Principal Dancer, working under the contract
Ekaterina
Shipulina
Ekaterina Shipulina

Born in Perm into an artistic family. In 1989-94 studied at the Perm Choreographic College, then at the the Moscow State Academy of Choreography (class of Lyudmila Litavkina). Graduated in 1998 and was accepted into the ballet troupe of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Rehearsed under the supervision of Marina Kondratieva, Tatiana Golikova, Vladimir Nikonov and is currently working under Nadezhda Gracheva.

Awards

Youth grant from the Russian Award for achievements in literature and art “Triumph”

2002

 People's Artist of the Russian Federation title

2018
2nd prize at the International Ballet competition Prix de Luxembourg
1999

2nd prize at the the International Ballet Competition in Moscow

2001
The Ballet Magazine "Soul of Dance" Prize, "The Rising Star" nomination
2004

Award for workers of culture and art "Golden Lyre"

2005

Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation title 

2009
Oleg Yankovsky Prize "Creative Discovery", established by the organizing committee of the festival "Cherry Forest"
2014
Repertoire
2022
Repertoire at the Bolshoi Theatre

1998

Grand pas (La Bayadere by L.Minkus, choreography by M.Petipa, version by Y.Grigorovich)

1999

Friend/ friends to Giselle (Giselle by A.Adam, choreography by J.Coralli, J.Perrot, M.Petipa, version by V.Vasiliev)
Horse, Tsar-Maiden (The Little Humpbacked Horse by R.Shchedrin, choreography by N.Androsov)
Mazur (Chopiniana to music by F.Chopin, choreography by M.Fokine)
Queen of the Ball (Fantasy on the Casanova Theme to music by W.A.Mozart, choreography by M.Lavrovsky)
Dryad/ three dryads, 2nd variation in Grand Pas, the Queen of the Dryads (Don Quixote by L.Minkus, choreography by M.Petipa, A.Gorsky, version by A.Fadeyechev)

2000

Soloist/ Two Couples (Symphony in C to music by J.Bizet, part III, choreography by G.Balanchine)
The Wife of the Heir (Russian Hamlet to music by L.van Beethoven and G.Kahler, choreography by B.Eifman) — creation
Fairy of Gold, Lilac Fair (The Sleeping Beauty by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by M.Petipa, version by Y.Grigorovich)
Congo (La Fille du Pharaon by C.Pugni, choreography by P.Lacotte after M.Petipa) — creation
2nd variation in "Raymonda’s Daydreams" scene (Raymonda by A.Glazunov, cireography by M.Petipa, version by Y.Grigorovich)
2nd variation in "The Kingdom of the Shades" scene (La Bayadere)

2001

Myrtha (Giselle, version by Y.Grigorovich)
Polish Bride, Swan/ three swans (Swan Lake by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by M.Petipa, L.Ivanov, A.Gorsky, the second version by Yuri Grigorovich)
Gamzatti (La Bayadere)

2002

Odette-Odile (Swan Lake)

2003

Ballerina (The Bright Stream by Dmitry Shostakovich, choreography by A.Ratmansky)
Henriette/ friends to Raymonda (Raymonda)
Esmeralda (Notre-Dame de Paris by M.Jarr, choreography by R.Petit)
Prelude and 7th Waltz (Chopiniana)

2004

Kitri (Don Quixote)
Pas de deux (Agon by I.Stravinsky, choreography by G.Balanchine)
Leading soloist (Symphony in C, part IV)
Leading soloist (Magrittomania by Y.Krasavin, choreography by Y.Possokhov) — cretion at the Bolshoi Theatre
Aegina (Spartacus by A.Khachaturian, choreography by Y.Grigorovich)

2005

Hermia (A Midsummer Night's Dream to music by F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdi, D.Ligeti, choreography by J.Neumeier)
Action (Les Presages to music by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by L.Massine) — cretion at the Bolshoi Theatre
Soloist (Jeu de cards by I.Stravinsky, choreography by A.Ratmansky)
participated in the world premiere

