Prisca Zeisel
prima ballerina of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
winner of international competitions
Prisca Zeisel studied ballet at the school of the Vienna State Opera, at the Rosella Hightower School of Dance in Cannes and at the Princess Grace Academy in Monte Carlo. In 2011, the artist joined the troupe of the Vienna State Ballet, and in the 2016/2017 season she became a soloist of the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich). Already in March 2017, Priska Zeisel was promoted to first soloist, and in September 2019 she received the status of prima ballerina. While working in Munich, her repertoire included solo parts in ballets of the classical and modern repertoire.
In 2023, Prisca Zeisel made her debut on the stage of the Mikhailovsky Theatre as Gamzatti in the ballet La Bayadère. Soon after her debut, she was accepted into the theatre troupe as a prima ballerina. During the very first months of work at the theatre, the artist performed the main roles in almost all ballets of the current repertoire. “Prisca Zeisel is more than just a prima ballerina. She amazingly combines incredible performance, impeccable technique, accuracy, irrepressible energy and excellent training that Russian ballet masters gave her.”
- La BayadèreNikiya, Gamzatti, Grand Pas Classique
- Giselle, ou Les WilisGiselle
- CinderellaSummer Fairy
- Le CorsaireMedora
- Swan LakeOdette – Odile
- The Bright StreamZina
- The Sleeping BeautyPrincess Aurora
- The Little Humpbacked HorseThe Tsar Maiden
- The NutcrackerMasha
- The Lady of the CamelliasBoyarsky Dance
- Hidalgo of La ManchaQuiteria
- Don QuixoteKitri
- SpartacusSabina
- Notre-Dame de ParisEsmeralda
- I prize of the Vienna International Arts Festival (2019)
- III prize of the I Xiamen International Ballet Competition (2019)
- II prize of the Shanghai International Ballet Competition (2018)
- Special prize of the jury at the V International ballet competition in Shanghai (2016)
- The White Hope Prize of Tanz Magazine (2017)
- Promotion Prize of the Ballet Club of the Vienna State Opera and Volksoper (2012)
- II prize of Roma Premio (2010)
- Karl Musil Prize
- Fanny Elßler Prize
Upcoming performances
February
23
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky
- Kitri — Prisca Zeisel
Basil — Ernest Latypov
The Queen of Dryads — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
26
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Prisca Zeisel
Prince Desire — Victor Lebedev
Lilac Fairy — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
March
01
- ballet in three acts
- choreography by Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, and Pyotr Gusev revised by Nikita Dolgushin
- Medora — Prisca Zeisel
Conrad — Ernest Latypov
Gulnara — Ksenia Ryzhkova
Ali — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
09
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Prisca Zeisel
Quasimodo — Roman Polkovnikov
Claude Frollo — Ernest Latypov
Phoebus — Victor Lebedev - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
12
- ballet in three acts
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa
- Nikiya — Angelina Vorontsova
Solor — Danila Khamzin (debut)
Gamzatti — Prisca Zeisel - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
15
- ballet in three acts
- music by Boris Asafiev
- choreography by Vasily Vaynonen revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Jeanne — Prisca Zeisel (debut)
Philippe — Ernest Latypov
Diana Mireille — Irina Perren
Antoine Mistral — Nikita Tchetverikov
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 - Conductor — Philipp Selivanov
22
- ballet in two acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Masha — Prisca Zeisel
The Nutcracker/Prince — Ernest Latypov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
April
06
- ballet in three acts
- choreography by Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, and Pyotr Gusev revised by Nikita Dolgushin
- Medora — Prisca Zeisel
Conrad — Victor Lebedev
Gulnara — Ekaterina Odarenko
Ali — Nikita Tchetverikov
12
- ballet in two acts
- music by Alexander Krein
- ñhoreography by Vakhtang Chabukiani revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Laurencia — Prisca Zeisel (debut)
Frondoso — Ernest Latypov
23
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Prisca Zeisel
Prince Desire — Victor Lebedev
26
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky
- Kitri — Prisca Zeisel
Basil — Ernest Latypov
The Queen of Dryads — Marfa Fedorova
May
01
- ballet in three acts
- music by Dmitry Shostakovich
- choreography by Alexander Omar
- Zina — Prisca Zeisel
Pyotr — Nikita Tchetverikov
Ballerina — Irina Perren
Ballet dancer — Victor Lebedev
Chairman — Ivan Zaytsev
Chairman’s wife — Guilherme Vicente
Galya — Veronika Markova
Tractor driver — Mikhail Batalov
01
- 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 — Alexandra Trofimchuk (debut)
Tractor driver — Ernest Latypov
03
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Prisca Zeisel
Quasimodo — Roman Polkovnikov
Claude Frollo — Ernest Latypov
Phoebus — Victor Lebedev
09
- 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
10
- 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
17
- ballet in three acts
- music by Boris Asafiev
- choreography by Vasily Vaynonen revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Jeanne — Prisca Zeisel
Philippe — Ernest Latypov
Antoine Mistral — Nikita Tchetverikov
22
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Prisca Zeisel
Prince Desire — Victor Lebedev
25
- ballet in two acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Romeo — Danila Khamzin
Juliet — Prisca Zeisel (debut)
28
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette-Odile — Prisca Zeisel
Prince Siegfried — Ernest Latypov