. It’s just that the ideas in my head have become more global and large-scale.
culture: Which of them will be implemented in the near future?
Osipova: My busy program at Sadler's Wells is planned. Choreography by Anthony Tudor, Jerome Robbins, Alexei Ratmansky, Ohad Naharin and Ivan Perez. Five solos and duets - different styles and choreographers. In addition to the well-known ones, a number of numbers will be staged specifically for me.
I’m preparing a one-woman show, Two Feet, about Olga Spesivtseva, composed by Australian choreographer Meryl Tenkard. We are waiting for confirmation from the Old Vic - excellent, one of the best English drama theaters. This is a serious production, new for me, where you will need to talk a lot in English, and not just dance. Two sections, one and a half hours. I will talk about the fate of Spesivtseva and my life as a ballerina.
culture: Spesivtseva is a tragic figure, her life ended in a psychiatric clinic, and you rhyme her image with your fate, which is quite successful.
Osipova: From my life - only real facts and reasoning. How I came into the profession, what I encountered, specific cases, both funny and dramatic. Many people believe that the path of a ballerina is thorny, consisting of diets and grueling exercises. I don’t agree with the idea that this is some kind of terrible life devoid of many joys. So I’m talking about what we do, what we don’t allow ourselves, how our days go. In fact, ballet is a great happiness, not only the performances, but also our everyday life is beautiful and amazing. It’s just that childhood and the beginning of a career are connected with the fact that you invest a lot of physical and emotional strength into an unknown future.
culture: Why don’t you talk about the play “Mother”?
Osipova: We named him "Mom". I cannot announce this project, but since you ask... In England it is very big problem with the location of the show - plans for theaters, including the one we have in mind, are scheduled ahead of time long time. I hope they find us free days, and we’ll probably show the premiere this summer at the Edinburgh festival.
It is based on Andersen’s fairy tale “The Story of a Mother”, the choreographer is Arthur Pita, the partner is the actor and wonderful contemporary dancer Jonathan Godard. He plays many roles - from Death and the Old Woman to the Lake and the Flower - everything that gets in the way of the mother.
culture: Andersen's tale is dark and heartbreaking.
Osipova: A very sad story - terrible, tragic. She made an indelible impression on me.
culture: Did you find it yourself?
Osipova: Arthur Pita. But he knows me so well that he immediately understood that I couldn’t pass by. We quickly assembled a wonderful team: Arthur, musician, producer, costume designer. We've already had several rehearsals. The fairy tale attracted me because I had never seen such roles before. I played with different feelings, but the love of a mother, who will go to the very end and sacrifice everything she has, was not necessary, so I wanted to try. The choreographer is close to me not only in the language of dance, but also because he masters the skill of directing. All our work seems successful to me. Both the surreal grotesque ballet Facada, which Moscow saw, and the recent “Wind” at Covent Garden, which was controversially received in England, and I consider my role in this performance one of the best.
culture: Several years ago you admitted to our newspaper that you dreamed of dancing Cinderella. Didn't come true?
Osipova: A wonderful project is planned with choreographer Vladimir Varnava and producer Sergei Danilyan. New version“Cinderella” is my biggest dream. I hope there will be a premiere soon, and next season we will show it in Russia.
Natalya Osipova is one of the five best ballerinas in the world who managed to conquer the famous European stages. The girl’s career developed rapidly; at the age of 24, Natasha was already a prima dancer at the Bolshoi Theater. Recently, the ballerina has been working in Europe and America, but in 2017 she decided to work in her homeland, and not just anywhere, but in provincial Perm. Her role called her there.
Childhood and youth
Natasha was born into a Muscovite family in 1986. When the girl was 5 years old, her parents took her to artistic gymnastics, however, relations with this direction did not work out. Point at sports biography caused by a severe back injury. The coaches advised me to try my hand at dancing, so Natasha ended up in ballet.
Osipova has the Moscow Academy of Choreography behind her. From the walls educational institution the girl went straight to the troupe of the legendary Bolshoi Theater, where she first appeared on stage in the fall of 2004.
