Biografy:

Anastasia Kolegova was born February 9, 1982 in Cheliabinsk. She graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.

She has appeared with numerous ballet companies since 2000, such as the St Petersburg Konstantin Tachkin Ballet Company, the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (Vilnius), the St Petersburg Boris Eifman Ballet and the Mariinsky Theatre.In 2006 she joined the troupe of the famed Mariinsky Theater as a soloist.

Since 2004 – She has been performed as a guest soloist of ballet performances presented by Theatre Agency "SoyuzSportTheatre".

She is Prize-winner at International Ballet Competitions in Rieti (Italy, 2000) and Varna (Bulgaria, 2002).

She is Recipient of a diploma and special prize at the Arabesque young ballet dancers´ competition for best performance of a role to music by Tchaikovsky (Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, 2002).

She took part in the gala concert "Great Ballerinas of the Mariinsky Theatre" in Stars of the White Nights Festival in 2008 year.

During her career Anastasia toured many countries in the world including Japan Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, and other Eastern European countries.

Anastasia Kolegova was blessed with all of the qualities necessary to become an outstanding ballet dance. She possesses a superior ballet technique, beauty and special charm that enables this ballerina to stand out among others. Her expressive, graceful movements, and refined technique conquer the harts of ballet aficionados. She is able to transfer her emotions and positive energy to the audience. Anastasia stands out because she works very hard, has true persistence and is ever striving for perfection. She is always very will received by the balletomanes, art critics and press.

Repertoire

• "Giselle''

Adolphe Adam

Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa

Giselle, Myrtha

• ''Le Corsair''

Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pavel Oldenburgsky

Choreography: Pyotr Gusev

Medora, Gulnara

• ''Sleeping Beauty''

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Choreography: Marius Petipa

Princess Aurora

• ''Swan Lake''

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised choreography stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev

Odette-Odille

• "Don Quixote"

Ludwig Minkus

Choreography: Alexander Gorsky

Kitri, Queen Dryad, Variation from IV act

• "Pas de quatre"

Cesare Pugni

Choreography: Jules Perrot

Fanny Cerrito

• "Apollo"

Igor Stravinsky

Choreography: George Balanchine

Calliope

• "La Valse"

Maurice Ravel

Choreography: George Balanchine

Soloist

• "The Dying Swan"

Camille Saint-Saëns

Choreography: Mikhail Fokine