Anastasia Soboleva
prima ballerina of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
Honoured Artist of Russia
Anastasia Soboleva studied at the Kiev State Choreographic School in the class of Zoya Dolgikh and Tatyana Tayakina in 2001–2003. In 2003–2010 she studied at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, where her teachers were Irina Syrova, Natalya Revich and Marina Leonova. After graduating from the Academy in 2010, Anastasia Soboleva was accepted into the Bolshoi Theatre ballet troupe, where she rehearsed with Nina Semizorova, and in the 2012/2013 season with Lyudmila Semenyaka.
In 2013, the ballerina joined the Mikhailovsky Theatre troupe as a soloist and made her debut as Magnolia in the ballet “Cipollino”. In 2014, Anastasia became the first soloist, and in 2021, prima ballerina of the Mikhailovsky Theatre.
In 2014, together with Viktor Lebedev, the ballerina took part in the Bolshoi Ballet competition. Critics invariably note the impeccable technique and artistry of the ballerina, who goes beyond the narrow lines of the character: “Soboleva is a real find. You need to see her!”
In 2025, she was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of Russia.
- La SylphideThe Sylph
- Giselle, ou Les WilisGiselle
- Don QuixoteKitri, Street Dancer
- La BayadèreNikiya
- LaurenciaJacinta
- The Flames of ParisAllegory of Equality
- CipollinoMagnolia
- La Fille mal gardéeLise
- The Sleeping BeautyPrincess Aurora, Fairy of Force, Gold
- The NutcrackerMasha, French Dance
- Romeo and JulietJuliet
- CinderellaCinderella
- CoppéliaSwanhilda
- The Little Humpbacked HorseTsar Maiden
- Swan LakeOdette – Odile
- Hidalgo of La ManchaQuiteria
- Le CorsaireMedora
- The Bright StreamBallerina
- The Lady of the CamelliasThe Swan
- SpartacusValeria
- Notre-Dame de ParisEsmeralda
- Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and EmptinessMuse/Death
- Without Words
- Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation (2025)
- Soul of Dance Award in the Star category (2022)
- 3rd prize at the XII International Competition of Ballet Dancers and Choreographers in Moscow (senior group, Duet category, 2013)
- 1st prize in the competition for students of leading choreographic schools in Russia - Grand Prix of the Mikhailovsky Theatre (Solo category, 2009)
- 1st prize at the XI International Competition of Ballet Dancers and Choreographers in Moscow (junior group, Solo category, 2009)
- Scholarship from the Galina Ulanova Foundation (2008)
- Diamonds of Russia Scholarship (2007)
Upcoming performances
May
01
May
18:00 Thu
- ballet in three acts
- music by Dmitry Shostakovich
- choreography by Alexander Omar
- Zina — Prisca Zeisel
Pyotr — Nikita Tchetverikov
Ballerina — Anastasia Soboleva
Ballet dancer — Victor Lebedev
Chairman — Ivan Zaytsev
Chairman’s wife — Marat Shemiunov
Galya — Veronika Markova
Tractor driver — Ernest Latypov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
03
May
13:00 Sat
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Anastasia Soboleva
Quasimodo — Ivan Zaytsev
Claude Frollo — Mikhail Batalov
Phoebus — Ernest Latypov - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
07
May
19:00 Wed
- fantasy ballet in two acts
- music by Adolphe Adam
- ñhoreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
- Giselle — Anastasia Soboleva
Count — Nikita Tchetverikov
Queen of the Wilis — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
09
May
18:00 Fri
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ernest Latypov
Valeria — Anastasia Soboleva
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Prisca Zeisel
Pompeius — Andrey Kasyanenko - Conductor — Philipp Selivanov
10
May
18:00 Sat
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ernest Latypov
Valeria — Anastasia Soboleva
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Prisca Zeisel
Pompeius — Denis Morozov - Conductor — Philipp Selivanov
14
May
19:00 Wed
- ballet in three acts
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa
- Nikiya — Anastasia Soboleva
Solor — Danila Khamzin
Gamzatti — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
18
May
18:00 Sun
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Anastasia Soboleva
Prince — Victor Lebedev
Stepmother — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Timur Zangiev
25
May
13:00 Sun
- ballet in two acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Romeo — Ernest Latypov
Juliet — Anastasia Soboleva - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
30
May
19:00 Fri
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette-Odile — Anastasia Soboleva
Prince Siegfried — Victor Lebedev - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
June
06
June
19:00 Fri
- ballet in two acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Masha — Anastasia Soboleva
The Nutcracker/Prince — Victor Lebedev - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
10
June
19:00 Tue
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Anastasia Soboleva
Quasimodo — Nikita Nazarov
Claude Frollo — Mikhail Batalov
Phoebus — Ernest Latypov - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
13
June
18:00 Fri
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ernest Latypov
Valeria — Anastasia Soboleva
Crassus — Danila Khamzin
Sabina — Prisca Zeisel
Pompeius — Denis Morozov - Conductor — Philipp Selivanov
17
June
19:00 Tue
- ballet in one act
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
22
June
18:00 Sun
- fantasy ballet in two acts
- music by Adolphe Adam
- ñhoreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
- Giselle — Anastasia Soboleva
Count — Victor Lebedev
Queen of the Wilis — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
26
June
19:00 Thu
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Anastasia Soboleva
Prince Desire — Ernest Latypov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
July
06
July
18:00 Sun
- ballet in three acts
- choreography by Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, and Pyotr Gusev revised by Nikita Dolgushin
- Medora — Anastasia Soboleva
Conrad — Victor Lebedev
Gulnara — Ksenia Ryzhkova
Ali — Nikita Tchetverikov
12
July
18:00 Sat
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ernest Latypov
Valeria — Anastasia Soboleva
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Prisca Zeisel
Pompeius — Andrey Kasyanenko
13
July
18:00 Sun
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ernest Latypov
Valeria — Anastasia Soboleva
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Prisca Zeisel
Pompeius — Denis Morozov
16
July
19:00 Wed
- ballet in two acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Romeo — Ivan Zaytsev
Juliet — Anastasia Soboleva
19
July
18:00 Sat
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Anastasia Soboleva
Prince — Victor Lebedev
Stepmother — Marfa Fedorova
25
July
19:00 Fri
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette-Odile — Anastasia Soboleva
Prince Siegfried — Victor Lebedev
