Program 6: ‘Underskin’ and ‘Number Nine’

My dates for San Francisco Ballet’s Program 6 performances in Zanella’s ‘Underskin’ and Wheeldon’s world premiere of ‘Number Nine’:

UNDERSKIN
Choreographer: Renato Zanella

Sunday, April 10, 2011, 2 PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 7:30 PM 

World Premiere
NUMBER NINE
Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Maria Kochetkova*, Gennadi Nedvigin*

Friday, April 08, 2011, 8 PM
Sunday, April 10, 2011, 2 PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 7:30 PM
Thursday, April 14, 2011, 8 PM 


Program 6: ‘Chroma’ and ‘Ghosts’

Ghosts

I’ll be dancing in the San Francisco Ballet premiere of Wayne McGregor’s ’Chroma’ (set to original compositions by Joby Talbot and arrangements by Jack White of The White Stripes) and Christopher Wheeldon’s ‘Ghosts’ in the opening night of Program 6.


GHOSTS
Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Composer: C.F. Kip Winger
Maria Kochetkova, Vitor Luiz

Thursday, April 07, 2011, 8 PM
Saturday, April 09, 2011, 8 PM



SF Ballet Premiere
CHROMA
Choreographer: Wayne McGregor
Composer: Joby Talbot, Jack White III
Maria Kochetkova*, Jaime Garcia Castilla*

Thursday, April 07, 2011, 8 PM
Saturday, April 09, 2011, 8 PM  

 

 

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Balenciaga and Spain Gala at de Young Museum

Balenciagavogue

Me and Damian Smith at the Balenciaga Gala (photographed by Andi Hatch)

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George Balanchine’s Coppélia

I’ll be performing the lead role of Swanilda in the opening night of San Francisco Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s Coppélia on Saturday March 19th at 8pm.


Dogtooth - Official Trailer The best film of the last year, the best dance scene.


Dying Swan. Amazing!!!

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San Francisco Ballet Giselle performances

I will be performing on Thursday and Sunday evenings in San Francisco Ballet’s Giselle:

Thu, Feb 10, 2011, 8:00 PM

Sun, Feb 13, 2011, 7:30 PM


Dress rehearsal of Mauro Bigonzetti’s ‘Cinque’. 24 hours before the premiere at the Bolshoi Theater.

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Half-tutu costume designed by Anja Mlakar for Jorma Elo’s ‘One Overture’

Half-tutu costume designed by Anja Mlakar for my Reflections solo, Jorma Elo’s ‘One Overture’ (photo by Gene Schiavone)


Maria Kochetkova (San Francisco Ballet), Natalia Osipova (Bolshoi Theatre), Polina Semionova (Berlin Staatsoper Ballet), Yekaterina Krysanova (Bolshoi Theatre) and Yekaterina Shipulina (Bolshoi Theatre) in Mauro Bigonzetti’s ‘Cinque’ (wearing leather tutus designed by Igor Chapurin, photo by Wally Skalij)

Maria Kochetkova (San Francisco Ballet), Natalia Osipova (Bolshoi Theatre), Polina Semionova (Berlin Staatsoper Ballet), Yekaterina Krysanova (Bolshoi Theatre) and Yekaterina Shipulina (Bolshoi Theatre) in Mauro Bigonzetti’s ‘Cinque’ (wearing leather tutus designed by Igor Chapurin, photo by Wally Skalij)


‘Black Swan’ parody with Jim Carrey

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Trailer for Wim Wenders’ 3D Pina Bausch Movie


I’ll be dancing in the ‘Reflections’ project in January, a collaboration between the Bolshoi Theatre and the Orange County Performing Arts Centre. The other dancers taking part are Polina Semionova (Berlin Staatsoper Ballet), Natalia Osipova (Bolshoi Theatre), Yekaterina Krysanova (Bolshoi Theatre), Olga Malinovskaya (Ballet Estonia) and Yekaterina Shipulina (Bolshoi Theatre); we all studied at the Bolshoi School in Moscow.

I’ll be dancing in the ‘Reflections’ project in January, a collaboration between the Bolshoi Theatre and the Orange County Performing Arts Centre. The other dancers taking part are Polina Semionova (Berlin Staatsoper Ballet), Natalia Osipova (Bolshoi Theatre), Yekaterina Krysanova (Bolshoi Theatre), Olga Malinovskaya (Ballet Estonia) and Yekaterina Shipulina (Bolshoi Theatre); we all studied at the Bolshoi School in Moscow.