Elizaveta Kruteleva

Biography

Biography Born in Moscow. In 2008, she graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography (teacher Marina Leonova) and joined the Bolshoi Ballet Company.

In 2016, she left the Bolshoi Theatre. One and a half seasons she danced as the first soloist with the Bavarian State Ballet. Her repertoire with that Company included G. Balanchine’s Symphony in C (part III, the role of the soloist), La Bayadere in P. Bart’s version (the 2nd variation in The Kingdom of the Shades scene), La Fille mal gardée to music by L. Herold (choreography by F. Ashton; the part of Lise), Giselle in P. Wright’s version (Pas de deux), The Taming of the Shrew to music by K.-H. Stolze after D. Scarlatti (choreography by J. Cranko; the part of Bianca), A Midnight’s Summer Dream to music by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy and G. Ligeti (choreography by J. Neumeier; the part of Elena).

At the end of 2017, she returned to the Bolshoi. She rehearsed under Svetlana Adyrkhaeva. Now her teacher-repetiteur is Nina Semizorova.

Repertoire

2009
Sylph/two sylphs (H. Lovenskjold’s La Sylphide; choreography by A. Bournonville, J. Kobborg's version)

2010
Pas d’action (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa, V. Vasiliev's version)
Maid/ maids of honor (The Sleeping Beauty by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich version)
Friend/ friends to Esmeralda (C. Pugni’s La Esmeralda, choreography by M. Petipa, production and new choreographic version by Y. Burlaka, V. Medvedev)
Flower/ flowers (K. Khachaturian’s Cipollino, choreography by G. Mayorov)
Grand Pas (La Bayadere by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa,Y. Grigorovich production)

2011
Spanish Doll (Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2012
Part in Emeralds (Part 1 of Jewels, music by G. Faure, choreography by G. Balanchine) – appeared in the opening night performance at the Bolshoi Theatre
Image/ images of Death (Ivan the Terrible to music by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2013
the 1^st variation in Kingdom of the Shades scene (La Bayadere)
Four couples (Classical Symphony to music by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Possokhov)
Friend/ friends to Swanilda (Coppelia by L. Delibes, choreography by M. Petipa and E. Cecchetti, S. Vikharev’s version)
Fairy of Carelessness (The Sleeping Beauty)
Pas de six (La Sylphide, production by Johan Kobborg)
the 1^st variation in Grand Pas (Don Quixote by L.Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, A. Gorsky, the second A. Fadeyechev's version)
Servant/ servants to the Marchesa (Marco Spada to music by D.-F.-E. Auber, P. Lacotte production) – appeared in the opening night performance at the Bolshoi Theatre
Friend/ friends to the Prince (Swan Lake by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by A. Gorsky, M.Petipa, L. Ivanov, second Y. Grigorovich's version) – debuted on the Bolshoi Theatre tour to Singapore
La Folie (Coppelia)

2014
Cinderella (The Sleeping Beauty)
Polish Bride (Swan Lake)
The 2^nd variation in Grand Pas (Don Quixote)
Shepherdess/ shepherdesses (A. Khachaturian’s Spartacus, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Variation, Grand Pas (Raymonda by A. Glazunov, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich's version)
'A pair'/ Le Jardin Anime scene (Le Corsaire by A. Adam. Production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky and Y. Burlaka after M. Petipa)
Maidservant/ maidservants (The Taming of the Shrew to music by D. Shostakovich, choreography by J.-C. Maillot)
Friend/ friends to Shireen (A. Melikov’s A Legend of Love, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2015
Two couples (Classical Symphony)
Pas de deux (Giselle)
Part in Rubies (Part 2 of Jewels) – debuted on the Bolshoi Theatre tour to Hong Kong
Four Dryads (Don Quixote)
Couple in Purple (Russian Seasons. Music by L. Desyatnikov, choreography by A. Ratmansky)

2016
the 1^st variation in Raymonda's daydreams scene (Raymonda)
Two wilis (Giselle)
Pas d'esclaves (Le Corsaire)
Amour in the ballet Rinaldo and Armida (Boris Asfiev’s The Flames of Paris. Production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky after V. Vainonen)

2017
She-Devil, French Doll, Marie (Nutcracker)

2018
Cupid (Don Quixote in the version by A. Fadeechev)
Swan/ four Swans (Swan Lake)
Fairy of Playfulness, Fairy of gold (The Sleeping Beauty)
Juliet’s friend/ friends (S. Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Le Travail (Coppelia)
The First Sylph (La Sylphide, J. Kobborg's version)
Grand Gala (Nureyev by I. Demutsky, choreography by Y. Possokhov, directed by K. Serebrennikov)
The 2^nd variation in Raymonda's daydreams scene (Raymonda)
The 2^nd variation in Pas d’action, Ramze, Guadalquivir (C. Pugni's La Fille du Pharaon, P.Lacotte production after M. Petipa)

2019
Columbine (Nutcracker)
Pas de Trois in Emeralds 
The Fisherman's Wife (La Fille du Pharaon)
Olympia (Lady of the Camellias to music by F. Chopin, choreography by J. Neumeier)
Fairy of Silver, Princess Florine, Fairy of Diamonds (The Sleeping Beauty)
‘Two couples’ in part 1, part 3 (Symphony in C to music by G. Bizet, choreography by G.Balanchine)
Friend/ friends to Giselle (Giselle, A. Ratmansky's version) – among the creators at the Bolshoi

2020
Couple in Pink (Forgotten Land to music by B. Britten, choreography by J. Kylián)
Tobacco girl/ girls (Carmen Suite to music by G.Bizet-R. Shchedrin, choreography by A. Alonso)
Swanilda (Coppelia)