Maria Kochetkova

I have 4 premieres this week (Opus 19/The Dreamer, Ghosts, Theme and Variations and Serenade). I’ll be dancing my first Jerome Robbins ballet Opus 19/The Dreamer on the opening night of Program 2 on Tuesday night February 9th (partner Taras Domitro Davit Karapetyan), Sunday February 14th and Saturday February 20th (8pm) (partner Taras Domitro)
I will also be doing the Pas de Deux in new Chris Wheeldon’s ballet ”GHOSTS” in the same Program
Wednesday 10th Feb, 7:30pm – partner Vitor Luiz
Friday 12th Feb, 8pm – partner Vitor Luiz
Saturday 20th Feb, 2pm – partner Vitor Luiz

Reviews:

Opus 19/The Dreamer

“Maria Kochetkova and Davit Karapetyan shone in the lead roles.”
San Francisco Examiner

Ghosts

“I have never admired Yuan Yuan Tan (Tuesday) or Maria Kochetkova (Wednesday) more than in the main duet”
The New York Times

I’m dancing Odette/Odile in the opening night of Swan Lake, January 23rd, 8pm and on Thursday, January 28th, 8pm

Reviews:

“As Odette and Odile, Maria Kochetkova danced both the fragile heroine and the evil temptress spectacularly, her arms moving with unique grace and beauty.”
San Francisco Examiner

There is an exhibition of Erik Tomasson’s photos of the San Francisco Ballet over the past 5 years at the Museum of Performance & Design (January 12th – March 6th, 4th floor of the Herbst Theatre)
Museum of Performance & Design
Erik Tomasson’s website

Yuri Possokhov’s ‘Diving into the lilacs’ and Giselle





Photos ©Marina Gulyaeve

Tuesday night, December 15th – Grand Pas de deux with Gennadi Nedvigin
Wednesday night, December 16th – Snow Queen with Gennadi Nedvigin
Thursday night, December 17th – Sugar Plum Fairy
Friday night, December 18th – Snow Queen with Gennadi Nedvigin

Photo ©Erik Tomasson

Wednesday night, December 9th – Grand Pas de Deux with Davit Karapetyan
Thursday night, December 10th – Sugar Plum Fairy
Friday night, December 11th – Snow Queen with Gennadi Nedvigin (premiere)
Sunday Matinee, December 13th – Grand Pas de Deux with Davit Karapetyan

I’ll be dancing In the New Year’s ballet gala on December 29th at the Oktyabrsky Grand Concert Hall (BKZ) in St Petersburg with Gennadi Nedvigin in Pas de Deux from ‘Giselle’ and Yuri Possokhov’s Pas de Deux ‘Diving into the Lilacs’. Among the dancers also Svetlana Zakharova, Vladimir Malakhov, Igor Zelensky and Maria Alexandrova. Here are some links (sorry, it’s in russian, but has a pretty photo):
Review
Review

Me and Daniil after Don Quixote that opened the Festival this year

With Daniil Simkin in Tchai Pas

after the Funy Gala with Natalia Osipova and Leonid Sarafanov

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I will be giving talk on Sunday November 1st at the Bayer Ballet Academy for the kids and their parents. If you live near Palo Alto or Los Altos and are interested in ballet come and ask me some difficult questions, it will be fun!
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(right to left) Tom, Glenn McCoy, Debra Bernard, me and Tom who organized company’s trip to the Great Wall. The best day I had in China!

Climbing up the Great Wall with Richard C. Barker

I get the best view of Forbidden city (with Tiit Helimets)

Helgi and Marlene