Ballet
The capital's public fell in love with young ballerina. Ballet connoisseurs never ceased to admire the brilliant jumps and flights, the lyricism of the image and the perfect technique of performance. In the very first season, Natasha began to be trusted with solo parts. The actress lasted seven years at the Bolshoi.
In 2007, Natalya Osipova, as part of a grand tour, performed for the first time on the stage of the famous London Covent Garden. The audience warmly welcomed the ballerina, who also received the British National Award in the category " classical ballet" A year later, her native theater awarded the talented girl the title of leading dancer.
Natasha tried on the images of Kitri in the production of Don Quixote, La Sylphide in the ballet of the same name, and Medora in The Corsair. The role of Giselle caused a storm of delight. However, the brilliant performance is understandable, because this is Osipova’s favorite character of all that she had the chance to embody. The girl admitted to journalists that every time she went on stage, she tried to convey emotions and experiences fairy tale.
In the spring of 2010, the ballerina reached the pinnacle of her career at the Bolshoi Theater, becoming its prima. At the same time, the dancer received offers from the leaders of foreign temples of Melpomene. The American Ballet Theater turned out to be particularly persistent; at the invitation, Natalia shone several times at the New York Metropolitan Opera, dancing in “Giselle” and “La Sylphide”.
In 2011, Russian ballet fans were surprised by the news that Osipova and her partner had left the Bolshoi. Star couple went to St. Petersburg, where Natalya was appointed prima singer of the Mikhailovsky Theater.
Later, the actress told the press that in Moscow she was “kept in the youth,” her repertoire froze in one place - the girl did not want to remain the eternal Kitri. And in the St. Petersburg theater the field for unlocking potential turned out to be wider. The dancer transformed into Odette in Swan Lake, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and the princess in Sleeping Beauty.
Every year Osipova's star burned brighter. Soon the girl was invited to the London Royal Ballet (Coven Garden), and in 2012 she already performed at a grand concert in honor of the 60th anniversary of the reign. The invited soloist managed to dance three “Swan Lakes”, and Carlos Acosta became her working partner. In the future, the theater signed a permanent contract with the artist.
For short term Natalya managed to become a world celebrity, performing with the best troupes on the planet on the stages of Milan, Berlin, Paris, and New York. She became the prima of the American ballet theater. Plus, Natalya Osipova is the winner of numerous awards. In her piggy bank " Golden mask", Leonid Massine Prize, Benois de la dance prize, Grand Prix of the International Ballet Award "Dance Open".
There was a time when Natalya betrayed classical ballet. The girl tried her hand at modern dance.
Personal life
Ballet fans admired beautiful novel, which flared up between Natalya Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev almost from the moment they graduated from the choreographic academy. Fans were convinced that the couple would definitely go down the aisle, but they were overtaken by disappointment. The Bolshoi Theater prima and Vasiliev broke up. The reason was love young man to the dancer Maria Vinogradova, who later became his wife.
At the Italian La Scala theater during a rehearsal for the production of Giselle, Natalya met already famous actor ballet Before this, the man managed to appear at social events with his colleague Yulia Stolyarchuk, but one day fans suddenly noticed a tattoo of the inscription “Natalia” on the dancer’s hand. The couple later admitted at a London press conference that they were in love.
The ballet stars first appeared on stage together in 2016, performing the roles of Blanche and Stanley in the play A Streetcar Named Desire. In May 2017, rumors spread that the ballet actors had broken up; Natalia allegedly preferred an unknown conductor to Sergei, although the couple still published joint photos on Instagram.
In every interview, journalists do not forget to take an interest in the actress’s personal life, but Osipova is not verbose on this matter. In one of her last conversations with representatives of the press, she noted:
“We communicate very well, we still have a good and even wonderful relationship.”
