Iana Salenko
| Iana Salenko | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 July 1983 Kiev, USSR (now Ukraine) |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Spouse(s) | Marian Walter |
Iana Salenko (Ukrainian: Яна Саленко; born 19 July 1983) is a Ukrainian ballerina. She is a principal dancer at the Berlin State Ballet, and a guest artist with the Royal Ballet, London.
Early life
Iana Salenko was born in Kiev on 19 July 1983[1] and began dance lessons at the age of 12.[2] She received further training at the Pisarev Ballet School, Donetsk, from which she graduated in 2000.[3]
Career
From 2000 to 2002 Salenko performed with the Donetsk Ballet, before joining the National Ballet of Ukraine. She joined the Berlin State Ballet as a demi-soloist in 2005, and was promoted to soloist in 2006 and to principal dancer in 2007. Her roles with the company include the Sylph in La Sylphide, Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Juliet in John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet, Olga in Cranko's Onegin and the title roles in Esmeralda and La Péri.[4]
She joined the Royal Ballet as a guest artist for the 2013/14 season, to dance Kitri in Carlos Acosta's production of Don Quixote, followed by Odette-Odile in Swan Lake. During the 2015/16 season she is scheduled to appear as Juliet in Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet, in George Balanchine's Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux,[5] as the Young Girl in Frederick Ashton's The Two Pigeons,[6] as the Sugarplum Fairy in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker,[7] and in the title role in Giselle.[3]
Personal life
Salenko is married to the Berlin State Ballet principal dancer Marian Walter,[3] and they are parents of a son.[8]
Filmography
- The Nutcracker (choreography: Vasily Medvedev and Yuri Burlaka, after Lev Ivanov), Berlin State Ballet, 2014: as Clara,[9] with Marian Walter
- Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux (choreography: George Balanchine), Royal Ballet,[10] 2015, with Steven McRae
References
- ↑ "Iana Salenko". deballet.com. de Ballet. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ Duchen, Jessica (27 October 2015). "The Royal Ballet's star duo reveal how they've become the best pairing in years". The Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Iana Salenko". roh.org.uk. Royal Opera House. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "Iana Salenko". Staatsballett Berlin. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ Monahan, Mark (27 October 2015). "Carlos Acosta's Carmen, Royal Ballet: 'a misfire'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (30 November 2015). "Review: ‘The Two Pigeons,’ Frederick Ashton’s Look at Love". New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ Norman, Neil (9 December 2015). "The Nutcracker review at the Royal Opera House, London – ‘utterly delightful’". The Stage. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ Duchen, Jessica (27 October 2015). "The Royal Ballet's star duo reveal how they've become the best pairing in years". The Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "Nutcracker by Vasily Medvedev & Yuri Burlaka". Mezzo TV. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "Viscera / Afternoon of a Faun / Tchaikovsky Pas de deux / Carmen". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 1 December 2015.