Kovalyova
Born in St Petersburg. In 2016 graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (class of Yulia Kasenkova) with distinction and joined the Bolshoi Ballet Company. At the end of the 2021/ 22 season she was promoted to the principal dancer.
She is rehearsing under the supervision of Olga Chenchikova.
The Ballet Magazine "Soul of Dance" Prize, "The Rising Star" nomination
Leonid Massine Prize (Positano, Italy) – as Dancer of the Year on the International Scene
Ballet by John Neumeier in two acts based on the novel of the same name by Leo Tolstoy
Ballet by Christian Spuck in two acts
2016
Dryad/ three dryads (Don Quixote by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, A.Gorsky, A. Fadeyechev second version)
Soloist (the Leading Couple)/ "Diamonds" (Jewels, choreography by G.Balanchine, part III to music by P. Tchaikovsky)
Grand pas (La Bayadere by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, Y.Grigorovich version)
Friend/ friends to Armida (The Flames of Paris by B. Asafyev, choreography by A. Ratmansky, using the choreography by V. Vainonen)
Swan/ three swans (Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, L. Ivanov, A. Gorsky, Y. Grigorovich second version)
The 2nd variation in "Raymonda's Daydreams" scene (Raymonda by A. Glazunov, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich version)
Final Waltz and Apotheosis (The Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
2017
Ballerina (Etudes to music by C. Czerny, choreography by H. Lander)
Myrtha (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa, Y.Grigorovich version) — debuted on the Bolshoi Ballet tour to Japan
Odette/ Odile (Swan Lake)
"The Paris Waltz", "Paparazzi" scenes (Nureyev by I. Demutsky, choreography by Y. Possokhov, directed by K. Serebrennikov) — participated in the world premiere
Mireille de Poitiers (The Flames of Paris)
The Queen of the Dryads (Don Quixote)
2018
Maid/ maids of honor, Lilac Fairy (The Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich version)
Princess Sorokina, Ballerina/ ballerinas (Anna Karenina to music by P.Tchaikovsky, A. Shnitke, Cat Stevens/ Yusuf Islam, choreography by J.Neumeier)
Nikia (La Bayadere)
Raymonda (Raymonda)
2019
The Fisherman's Wife (La Fille du Pharaon by C. Pugni, choreography by P.Lacotte after M. Petipa)
Ballerina (Gaîté Parisienne to music by J. Offenbach arranged by M.Rosenthal, choreography by M. Bejart) — creation at the Bolshoi Theatre
Leading soloist (Symphony in C to music by G. Bizet, choreography by G.Balanchine, part II)
Myrtha (Giselle, A. Ratmansky version)
2020
Soloist (The Ninth Wave to music by M. Glinka and N. Rimsky-Korsakov, choreography by B. Arias, the programme Four Characters in Search of a Plot)
— participated in the world premiere
Soloist (Silentium to music by A. Pärt, choreography by M. Chaix, the programme "Four Characters in Search of a Plot") — participated in the world premiere
Leading soloist (Silentium, the program Four Characters in Search of a Plot)
Aspicia (La Fille du Pharaon)
Part in the ballet (The Ninth Wave)
Ondine (A Hero of Our Time by I. Demutsky, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director K. Serebrennikov, "Taman" part)
2021
Medora (Le Corsaire by A.Adam, choreography by M.Petipa, A.Ratmansky and Y.Burlaka version)
Girl/ girls (Orlando to music by E. Elgar, F. Glass, L. Auerbach, E. Katz-Chernin, choreography by C. Spuck) — participated in the world premiere
Mekhmene Banu (A Legend of Love by A. Melikov, choreography by Y.Grigorovich)
Hermione (The Winter’s Tale by J. Talbot, choreography by Ch.Wheeldon)
2022
Paquita, R. Drigo’s variation for the ballet La Sylphide by J.-M. Schneitzhoeffer, R. Drigo’s variation for the ballet Camargo by L. Minkus, L.Minkus’ variation for the ballet Paquita by E.-M. Deldevez (Grand Pas from the ballet Paquita by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Burlaka version)
2023
Y. Gerber's variation from the ballet Trilby (Grand Pas from the ballet Paquita)
Aegina (Spartacus by A. Khachaturian, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Marquise Sampietri (Marco Spada to music by D.-F.-E. Auber, choreography by P. Lacotte after J. Mazilier)
A Street Dancer (Don Quixote) — debuted on the Bolshoi Ballet tour to Beijing
The Countess in Her Youth (The Queen of Spades by P. Tchaikovsky—Y.Krasavin, choreography by Y. Possokhov)
2024
Carmen (Carmen Suite by G. Bizet–R. Shchedrin, choreography by A. Alonso)