Angelina Vorontsova

prima ballerina of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
Honoured Artist of Russia

Angelina Vorontsova graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography in the class of Natalia Arkhipova in 2009. She began studying ballet at the Voronezh State Choreographic School, where her teachers were Marina Leonkina, Nabilya Valitova and Tatyana Frolova. In 2009, she joined the Bolshoi Theatre ballet company. Principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre Nikolay Tsiskaridze became Angelina’s first stage partner, as well as her coach.
In 2013, Angelina Vorontsova joined the ballet company of the Mikhailovsky Theatre as prima ballerina and made her debut as Diana Mireille in the ballet “The Flames of Paris”.
Critics note the ballerina’s unique artistic abilities and excellent technique: “Beautiful jump and silent landings, magnificent stable rotation and gigantic range of movements, calmness, confidence and a lot of charm”.
2024, she was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of Russia, in 2025 – Russian National Andrei Mironov “Figaro” Award for the highest achievements in the sphere of acting.

Russian National Andrei Mironov “Figaro” Award for the highest achievements in the sphere of acting (2025)
Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation (2024)
St Petersburg Government Award for Youth For Achievements in the Sphere of Theatre (2019)
Soul of Dance prize in the category Star (2014)
Exercise premium for the role in the ballet Paquita (2009)
Gold medal of the Moscow International Ballet Competition (2009)
Scholarship of the Galina Ulanova Foundation (2006, coach: N. Valitova)
Youth Scholarship Triumph (2009)
I prize at the Arabesque International Ballet Competition (Perm, 2008). At the competition she also received Natalia Makarova’s prize ‘Best Female Dancer of the Competiton’, Diaghilev House prize ‘Hope of Russia’, ‘Best Contemporary Piece’, diploma of the press jury
I prize at the The Crystal Shoe Youth international Ballet Competition (Kharkov, 2007)