George Balanchine's Coppélia
Photos: Erik Tomasson
I'll be performing the lead role of Swanilda in the opening night of San Francisco Ballet's production of George Balanchine's Coppélia on Saturday night as well as the evening performance on Friday 25th March and the matinee on Sunday 27th March:
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Saturday, March 19, 2011, 8 PM
Friday, March 25, 2011, 8 PM
Sunday, March 27, 2011, 2 PM
Reviews:
"Casting for Saturday's opening performance was stellar all the way. Together, Maria Kochetkova and Gennadi Nedvigin add up to a frisky pair of teens. For Nedvigin, Franz is simply a career triumph, notable for purity of style, antic spirit and elegant showmanship. Kochetkova is a naughty but nice Swanilda, an authentic stylist capable of dazzling us with strings of bourrees, smooth cambrés and airy jetes."
San Francisco Chronicle"Maria Kochetkova as 'Swanilda' was sublime. Her acting chops have soared to a new level in this delightful romp that also demands the skills of a top drawer diva ballerina. Her petite frame and sweet visage make her the ideal choice for the role of a bride-to-be who must prove the fidelity of her lover who has suddenly developed a thing for a life-size mechanical doll."
San Francisco Sentinel
Program 4: 'Theme and Variations', 'Trio', 'Winter Dreams'
Maria Kochetkova in premiere of Helgi Tomasson's 'Trio'
Vito Mazzeo and Maria Kochetkova in MacMillan's 'Winter Dreams' inspired by Chekhov's "Three Sisters" (photos by Alex Washburn, The Chronicle)
My upcoming performances in San Francisco Ballet's Program 4:
PROGRAM 4
THEME AND VARIATIONS
Choreography: George Balanchine
Maria Kochetkova, Gennadi Nedvigin
Wednesday, March 02, 2011, 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 05, 2011, 8 PM
WINTER DREAMS
Choreography: Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Masha, Vershinin: Sofiane Sylve, Tiit Helimets
Irina, Olga: Maria Kochetkova, Lorena Feijoo
Kulygin: Damian Smith
Tusenbach, Solyony: Garen Scribner, Vitor Luiz
Friday, February 25, 2011, 8 PM (Opening Night)
Sunday, February 27, 2011, 2 PM
Thursday, March 03, 2011, 8 PM
Saturday, March 05, 2011, 8 PM
TRIO
Choreography: Helgi Tomasson
Maria Kochetkova, Gennadi Nedvigin
Friday, February 25, 2011, 8 PM (Opening Night)
Sunday, February 27, 2011, 2 PM
Thursday, March 03, 2011, 8 PM
Saturday, March 05, 2011, 2 PM
Tuesday, March 08, 2011, 8 PM
Program 2: 'Symphonic Variations' & 'Symphony in C'
Dates for my upcoming performances in San Francisco Ballet's Program 2:
SYMPHONIC VARIATIONS
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Maria Kochetkova, Gennadi NedviginThursday, February 3rd, 2011, 8 PM
Sunday, February 6th, 2011, 2 PM
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011, 8 PM
Friday, February 11th, 2011, 8 PM
SYMPHONY IN C
Choreography: George Balanchine
Maria Kochetkova, Joan Boada
Sunday, February 6th, 2011, 2 PM
Reviews for Symphonic Variations
"Every arm gesture and shifting balance matters here, and the dancers, led by Maria Kochetkova and Gennadi Nedvigin, have incorporated Ashton's chaste yet potent classical vocabulary."
SF Gate
Balanchine's Serenade, Theme and Variations
12th World Ballet Festival in Tokyo
I'm performing in The World Ballet Festival with Daniil Simkin. We will open it with Don Quixote and then take part in 9 Galas dancing 3 pas de deux (Tchaikovsky Pas, Flames of Paris and Le Corsaire) World Ballet Festival Other dancers in the festival include: Hélène Bouchet & Thiago Bordin Alina Cojocaru & Johan Kobborg (Royal Ballet) Bernice Coppieters & Gil Roman José Carreňo & Xiomara Reyes (ABT) Aurélie Dupont & Manuel Legris (Paris Opera) Mathieu Ganio & Mizuka Ueno Sylvie Guillem & Nicolas Le Riche Natalia Osipova & Leonid Sarafanov (Mariinsky & Bolshoi) Agnès Letestu & José Carreňo (Paris Opera) Marianela Nuñez & Thiago Soares (Royal Ballet) David Makhateli & Mizuka Ueno (Royal Ballet & Tokyo Ballet) Vladimir Malakhov & Diana Vishneva Tamara Rojo & Federico Bonelli Elisabet Ros & Gil Roman Polina Semionova & Friedemann Vogel Svetlana Zakharova & Andrei Uvarov World Ballet Festival - full list of dancers
Jewels
Jewels, Rubies
Jewels, Fusion and Russian Seasons
"On Sunday Maria Kochetkova and Frances Chung (partnered by Nicolas Blanc and Isaac Hernandez) were more closely bound to the music, not just in timing but also on a more mysterious level. With them, you could feel the radiance of choreography in three-dimensional space acquire a moment-by-moment drama that seemed akin to the music’s." New York Times
"At the Sunday matinee, Maria Kochetkova and Frances Chung realized the graceful solos of “Emeralds” with elegance and unpretentious dignity." San Francisco Examiner
