#lukina

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I could make a fricked up AU out of this.

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has this been done yet

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The Sobaka Profiles: Anastasia Lukina

Another one of Lyudmila Kovaleva’s students - class of 2015. She is currently Second Soloist with the company. If you were to look for a young dancer who embodies the classical Mariinsky style, Lukina is one of the prime candidates. Her dancing is clear and heartfelt, and her technique is flawless. Lukina exudes an openness, a trust towards the world, and it’s no wonder that Aurora became her first major debut. 

She similarly rises to the occasion in “Emeralds” - often considered to be the least compelling of Balanchine’s “Jewels”. Audiences are enchanted by the shimmering display of “Diamonds” or the vivacious merriment of “Rubies”, but less so by the complexity and comparative dullness of “Emeralds”. This piece of Balanchine’s triptych, however, is an homage to the Paris Opera Ballet, and a nod to its style - a style Lukina is very keenly in touch with. Not only does she breach the gap between the two great companies, she does so effortlessly, with  that everlasting easy smile on her lips.

 + Other Sobaka profiles

Please note: my translations of the Sobaka profiles are a bit more “loose” than usual. The profiles are meant to be read as a single piece, so looking at them separately means that hey lose some “flesh”. The translation you see above a slightly more fleshed-out version of the original.

Original article (RU)

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“Raymonda” debuts at the Mariinsky

Renata Shakirova (class of 2015) Act II Variation

Maria Ilyushkina (class of 2016) Act I variation.

Bonus: Anastasia Lukina (class of 2015) as Clemence in “Raymonda”.

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VBA Grad updates

Eleonora Sevenard: 

Will debut as Juanita in “Don Quixote” on the 20th of December

Alena Kovaleva:

Has debuted as Mireille de Poitiers in "The Flames of Paris" on the 17th of December

Will debut as Queen of the Dryads in "Don Quixote" on the 20th December

Egor Gerashchenko and Oscar Frame will be performing the Final Waltz and Apotheosis in "The Nutcracker" throughout December..

Anastasia Lukina:

Has debuted as Maria in “The Fountain of Bakhchisarai”

Thank you to the anon who keeps sending me these updates. This time of the year is very busy for my irl so I don’t have time to keep tabs on the graduates.

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Vaganova Ballet Academy graduate (2015), Anastasia Lukina, in Mariinsky’s new “Paquita”. March 2017. Photo by Jack Devant.

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2015 Vaganova Ballet Academy graduate, Anastasia Lukina’s, debut as Aurora in “Sleeping Beauty” at the Mariinsky Theatre. April 29, 2017.