Obraztsova
Born in Leningrad (now St Petersburg). In 2002 graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (class of Marina Vasilieva) and was accepted to the ballet troupe of the Mariinsky Theatre.
Since 2012, has been in the ballet troupe of the Bolshoi Theatre. Rehearsed with Svetlana Adyrkhaeva. Currently works under the supervision of Nadezhda Gracheva.
Léonide Massine Prize (Positano, Italy)
Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation title
The 1st Prize of the international competition "Vaganova-PRIX" (St Petersburg)
1st Prize of the International Ballet Competition in Moscow
The Ballet Magazine "Soul of Dance" Prize, "The Star" nomination
International ballet festival "Dance Open" Prize in the "Miss Virtuosity" nomination
Gold medal of the French public organisation "French Renaissance"
2011
Kitri (Don Quixote by L.Minkus, choreography by M.Petipa, A.Gorsky, version by A.Fadeyechev)
2012
Princess Aurora (The Sleeping Beauty by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by M.Petipa, version by Y. Grigorovich)
Anyuta (Anyuta to music by V. Gavrilin, choreography by V. Vasiliev)
Sylph (La Sylphide by H.S.Levenskiold, choreography by A.Bournonville, version by J.Kobborg)
Giselle (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa, version by Y. Grigorovich)
Soloist (Two Leading Couples)/ “Emeralds” (Jewels, choreography by G.Balanchine, part I to music by G.Faure) — participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre
Prelude and the 7th Waltz (Chopiniana to music by F. Chopin, choreography by M.Fokine)
Aspicia (La Fille du Pharaon by C.Pugni, choreography by P. Lacotte after M.Petipa)
Terpsichore (Apollon Musagète by I. Stravinsky, choreography by G.Balanchine)
Marie (The Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
2013
Nikia (La Bayadere by L. Minkus, horeography by M. Petipa, version by Y.Grigorovich)
Soloist (the Leading Couple)/ “Diamonds” (Jewels, part III to music by P.Tchaikovsky)
Tatiana (Onegin to music by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by J.Cranko)
Angela (Marco Spada by D.-F.-E.Auber, choreography by P. Lacotte after J.Mazilier) — creation at the Bolshoi Theatre
2014
Coralie (The Lost Illusions by L.Desyatnikov, choreography by A.Ratmansky)
— debuted on the Bolshoi Theatre tour to Paris
Marguerite Gautier (Lady of the Camellias to music by F. Chopin, choreography by J. Neumeier)
2017
Shireen (A Legend of Love by A. Melikov, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Jeanne (The Flames of Paris by B. Asafyev, choreography by A. Ratmansky, using the choreography by V. Vainonen) — debuted on the Bolshoi Theatre tour to Japan
Ballerina (Etudes to music by C. Czerny, choreography by H. Lander)
Juliet (Romeo and Juliet by S. Prokofiev, choreography by A. Ratmansky)
2018
Swanilda (Coppelia by L. Delibes, choreography by M. Petipa, E. Cecchetti, version by S. Vikharev)
2019
Hermione (The Winter’s Tale by J. Talbot, choreography by Ch. Wheeldon)
Leading soloist (Symphony in C by G.Bizet, part I, choreography by G.Balanchine)
Lover (Gaîté Parisienne to music by J.Offenbach arranged by M. Rosenthal, choreography by M. Bejart) — creation at the Bolshoi Theatre
2020
Phrygia (Spartacus by A.Khachaturian, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
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") — participated in the world premiere
2022
Prelude, op. 28, # 7 (Chopiniana, N. Bolshakova and V. Gulyaev version)
— creation at the Bolshoi Theatre
Mazurka, ор. 33, # 2, Waltz, ор. 64, # 2 (Chopiniana)
2023
Anastasia (Ivan the Terrible to music by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y.Grigorovich)
Sylph (La Sylphide by H.Levenskiold, choreography by A.Bournonville, edition by E.M.von Rosen)
Giselle (Giselle by A.Adam, choreography by J.Coralli, J.Perrot, M.Petipa)
Grand pas, Trio of the Shades (La Bayadere by L.Minkus, choreography by M.Petipa, version by V.Ponomarev, V.Chabukiani)
Princess Aurora (The Sleeping Beauty by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by M.Petipa, version by K.Sergeyev)
Marie (The Nutcracker by P.Tchaikovsky, director M.Chemiakin, choreography by K.Simonov)
Flora (The Awakening of Flora, choreography by M.Petipa, version by S.Vikharev) — creation
Kitri (Don Quixote by L.Minkus, choreography by M.Petipa, version by A.Gorsky)
Girl (Le Spectre de la Rose to music by C.M.von Weber, choreography by M.Fokine, version by I.Fokine)
Colombine («Carnaval» to music by R.Schumann, choreography by S.Vikharev after M.Fokine) — creation
Maria (The Fountain of Bakhchisarai by B.Asafyev, choreography by R.Zakharov)
Juliet (Romeo and Juliet by S.Prokofiev, choreography by L.Lavrovsky)
Syuimbike (Shurale by F.Yarullin, choreography by L.Yakobson)
Shirin (A Legend of Love by A.Melikov, choreography by Y.Grigorovich)
Lucile Grahn (Pas de quatre by C.Pugni, choreography by A.Dolina after J.Perrot)
Terpsichore (Apollon Musagète by I.Stravinsky, choreography by G.Balanchine)
Soloist (Symphony in C to music by G.Bizet, part III, choreography by G.Balanchine)
Soloist (Ballet Imperial, to music by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by G.Balanchine)
Soloist (Pas de deux to music by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by G.Balanchine)
Soloist (In the Night to music by F.Chopin, choreography by J.Robbins)
Soloist (The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude to music by F.Schubert, choreography by W.Forsythe)
Soloist (In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated to music by T.Willems, choreography by W.Forsythe)
Soloist (Woundwork 1 by T.Willems, choreography by W.Forsythe)
Cinderella (Cinderella by S.Prokofiev, choreography by A.Ratmansky)
Tsar-maiden (The Little Humpbacked Horse by R.Shchedrin, choreography by A.Ratmansky)
Kitty (Anna Karenina by R.Shchedrin, choreography by A.Ratmansky)
Nicole (Le bourgeois gentilhomme to music by R.Strauss, choreography by N.Dmitrievsky)
Ondine (Ondine by C.Pugni, choreography by P.Lacotte) — creation
In 2010/12 was a guest soloist at the ballet troupe of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre.
Performed in productions of La Scala, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, the Berlin State Opera, the Paris National Opera, the Royal Ballet Covent Garden, The Royal Danish Ballet, the Stuttgart Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), the Tokyo Ballet, Asami Maki Ballet, the Israel Ballet and others.
Participated in several large festivals, such as the Arena di Verona Festival, the International Festival of Classical Dance named after Rudolf Nureyev (Kazan) and the Festival of Classical Ballet named after Alla Shelest (Samara).