Ekaterina Borchenko
Born in Leningrad, she graduated from the St. Petersburg Vaganova Ballet Academy in 2000. In 2000-2003, she was a Principal Dancer with the Moscow Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Opera and Ballet Theatre. In 2003-2007, she was a Principal Dancer with the Belarus Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre. In 2008, she joined the Mikhailovsky Ballet, where has danced principal roles in Swan Lake, Giselle, ou Les Wilis, Spartacus, La Bayadère, Le Corsaire, Don Quixote, La Sylphide, Laurencia, The Flames of Paris and the productions by Nacho Duato The Sleeping Beauty, Prelude, Na Floresta, and Without Words. She has created the principal role in Duato’s Nunc Dimittis. She has been recognized for her artistic excellence at the international ballet competitions in Nagoya and Varna. In 2014, she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia.
- La SylphideThe Sylph
- Giselle, ou Les WilisGiselle, Queen of the Wilis
- La BayadèreNikiya
- Don QuixoteKitri, Queen of the Dryads
- Le CorsaireMedora
- The Sleeping BeautyPrincess Aurora, The Lilañ Fairy
- The Flames of ParisDiana Mireille, Freedom (allegoric dance)
- LaurenciaLaurencia
- Prelude
- Na Floresta
- CinderellaFairy
- CoppéliaPrayer
- The Little Humpbacked HorseTsar Maiden
- Swan LakeBenno’s girlfriends
- Romeo and JulietLady Capulet
- ‘Spirit of Dance’ Premium in the ‘Star’ category (2015)
- First prize at the all Japan ballet competition in Nagoya in 2007;
- Silver medal at the International Ballet Competition in Varna in 2006
- Diploma of the X Moscow International Ballet Competition;
- The premium of the Petersburg Government “The Youth Prize of St Petersburg for Creativity”.