Olga Kishnyova

Biography

She was born in Moscow. She graduated from the Moscow State Choreographic Academy (class of Tatyana Goltseva) and joined the Ballet Company of the Bolshoi Theater. While studying she dances the 11th waltz in the school performance Chopiniana on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. She was a holder of a Maris Liepa fellowship.
In 2006 she graduated from the Department of “Choreographic arts”, the Bolshoi Ballet Academy with qualifications of “ballet dancer” and “teacher-repetiteur”.
Her teacher-repetiteur was Svetlana Adyrkhaeva.

Repertoire

2001
Fiend/ friends to Giselle (Giselle by A. Adam; choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich and V. Vasiliev's versions)
Part in Passacaille to music by A. von Webern (choreography by R. Petit) — appeared in the opening night performance at the Bolshoi Theatre

2002
Friend/ friends to Lise (L. Herold's La Fille mal gardee, choreography by F. Ashton) — appeared in the opening night performance at the Bolshoi Theatre
Juno (creation), Pallas (a dance scene in Adriana Lecouvreur, by F. Cilea, choreography by A. Petukhov)
Friend/ friends to Shireen (A. Melikov's A Legend of Love, choreography  by Y. Grigorovich)
The 11^th waltz (Chopiniana to music by F. Chopin, choreography by M. Fokine)
Two willis (Giselle)

2003
1^st and 2^nd variation in Raimonda’ s Dreams scene (A.Glazunov's Raimonda, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich's version)
Waltz (P. Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, choreography by M. Petipa, L. Ivanov, A. Gorsky,  Y. Grigorovich's second version)
Flower/ flowers (K. Khachaturyan's Cipollino, choreography by G. Mayorov)
Final Waltz and Apotheosis (P. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
The 2^nd variation in Grand Pas (L.Minkus' Don Quixote, choreography by M. Petipa, A. Gorsky, A. Fadeechev's version)

2004
Maid/ maids of honor, Fairy of Tenderness, Fairy of Gold  (P.Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich version)
Sylph/ four sylphs (H. Levenskiold’s La Sylphide, choreography by A. Bournonville, E.M. Rosen's version)
'Two pairs' in part 2 (Symphony C to music by G. Bizet, choreography by G. Balanchine)
Swan/ three swans (Swan Lake)
Magnolia (Cipollino)
Grand pas (L. Minkus' La Bayadère, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich's version)
Girl/ girls (Y. Krasavin’s Magrittomania, choreography by Y. Possokhov)
Piccilia (L.Minkus' Don Quixote, choreography by M. Petipa, A. Gorsky, A. Fadeyechev's version)
Neva (C. Pugni’s La Fille du Pharaon, chjreography by P. Lacotte after M. Petipa) 
Indian doll (Nutcracker)
Sweet pea (A Midnight’s Summer Dream to music by F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and G. Ligeti, choreography by J. Neumeier)
Clemence (Raymonda)

2005
Neapolitan Bride (Swan Lake)
Typist/ typists (D. Shostakovich's The Bolt, choreography by A.Ratmansky)
Temptation (Les Presages to music by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by L. Massine) — was among the creators of this ballet in Russia
Friend/ friends to Prince (Swan Lake)
Tobacco girl/ girls (Carmen Suite to music by G.Bizet-R. Shchedrin, A. Alonso production)

2006
Waltz soloists (S. Prokofiev's Cinderella, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director Y. Borisov)
Caryatide/ caryatides (C. Pugni's La Fille du Pharaon, choreography by P. Lacotte after M. Petipa)
Mime/ mimes (A. Khachaturian’s Spartacus, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2007
Russian Bride (Swan Lake)
Odalisque (A. Adam's Le Corsaire, production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky and Y. Burlaka after M. Petipa) — appeared in the opening night performance

2008
The 1^st sylph (H. Levenskiold’s La Sylphide, choreography by A. Bournonville, J. Kobborg's version)
Waltz/ Tango (D. Shostakovich's The Golden Age, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Fury/ furies (appeared in the opening night performance), Bride’s Ghost (B. Asfiev’s The Flames of Paris, production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky after V. Vainonen)
Soloist (Grand Pas classique from L.Minkus' Paquita, choreography by M. Petipa, new choreographic version by Y. Burlaka) — appeared in the opening night performance

2009
Two fashionable pairs (The Golden Age)

2010
Friend/ friends to Juliet (S. Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2011
Friend/ friends to Lucien (L. Desyatnikov's Illusions perdues, choreography by A. Ratmansky) — appeared in the opening night performance

2012
Part in Diamonds (Part III of Jewels, music by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by G. Balanchine)
Gypsy Woman/ three gypsy women (Anyuta to music by V. Gavrilin, choreography by V. Vasiliev )
Friend/ friends to Zina (D. Shostakovich’s The Bright Stream, choreography by A. Ratmansky)

2017
The Paris Waltz, Paparazzi scene (Nureyev by I. Demutsky, choreography by Y. Possokhov, directed by K. Serebrennikov)

2018
Juliet (Romeo and Juliet, choreography by A. Ratmansky)

2019
White Pussycat (The Sleeping Beauty)
Court Dancing Girl/ girls (A Legend of Love)
Image/ images of Death (Ivan the Terrible to music by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Friend/ friends to Giselle (Giselle, A. Ratmansky's version) – appeared in the opening night performance

In 2002, she took part in IV annual concert of young ballet stars from Russian theatres in Perm. There she danced the 7^th waltz from Chopiniana.