Stefanija Gashtarska
soloist of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
Born in Skopje. In 2016, she entered the Perm State Choreographic School (class of Elizaveta Khrebtova). In 2017, she entered the Moscow Ballet Academy, graduating in 2020 (class of Irina Pyatkina). In the 2021/22 season, she joined the Perm Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theatre as a principal dancer, where her repertoire included the roles of Nikiya and Gamzatti (“La Bayadère”), Medora (“Le Corsaire”), Giselle (“Giselle”); Odette and Odile (“Swan Lake” Alexey Miroshnichenko’s version), Marie (“The Nutcracker”, choreography by Alexey Miroshnichenko), Raymonda (“Raymonda”), Juliet (“Romeo and Juliet”, choreography by Kenneth MacMillan), the Bride (“Les Noces”, choreography by Jiří Kylián), and as a soloist in “The Second Detail” (choreography by William Forsythe).
In 2026, she joined the Mikhailovsky Ballet Company.
- European Grand Prix (2011, Subotica, Croatia)
- Skopje International Music Festival (2013, 2014; North Macedonia)
- European Union Youth Music Competition (2014, 2015)
- Sibiu Ballet Competition (2015, Romania)
- Domenico Modugno International Ballet Competition (2016, Bari, Italy)
- Diploma recipient at the Ekaterina Maximova Arabesque Open Ballet Competition (2016, Perm)
Upcoming performances
September
05
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Nikita Nazarov
Valeria — Stefanija Gashtarska
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Ekaterina Odarenko
Pompeius — Andrey Kasyanenko - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
13
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky
- Kitri — Stefanija Gashtarska
Basil — Ernest Latypov
The Queen of Dryads — Sofia Valiullina
Espada — Mikhail Batalov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
23
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Stefanija Gashtarska
Prince Desire — Guilherme Vicente
Lilac Fairy — Yulia Lukyanenko
Fairy Carabosse — Nicolas Klein - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
October
11
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Nikita Nazarov
Valeria — Stefanija Gashtarska
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Ekaterina Odarenko
Pompeius — Andrey Kasyanenko - Conductor — Alexander Soloviev
29
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Stefanija Gashtarska
Prince Desire — Nikita Tchetverikov
Lilac Fairy — Yulia Lukyanenko
Fairy Carabosse — Guilherme Vicente - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
November
07
- fantasy ballet in two acts
- music by Adolphe Adam
- сhoreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
- Giselle — Stefanija Gashtarska
Count — Ernest Latypov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
14
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Nikita Nazarov
Valeria — Stefanija Gashtarska
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Ekaterina Odarenko
Pompeius — Andrey Kasyanenko
25
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Stefanija Gashtarska
Prince Desire — Ernest Latypov
Lilac Fairy — Yulia Lukyanenko
Fairy Carabosse — Nicolas Klein
December
09
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ivan Zaytsev
Valeria — Stefanija Gashtarska
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Ekaterina Odarenko
Pompeius — Andrey Kasyanenko