Nikulina
Born in Moscow. In 2003 graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography with distinction (class of Elena Vatulya) and joined the Bolshoi Ballet Company. At the end of the 2014/ 15 season she was promoted to the principal dancer.
Rehearsed with Ekaterina Maksimova, Nina Semizorova and Ludmila Semenyaka. Currently works under the supervision of Olga Chenchikova.
Triumph youth grant prize of the Russian award for achievements in literature and art
Award for workers of culture and art "Golden Lyre"
Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation title
The Ballet Magazine "Soul of Dance" Prize in "The Star" nomination
2004
Sylph/ four sylphs (La Sylphide by H.S. Levenskiold, choreography by A.Bournonville, E.M. von Rosen version)
The 2nd variation in "The Kingdom of the Shades" scene (La Bayadere by L.Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich version)
Soloist (Passacaille to music by A. von Webern, choreography by R. Petit)
Friend/ friends to Giselle, Wilis/ Two Wilis (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich version)
Odette/ Odile (Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, A.Gorsky, L. Ivanov, second version by Y. Grigorovich)
Girl/ girls (Magrittomania by Y. Krasavin, choreography by Y. Possokhov)
Fairy of Audacity (The Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M.Petipa, version by Y. Grigorovich)
Soloist/ two couples (Symphony in C to music by G. Bizet, choreography by G. Balanchine, part III)
Magnolia (Cipollino by K. Khachaturian, choreography by G. Mayorov)
2005
Final Waltz and Apotheosis (The Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Grand pas (La Bayadere)
Congo (La Fille du Pharaon by C. Pugni, choreography by P. Lacotte after M.Petipa)
Friend/ friends to Shireen (A Legend of Love by A. Melikov, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Swan/ three swans (Swan Lake)
Henrietta/ friends to Raymonda (Raymonda by A.Glazunov, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich version)
Soloist/ Temptation (Les Presages to music by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by L. Massine)
The 2nd variation in Grand pas (Don Quixote by L. Minkus, choreography by M.Petipa, A. Gorsky, A. Fadeyechev version)
Spanish Doll (The Nutcracker)
2006
Friend/ friends to Zina (The Bright Stream by D. Shostakovich, choreography by A. Ratmansky)
The 3rd variation in "The Kingdom of the Shades" scene (La Bayadere)
Lyuska (The Golden Age by D. Shostakovich, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Friend/ friends to the prince (Swan Lake)
The Queen of the Dryads (Don Quixote)
Fairy of Tenderness (The Sleeping Beauty) — debuted on the Bolshoi Theatre tour to Novosibirsk
Soloist (Jeu de cards by I. Stravinsky, choreography by A. Ratmansky)
Marie (The Nutcracker)
2007
Soloist (In the Upper Room by P. Glass, choreography by T. Tharp)
The second Odalisque (Le Corsaire by A. Adam, choreography by M. Petipa, A. Ratmansky and Y. Burlaka version) — creation
Soloist (Class Concert to music by A. Glazunov, A. Lyadov, A. Rubinstein, D.Shostakovich, choreography by A. Messerer)
Summer (Cinderella by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director Y.Borisov)
2008
Mime/ mimes (Spartacus by A. Khachaturyan, choreography by Y.Grigorovich)
Adeline (The Flames of Paris by B. Asafiev, choreography by A. Ratmansky, using the choreography by V. Vainonen)
Phrygia (Spartacus) — debuted on the Bolshoi Theatre tour to Hong Kong
Giselle (Giselle, edition by V.Vasiliev)
Soloist/ Couple in Claret Red (Russian Seasons by L. Desyatnikov, choreography by A. Ratmansky) — participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre
2009
Pas de trois/ variation (Paquita Grand Pas classique by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Burlaka version)
Fleur de Lys (Esmeralda by C. Pugni, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Burlaka, V.Medvedev version)
2010
La Priere (Coppelia by L. Delibes, choreography by M. Petipa and E. Cecchetti, S. Vikharev version)
Juliet (Romeo and Juliet by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Lilac Fairy (The Sleeping Beauty)
Raymonda (Raymonda)
Giselle (Giselle, Y. Grigorovich version)
Quintet (Herman Schmerman by T. Willems, choreography by W. Forsythe)
2011
Nikia (La Bayadere)
Princess Aurora (The Sleeping Beauty)
2012
Soloist (Dream of Dream to music by S. Rachmaninov, choreography by J. Elo)
Polyhymnia (Apollon Musagète by I. Stravinsky, choreography by G.Balanchine) — creation at the Bolshoi Theatre
Anastasia (Ivan the Terrible to music by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y.Grigorovich)
2013
Medora (La Corsaire)
2014
Shireen (The Legend of Love)
2015
Soloist/ Couple in Green (Russian Seasons)
Zina (The Bright Stream)
2016
Rita (The Golden Age)
2017
Ballerina (Etudes to music by C. Czerny, choreography by H. Lander)
Soloist (the Leading Couple)/ "Diamonds" (Jewels, choreography by G.Balanchine, Part III, to music by P. Tchaikovsky)
Sylph (La Sylphide, J.Kobborg version)
Carmen (Carmen Suite by G.Bizet–R.Shchedrin, choreography by A. Alonso)
2018
Kitri (Don Quixote, the second A. Fadeyechev version)
2019
Aspicia (La Fille du Pharaon)
Leading soloist (Symphony in C, part II)
Hermione (The Winter’s Tale by J. Talbot, choreography by Ch. Wheeldon)
Giselle (Giselle, A. Ratmansky version)
2020
Soloist/ Couple in Black (Forgotten Land to music by B. Britten, choreography by J. Kylián)
Mary (A Hero of Our Time by I. Demutsky, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director K. Serebrennikov, "Princess Mary" part)
2022
Spring (Les Saisons by A. Glazunov, choreography by A. Belyakov)
2023
Paquita, R. Drigo’s variation for the ballet La Sylphide by J.-M. Schneitzhoeffer (Grand Pas from the ballet Paquita)
Prelude, op. 28, # 7 (Chopiniana to music by F. Chopin, choreography by M.Fokine, N. Bolshakova and V. Gulyaev version)
N. Tcherepnin’s variation from the ballet Le Pavillion d'Armide (Grand Pas from the ballet Paquita)
Leading 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")
Waltz, ор. 64, # 2 (Chopiniana)
Performed in productions by Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Ballet Company and the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre/ NOVAT.
Participated in several large festivals, including the International Festival of Classical Ballet named after Rudolf Nureyev (Kazan), the International Festival of Ballet Art named after Rudolf Nureyev (Ufa), the Festival of Classical Ballet named after Alla Shelest (Samara), the Sobinov Festival (Saratov), the International Festival “In honour of Ekaterina Maksimova” (Chelyabinsk).