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MARIANNA RYZHKINA
Honored Artist of Russia

Marianna Ryzhkina, principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet Theater was born in Moscow. In 1989, on completing her training at the Moscow College of Choreography (Yelena Ryabinkina’s class), she joined the Bolshoi Ballet Company. She graduated from the ballet master’s faculty of the Institute of Choreography (today college and institute have been amalgamated into the Moscow State Academy of Choreography).When she started at the Bolshoi Theatre, she rehearsed under Nina Timofeyeva. Most of her roles she prepared with Raisa Struchkova. At the present time, her teacher-repetiteur is Ekaterina Maximova.

In 2002, she was made Merited Artist of the Russian Federation. Her performance in the pas de deux from Le Corsaire with partner - Alexander Vetrov was voted by the Forth-Worth weekly into its yearly Best of the West category of events. Marianna has been a frequent guest artist with Metropolitan Classical Ballet.

Marianna Ryzhkina in Carmen Suite