Natalya Osipova now
In 2017, on the official website of Perm opera house there was good news that Natalya was becoming his prima. It was Osipova's decision. The girl told media representatives that one evening she thought that she had not danced “Romeo and Juliet” for a long time, a performance in which the actress brings great pleasure to work. Having looked through all the world's theaters, I did not find the production anywhere, only in the Russian provinces. A call from a ballerina of such magnitude surprised and incredibly pleased Alexei Miroshnichenko, director Perm Ballet.
Osipova’s first performance as a prima singer was the play “The Nutcracker,” or rather, its original version. In a non-trivial production, the authors tried to convey the depth and tragedy of the music. The work is also notable for the fact that, unlike the original, it has a happy ending. On February 1, 2018, the premiere of “The Nutcracker” took place at the Moscow State Kremlin Palace. Natalya dances in a play with actor Nikita Chetverikov.
In the spring, the ballet star performed at the Mariinsky Theater in the role of Queen Mekhmene Banu in the play “The Legend of Love.” Together with choreographer Vladimir Varnava, he is preparing “Cinderella” for the August premiere in America, after which the production will come to Russia.
Trailer for the film "Dancer"On May 26, Channel One showed documentary film about Sergei Polunin “Dancer”. Director Stephen Cantor presented a study of the dancer’s life, combining family chronicles, archival materials and interviews with friends and relatives. Natalya Osipova also took part in the creation of the film.
Parties
- Spanish Bride, Swan Lake
- Marie, "The Nutcracker"
- Queen Mekhmene Banu, “The Legend of Love”
- Anna Anderson, "Anastasia"
- Giselle, "Giselle"
- La Sylphide, "La Sylphide"
- Medora, "Corsair"
- Esmeralda, "Esmeralda"
- Princess Aurora, Sleeping Beauty
- Juliet, "Romeo and Juliet"
- Laurencia, "Laurencia"
- Kitri, Don Quixote
- Aegina, Spartak
- Firebird, "Firebird"
- Carmen, "Carmen Suite"
There are a lot of all sorts of “Emerald” on “Gossip Man”.) I wanted to make a post about a real ballerina.
I discovered this ballerina three years ago, at a concert for the opening of the renovated Bolshoi Theater. She danced just gorgeously there, with such drive and such incredible technology! Then she took part in the First Channel project “Balero” with Roman Kostomarov, and took second place there. I think she has a great future. And by the way, her husband, Ivan Vasiliev, is also a great dancer.
Biography, photos and videos.
Natalya Petrovna Osipova- genus. May 18, 1986, Moscow. From the age of five she was involved in gymnastics, but in 1993 she was injured and had to stop playing sports. The coaches recommended that the parents send their daughter to ballet. She studied at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography (class of rector Marina Leonova). After graduating in 2004, she entered the ballet troupe Bolshoi Theater, debuting on September 24, 2004. Since October 18, 2008 - leading soloist, since May 1, 2010 - prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater. She rehearsed under the guidance of People's Artist of the USSR Marina Kondratyeva.
In 2007, on tour of the Bolshoi Theater in London on the stage of the Covent Garden Theater, the ballerina was warmly received by the British public and received a British National Award in the field of dance, awarded by the Society of Critics ( Critics" Circle National Dance Awards) for 2007 - as the best ballerina in the “classical ballet” section.
In 2009, on the recommendation of Nina Ananiashvili, she became a guest ballerina at the American Ballet Theater (New York), performing on the stage of the New York Metropolitan Opera in the title roles of the ballets “Giselle” and “La Sylphide”; in 2010, she again took part in ABT performances on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in the roles of Kitri in the ballet Don Quixote, Juliet in the ballet Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev (choreography by K. MacMillan), Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky (production by K. . McKenzie; partner David Hallberg).
In 2010, she made her debuts at the Grand Opera (Clara in The Nutcracker, Ballerina in Petrushka) and La Scala (Kitri in Don Quixote), and performed at the London Royal Opera (Medora in Le Corsair).
In 2011, she performed the role of Katarina in the ballet “The Taming of the Shrew” to the music of D. Scarlatti (choreography by J. Cranko) with the ballet of the Bavarian State Opera. Twice she took part in the Mariinsky International Ballet Festival, performing the roles of Kitri in the ballet Don Quixote and Giselle in the ballet of the same name.