2006

Cinderella (Cinderella by S.Prokofiev, choreography by Y.Possokhov, director Y.Borisov)

2007

Soloist (In the Upper Room by P.Glass, choreography by T.Tharp)
participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre
Mekhmene Banu (A Legend of Love by A.Melikov, choreography by Y.Grigorovich)
Gulnare (Le Corsaire by A.Adam, choreography by M.Petipa, version by A.Ratmansky and Y.Burlaka) — creation
Soloist (Class Concert to music by A.Glazunov, A.Lyadov, A.Rubinstein, D.Shostakovich, choreography by A.Messerer)

2008

Soloist (Misericordes to music by A.Part, choreography by Ch.Wheeldon)
Leading Soloist (Symphony in C, part I)
Jeanne, Mireille de Poitiers (The Flames of Paris by B.Asafyev, choreography by A.Ratmansky, using the choreography by V.Vainonen)
Variation (Paquita Grand Pas classique by L.Minkus, choreography by M.Petipa, version by Y.Burlaka) — participated in the world premiere
Soloist/ Couple in Green (Russian Seasons by Leonid Desyatnikov, choreography by Alexei Ratmansky) — participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre
Soloist/ Couple in Yellow (Russian Seasons)

2009

Medora (Lе Corsaire) — debuted on the Bolshoi Ballet tour to USA

2010

Soloist/ "Rubies" (Jewels choreography by G.Balanchine, part II to music by I.Stravinsky) — participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre
Soloist (Serenade to music by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by G.Balanchine)

2011

Fleur de Lys (Esmeralda by C.Pugni, choreography by M.Petipa, version by Y.Burlaka, V.Medvedev)
Florine (Lost Illusions by L.Desyatnikov, choreography by A.Ratmansky)
Soloist (Chroma by J.Talbot and J.White, choreography by W.McGregor)
participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre

2012

Soloist (Two Leading Couples)/ Emeralds (Jewels, part I to music by G.Faure)
Soloist (Dream of Dream to music by S.Rachmaninov, choreography by J.Elo) — creation

2013

Giselle (Giselle, version by Y.Grigorovich)
Marchesa Sampietri (Marco Spada to music by D.-F.-E.Auber, choreography by P.Lacotte after J.Mazilier)

2014

Manon Lescaut (Lady of the Camellias to music by F.Chopin, choreography by J.Neumeier)

2015

Undine (A Hero of Our Time by I.Demutsky, part "Taman", choreography by Y.Possokhov, director K.Serebrennikov) — creation

2016

Soloist/ The Leading Couple (Frank Bridge Variations to music by B.Britten, choreography by H.van Manen) — participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre

2017

Soloist/ Couple in Black (Forgotten Land to music by B.Britten, choreography by J.Kylián) — participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre
The Diva/ “A Letter to Rudi” (Nureyev by I.Demutsky, choreography by Y.Possokhov, director K.Serebrennikov)

2018

Carmen (Carmen Suite to music by G.Bizet, R.Shchedrin; choreography by A.Alonso)
Dolly (Anna Karenina to music by P.Tchaikovsky, A.Shnitke, Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam, choreography by J.Neumeier)
Aspicia (La Fille du Pharaon)
Myrtha (Giselle, edition by A.Ratmansky)

In 2011 took part in the co-project of the Bolshoi Theatre and the Segerstrom Centre for the Arts in California Reflections, where performed in the ballet Remansos to music by E.Granados (choreography by N.Duato), ballet Cinque to music by A.Vivaldi (choreography by M.Bigonzetti) and the choreographic piece Dumka to music by P.Tchaikovsky (choreography by A.Barton).

Tours

Performed in productions at the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre in St Petersburg.

Participated in several large festivals, including the International Festival of Classical Ballet named after Rudolf Nureyev (Kazan), the Festival of Classical Ballet named after Alla Shelest (Samara).

General partner of the Bolshoi Theatre — insurance company «Ingosstrakh»
Privileged sponsor of the Bolshoi Theatre — Tinkoff Bank
Privileged partner of the Bolshoi Theatre — GUM