Anastasia Soboleva
prima ballerina of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
winner of international competitions
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!”
- 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
- Diamonds of Russia Scholarship (2007)
- Scholarship from the Galina Ulanova Foundation (2008)
- 1st prize at the XI International Competition of Ballet Dancers and Choreographers in Moscow (junior group, Solo category, 2009)
- 1st prize in the competition for students of leading choreographic schools in Russia - Grand Prix of the Mikhailovsky Theatre (Solo category, 2009)
- 3rd prize at the XII International Competition of Ballet Dancers and Choreographers in Moscow (senior group, Duet category, 2013)
- Soul of Dance Award in the Star category (2022)
Upcoming performances
January
17
- 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
23
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Anastasia Soboleva
Quasimodo — Ivan Zaytsev
Claude Frollo — Mikhail Batalov
Phoebus — Ernest Latypov - Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
February
02
- ballet in three acts
- music by Rodion Shchedrin
- choreography by Alexander Radunsky staging by Mikhail Messerer
- Ivan — Victor Lebedev
Tsar Maiden — Anastasia Soboleva
Humpbacked Horse — Anna Kuligina
Sea Princess — Irina Perren - Conductor — Philipp Selivanov
06
- ballet in two acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Romeo — Ernest Latypov
Juliet — Anastasia Soboleva - Conductor — Alexander Soloviev
16
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Anastasia Soboleva
Prince — Victor Lebedev
Fairy — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
21
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ernest Latypov
Valeria — Anastasia Soboleva
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Valeria Zapasnikova
Pompeius — Andrey Kasyanenko
March
01
- ballet in three acts
- choreography by Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, and Pyotr Gusev revised by Nikita Dolgushin
- Medora — Yulia Lukyanenko
Conrad — Danila Khamzin
Gulnara — Anastasia Soboleva
Ali — Mikhail Batalov
08
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Anastasia Soboleva
Quasimodo — Ivan Zaytsev
Claude Frollo — Mikhail Batalov
Phoebus — Ernest Latypov
16
- 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 — Valeria Zapasnikova
20
- 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
23
- ballet in two acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Masha — Anastasia Soboleva
The Nutcracker/Prince — Victor Lebedev
28
- 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