Since December 2012, she has been a guest soloist with the London Royal Ballet, having danced in this capacity three Swan Lakes with Carlos Acosta. Also in October, she - the only guest ballerina among the full-time artists of the Royal Troupe - participated in a gala concert in honor of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
Currently together she is a prima ballerina of the American ballet theatre.
In April 2013, Natalya Osipova signed a permanent contract with the London Royal Ballet.
With her husband, Ivan Vasiliev.
Ballerina Date of birth May 18 (Taurus) 1986 (33) Place of birth Moscow Instagram @nataliaosipova86
Natalya Osipova is a famous ballet dancer whose repertoire includes the roles of Giselle, Juliet, Cinderella, Aurora and La Sylphide. Famous ballerina shone on the stages of the Mikhailovsky Ballet Theater, as well as the London Royal Opera, the American Opera, the New York Metropolitan Opera, the Bavarian State Opera and Covent Garden.
Biography of Natalia Osipova
The future prima ballerina was born in Moscow. The little girl was going to connect her life with sports and from the age of five she went to gymnastics. Her career was derailed by a spinal injury she received at the age of seven. After rehabilitation, the coach suggested that the girl’s parents enroll her in a ballet studio.
After graduating from the large Moscow Choreographic Academy, Natalya joined the working troupe of the Bolshoi Theater. Even before her debut in 2004, Osipova was awarded the Grand Prix of the International ballet competition in Luxembourg. Connoisseurs described her performances as something special, deeply individual and not always inherent in classical ballet performance. Business card ballerina Natalia Osipova began to perform high “flying” jumps and a special lyrical style of dance.
Osipova's mentors were brilliant choreographers Marina Leonova, Marina Kondratieva, Kenneth McMillian, Wayne McGregor. According to Prima, the mentorship and wise guidance of the Bolshoi Theater director Alexei Ratmansky played a big role in her successful career. Touring with the troupe in the USA and Europe, the prima won the love and recognition of the foreign ballet community.
In the “classical ballet” category, Natalya Osipova was recognized as the best ballerina in 2007. In 2008 she received the Golden Mask for her role in the ballet Room at the Top (F. Glass), and in 2009 she received a special prize for the role of La Sylphide from the Golden Mask jury. Over 8 years of ballet training, Natalya received 12 awards and prizes from international choreographic associations.
In 2009, the ballerina began collaborating with the New York ballet theater. She worked as a guest actress for a year before she got a job there. former director A. Ratmansky. Over the next year, Osipova made her debut at La Scala (Don Quixote), the Grand Opera (The Nutcracker) and the London Royal Opera (Le Corsaire).
In 2010, Natalya starred in the autobiographical documentary film “I am a ballerina.” A few months later she joined the Mikhailovsky Theater team, becoming a prima ballerina. In 2012, Osipova danced three times at London's Royal Theater Swan Lake. Osipova had the honor of being the only foreign star to take part in the performance on the occasion of the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II of England.
After a season on the road in 2013, the ballerina decided to devote herself entirely to working at the London theater and moved to England. According to her, Covent Garden is a delightful place for creativity and self-realization. After an injury sustained on stage (2015), the dancer devoted two months to rehabilitation. In 2016, Osipova, together with Sergei Polunin, participated in productions at Sadler's Wells Theater.
Personal life of Natalia Osipova
While working at the Bolshoi Theater, Natalya began an affair with colleague Ivan Vasiliev. It was short-lived. In 2010, after a high-profile breakup, Osipova left Russia and did not start a serious relationship for a long time.
With scandalous famous dancer, Natalya met informal Sergei Polunin while working at the Royal Theater in London. Imbued with his craving for modern dance, the prima decided to change the direction of her creativity. The couple participated in four joint productions. According to reviews from international critics, the performances looked lackluster, pitiful and lacking in temperament, but this did not dampen Natalia’s persistence.
