Yulia Grebenshchikova

Biography

She was born in Budapest (Hungary). IN 1994 she entered Voronezh ballet school. In 2001 she was awarded the diploma at the IX at the International competition of ballet dancers and choreographers in Moscow (junior group, soloists) and continued her studies at Moscow State Choreographic Academy (class of Tatyana Galtseva). After graduation in 2003 she joined the Ballet Company of the Bolshoi Theater.
Her teacher-repetiteur is Svetlana Adyrkhaeva.

Repertoire

2003
Swan/ three swans (P. Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake; choreography by M. Petipa, L. Ivanov, A. Gorsky, Y. Grigorovich's second version)

2004
Maid/ maids of honor (The Sleeping Beauty by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich version)
Queen of the Dryads (L.Minkus' Don Quixote, choreography by M. Petipa, A. Gorsky, A. Fadeechev's version) 

Girl/ girls (Y. Krasavin’s Magrittomania; choreography by Y. Posokhov)
Part in Concerto Barocco (to music by J. S. Bach, choreography by G. Balanchine) — was among the creators of the ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre
'Two couples' in part 2 (Symphony C to music by G. Bizet, choreography by G. Balanchine)
Sylph/ sylphs (H. Levenskiold’s La Sylphide; choreography by A. Bournonville, E.M. von Rosen's version)
Sweet pea (A Midnight’s Summer Dream to the music of F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy and G. Ligeti, choreography by J. Neumeier) — creation at the Bolshoi theatre
Grand Pas (La Bayadere by L. Minkus. Choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich's version) 

2005
Raymonda’s Daydreams scene (Raimonda by A.Glazunov. Choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich's version)
Dryad/ three dryads (Don Quixote)
Fate (Carmen Suite to music by J. Bizet-R. Shchedrin. Choreography by A. Alonso)

2006
Sunflowers and horses (was among the creators), Winter, Waltz soloists (S. Prokofiev's Cinderella, choreography by Y. Posokhov, production by Y. Borisov) 
Two fashionable pairs (D. Shostakovich'sThe Golden Age. Choreography by Y. Grigorovich) 

Friend/ friends to Giselle (A. Adam's Giselle, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich's version)
Hungarian Bride (Swan Lake)

2007
Final Waltz and Apotheosis (P. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Court dancer/ dancers (A. Melikov's A Legend of Love. Choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Soloist (Ph. Glass' In the Upper Room. Choreography by T.Tharp)

2009
La Priere (L. Delibes' Coppelia. Choreography by M. Petipa and E. Cecchetti, new choreographic version by S. Vikharev)
Pair in Green (Russian Seasons to music by L. Desyatnikov, choreography by A. Ratmansky) — debuted on the Bolshoi Theatre tour to St.Petersburg

2010
Friend/ friends to Juliet (S. Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Quintet (Herman Schmerman to music by Th. Willems; choreography by W. Forsythe) – appeared in the opening night performance at the Bolshoi Theatre
Soloist in Rubies (Part II of Jewels, music by I.Stravinsky, choreography by G. Balanchine) 

2011
part in Remansos (music by E. Granados, choreography by N. Duato)
part in The Symphony of Psalms to music by I. Stravinsky (choreography by Jiri Kylian)

2012
The second Odalisque (A. Adam's Le Corsaire. Production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky and Y. Burlaka after M. Petipa)
part in Diamonds (Part III of Jewels, music by P. Thcaikovsky, choreography by G. Balanchine) — appeared in the opening night performance at the Bolshoi Theatre
Four Couples (Classical Symphony to music of S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Possokhov)
Duet (Dream of Dream to music by S. Rachmaninoff, choreography by J. Elo) 
Part in Chroma (music by J. Talbot and J. White, choreography by W. McGregor)
Victory Herald/ heralds (Ivan the Terrible to music by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Hair Maidens, Cups, Stocks (among the creators), Chimney-sweep’s suite, Candle (Moidodyr by E. Podgayts, choreography by Y. Smekalov) 

2013
3^rd variation in the Kingdom of Shades scene (La Bayadère)
Fairy of Gold (The Sleeping Beauty)
Friend/friends to Marchesa Sampietri (Marco Spada by D.-F.-E. Auber, P. Lacotte production) – appeared in the opening night performance at the Bolshoi Theatre

2014
Lilac Fairy (The Sleeping Beauty)
Two wilis (Giselle, V. Vasiliev version)
Friend/ friends to Raymonda (Raymonda by A. Glazunov, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich version)
The Widow (The Taming of the Shrew to music by D. Shostakovich, choreography by J.-C. Maillot)

2016
Waltz (Swan Lake) — debuted on the Bolshoi Theatre tour to London
Undine (A Hero of Our Time by I. Demutsky, Taman part, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director K. Serebrennikov)

2017
Couple in Gray (Forgotten Land to music by B. Britten, choreography by J. Kylián) 

In 2011, she participated in the joint project of the Bolshoi theater and the Californian Segerstrom Center for the Arts (Remansos to music by E. Granados, Nacho Duato production)