Ulyana Lopatkina
Ulyana Lopatkina Ульяна Лопаткина | |
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Lopatkina at the curtain call of Swan Lake at the Royal Opera House, 2009 | |
| Born | Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatkina 23 October 1973 |
| Education | Vaganova Ballet Academy |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Known for | Swan Lake, Giselle |
| Spouse | Vladimir Kornev (div. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Selected: Honored Artist of Russia (2000), People's Artist of Russia (2006) |
Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatkina (Russian: Ульяна Вячеславовна Лопаткина; born 23 October 1973) is a Russian prima ballerina who performed with the Mariinsky Theatre from 1991–2017. She studied at the Vaganova Academy with Natalia Dudinskaya. Upon graduation Lopatkina joined the Kirov/Mariinsky Theatre Ballet in 1991, and was promoted to principal dancer in 1995. Lopatkina did not dance during the 2016–2017 season due to injury, and her retirement from the Mariinsky was announced on the company's website on 16 June 2017.