December 23, 2015, 15:31First, a few different photos of my beloved Polunin 
Little is known about Sergei's personal life. Sergei dedicated the tattoo “Sorry, Tiger Cub” to one of his beloved, because she abandoned him, and he hoped to get her back in this way;) 
For two years he dated a British ballerina Helen Crawford(who is 9 years older than him), she was his first serious hobby, but after Helen expressed her desire to have children, Sergei decided that it would be easier and more honest if they separated. 
A year ago, for some time, Polunin appeared in society with an aspiring ballerina Yulia Stolyarchuk.
And this summer Seryoga made another tattoo: “NATASHA” with back side palms.
Tattoo is dedicated new girl Polunina - Natalia Osipova.
I don’t know when they met, but they met at the beginning of 2015, when they were rehearsing “Giselle” at La Scala. 
From Natalia's interview:
culture: Your duet with Polunin is something of a sensation. The favorites of the Moscow public have united. How did you meet?
Osipova: At La Scala, when they danced Giselle. The play was planned with David Hallberg, one of my favorite partners. But he has a serious injury, he is undergoing treatment for the second season and was unable to perform. I had to urgently look for a partner. Of course, I saw Seryozha on stage many times, I always admired him, and it was interesting to try to dance with him. Our duet has not yet formed, we are just starting to work together.
culture: You refuse to answer questions about your personal life, but Serezha has a new tattoo with your name...
Osipova: He did it after we met. At first it shocked me. I didn't expect this. But, of course, it's nice to know that you are important to the one you love. 
culture: Do relationships in life help on stage?
Osipova: They help me - I absolutely trust Seryozha, I give him the palm. He is a man, he leads... We have been together for about six months, and it is a great pleasure for us to be around. 
culture: With your temperament, it’s hard to imagine you being a follower...
Osipova: This is also a big and pleasant surprise for me. But in the current situation, nothing tugs at my ego; on the contrary, I submit to Seryozha with great pleasure - both at rehearsals and on stage. In our work, we always consult, talk a lot and decide everything together. 
culture: Sergei Polunin told our readers that he dreams of combining ballet and cinema. Project Polunin is starting now. Are you taking part in it?
Osipova: No, the project is not connected with me. I have my own job, Seryozha has his own. But there is a desire to work together as often as possible. Serezha has a lot of great ideas, and I hope everything works out. If he needs my help, I'm always there.
For the first time, fans noticed them in June, when after the play “Giselle”, where Sergei danced together with Svetlana Zakharova, Natalya Osipova was waiting for him. 
Since then, they began to appear together at social events and give joint interviews. 
In November, the couple announced their relationship at a press conference:
The Royal Ballet principal dancer and ballet's "bad boy" put an end to dating rumors when they announced they would be joining the contemporary dance program at Sanders Wells next year.
Two ballet superstars Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin will dance together in a contemporary dance program in London, sparking further excitement after they admitted they are also a couple in real life.
The couple's relationship has been the subject of numerous rumors in ballet world. On Thursday, they put an end to those rumors: yes, they are a couple and are passionate about dancing together as often as possible. 
Polunin said: “ At the moment it’s quite difficult, for some reason the big theaters are trying to divide us. They do everything they can to prevent us from dancing together. We are fighting against this. It is very important for artists to experience real feelings for each other on stage“, he said and added that when he dances with another partner, he always imagines Osipova. " It's very difficult at the moment, but I hope that in the future we will dance together a lot more often». 
Earlier this year, Osipova and Polunin danced Giselle together at La Scala in Milan, but since they became a couple they haven't danced it again, which obviously upsets Polunin greatly.
« It's not just us, it's always a problem and I don't understand why when people want to dance together the directors do everything they can to separate them. I think it's just easier to control people this way.»
And as you know, Sergei is a fighter with any restrictions, and no one will be able to control him)))
Below are photos from social networks: 
Sergei's birthdaySummer vacation on the HudsonWith fans: 
With Sergei's mother:
And a photo with Vadim Vernik, who filmed this program:
In the coming 2016, Osipova and Polunin plan to dance the main roles in London in a new ballet based on T. Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire.