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)

Upcoming performances

July

05

July 18:00 Sat
  • ballet in three acts
  • music by Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold
  • choreography by Frederick Ashton

10

July 19:00 Thu
  • ballet in three acts
  • music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  • сhoreography by Nacho Duato

18

July 19:00 Fri
  • ballet in three acts
  • music by Sergey Prokofiev
  • choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer

23

July 19:00 Wed
  • ballet in two acts
  • music by Maurice Jarre

26

July 18:00 Sat
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CLOSING OF THE BALLET SEASON
  • ballet in three acts
  • music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  • сhoreography by Nacho Duato

September

07

September 18:00 Sun
  • ballet in three acts
  • music by Rodion Shchedrin
  • choreography by Alexander Radunsky staging by Mikhail Messerer

13

September 18:00 Sat
  • ballet in two acts
  • music by Maurice Jarre

17

September 19:00 Wed
  • ballet in three acts and a prologue
  • music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  • choreography by Nacho Duato

21

September 19:00 Sun
  • ballet in two acts
  • music by Sergey Prokofiev
  • сhoreography by Nacho Duato

27

September 18:00 Sat
  • ballet in three acts
  • music by Sergey Prokofiev
  • choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
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