US Premiere of John Cranko’s Onegin
I'll be performing the role of Tatiana on Friday 27th January (opening night) and Tuesday 31st January in the US premiere of John Cranko's Onegin.
San Francisco Ballet opens its 2012 season with the intensely dramatic Onegin, John Cranko’s masterful adaptation of Alexander Pushkin’s heartbreaking tale of unrequited love between Russian aristocrat Eugene and the beautiful Tatiana.
SF Ballet 2012 Opening Night Gala
Photo by Erik Tomasson
I'll be performing Sir Frederic Ashton's 'Voices of Spring' with Joan Boada tonight in San Francisco Ballet's 2012 'Bella Notte' Gala.
International Ballet Star Gala in Taipei
SF Ballet Nutcracker dates and reviews
Photo by Erik Tomasson
I'll be performing in San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker on the following dates:
Friday December 9th (Opening Night), 7pm - Grand Pas de Deux (with Gennadi Nedvigin)
Saturday December 10th, 7pm - Snow Queen (with Gennadi Nedvigin)
Tuesday December 13th, 7pm - Snow Queen (with Gennadi Nedvigin)
Thursday December 15th, 2pm - Grand Pas de Deux (with Joan Boada)
Saturday December 17th, 7pm - Snow Queen (with Pascal Molat)
Tuesday December 20th, 2pm - Grand Pas de Deux (with Gennadi Nedvigin)
Wednesday December 21st, 7pm - Snow Queen (with Pascal Molat)
Saturday December 24th, 11am - Grand Pas de Deux (with Joan Boada)
Tuesday December 27th, 7pm - Grand Pas de Deux (with Gennadi Nedvigin)
Reviews:
"The pinnacle of the evening, as it should be, was the grand pas de deux essayed by Maria Kochetkova and Gennadi Nedvigin... Kochetkova, for her part, is both exquisitely refined and remarkably believable as a recently transformed woman-child dancing with wonderment in her eyes." San Francisco Chronicle
"The evening closed with an immaculate performance of the Grand Pas by Maria Kochetkova, the tiny, Russian-born, Bolshoi-trained great-hearted ballerina who came to SF several years back and has made herself a star here in record time. Her variation ends with a diagonal line of sharp-cut steps that sprang to pointe and streaked back upstage like diamonds in a bracelet." Bay Area Reporter
"What sets Kochetkova apart, though, is her interpretation of the solo variation. She hears the Russian folk tunes inherent in the music, picking out the delicate rhythms and channeling her inner Tsar Maiden. A pure delight." California Literary Review
'A Moment To Dream' gala with Isaac Hernadez
I'll be performing Pas de Deux from the Sleeping Beauty with Gennadi Nedvigin and Balcony Pas de Deux from Romeo and Juliet with Joan Boada at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. This will be my first time performing in Mexico.
Gala in New York at Joyce Theater
San Francisco Ballet at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
I'll be performing in Helgi Tomasson's 'Trio' on Tuesday night (27th September) and the title role in 'Romeo & Juliet' on Friday night (30th September) and Sunday matinee (2nd October).
Romeo and Juliet review:
"Kochetkova’s Juliet developed from an antsy, romping child to a knowing woman. She is a strong actress without histrionics –- her face was one moment flooded with delight, as love dawned, and then crestfallen, as her duty to her family became inescapable. Her dancing was flawless, and always in service to being Juliet. A lovely performance."
Trio review:
"In the show-stopping finale, Maria Kochetkova and Gennadi Nedvigin etched exacting beats and leaps with grace and carefree delight. Kochetkova is a marvel."
Indianapolis City Ballet’s Evening with the Stars
Photo by Gene Shiavone
I'll be performing in Indianapolis City Ballet’s 'Evening with the Stars' gala taking place at 8pm on Saturday, September 10th, 2011 at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre. Dancing Don Quixote Pas de deux with Daniil Simkin and Jorma Elo's solo One Overture
Stars of Russian Ballet Gala
I'll be performing Balanchine’s 'Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux' and the pas de deux from act three of 'The Sleeping Beauty' with Gennadi Nedvigin on Saturday in the Stars of Russian Ballet Gala at the Power Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Buy tickets: Sat, Aug 27, 2011 7pm
