Yelena Andrienko () is a Russian

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Biography

Originally, Andrienko was born 24 March 1972 in a capital of

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where she attended Kiev Ballet School. After graduating from there, she was trained by

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at the

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. From 1993 to 1995, she appeared in many

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's plays such as the 1994's ''

Giselle ''Giselle'' ( , ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (; ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet () in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, it was first perfor ...

'' where she played the role of Myrtha, and '' The Golden Age'' where she appeared as Rita. In 1995, she played a role of Muse in a play called '' Paganini'' and the same year took a role of Snow White in a play of the same name. In 1996, she played Gamzatti in the ''

La Bayadère ''La Bayadère'' ("the temple dancer") ( ru. «Баядерка», ''Bayaderka'') is an 1877 ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by the French choreographer Marius Petipa to music by Ludwig Minkus and libretto by . The ba ...

'' and the same year participated in the

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoje ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, links=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failu ...

of Vladimir Vasiliev as the Swan Princess. Next year, she participated in a play called ''

Sleeping Beauty "Sleeping Beauty" (, or ''The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood''; , or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess curse, cursed by an evil fairy to suspended animation in fi ...

'' where she played a role of Fairy of Carelessness and the same year played as Kitri in ''

Don Quixote , the full title being ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'', is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and is of ...

'' and in a comical play called ''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunke ...

'' where she played Katarina. In 1998, she played the role of Marie in ''

The Nutcracker ''The Nutcracker'' (, ), Opus number, Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a '; ) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll. Th ...

'' and the same year portrayed as Princess Florine in a reincarnation of ''Sleeping Beauty''. In 2000, she played the role of Magnolia in ''

Cipollino Cipollino (), or Little Onion as translated from the original, is a fictional character from Gianni Rodari's eponymous ''Tale of Cipollino'' (), also known under its 1957 renamed title ''Adventures of Cipollino'' (), a children's tale about poli ...

'' and two years later appeared in the dual role of Odette-Odile in ''Swan Lake''. In 2003, she participated in a play called ''

The Limpid Stream ''The Limpid Stream'' (, also translated as ''The Bright Stream''), Op. 39, is a ballet in 3 acts, 4 scenes, composed by Dmitri Shostakovich on the libretto by Adrian Piotrovsky and Fyodor Lopukhov, with choreography by Fyodor Lopukhov. It premie ...

'' where she played as a ballerina and the same year appeared as Clemence in ''

Raymonda ''Raymonda'' () is a ballet, grand ballet in three acts, four scenes with an apotheosis, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa to the music of Alexander Glazunov (his Opus number, opus 57) and libretto by Lydia Pashkova. ''Raymonda'' was creat ...

''. In 2006, she played in ''

Cinderella "Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a Folklore, folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. The protagonist is a you ...

'' and next year participated as a soloist for '' In the Upper Room''. The same year, she played in the

Le Corsaire ''Le Corsaire'' is a ballet typically presented in three acts, with a libretto originally created by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges loosely based on the poem '' The Corsair'' by Lord Byron. Originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to ...

ballet and in 2009 appeared in ''

La Sylphide ''La Sylphide'' (; ) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836. Bournonville's is the only ve ...

'' and as a pupil in ''

the Lesson ''The Lesson'' () is a one-act play by French-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco. It was first performed in 1951 in a production directed by Marcel Cuvelier (who also played the Professor). Since 1957 it has been in permanent showing at Pari ...

'' following by the role of Beranger in a ballet called '' Esmeralda''.

External links

Andrienko's page on The Ballerina GalleryAndrienko as Kitri in Don Quixote, Serbia, National Theatre in Belgrade, 30.04.2011Andrienko in the Nutcracker. Bolshoi Theatre. 07.01.2012Andrienko and Tsiskaridze in the Nutcracker. Bolshoi Theatre. 07.01.2012Andrienko and Tsiskaridze in the Nutcracker. Bolshoi Theatre. 07.01.2012Andrienko and Tsiskaridze in the Nutcracker. Bolshoi Theatre. 07.01.2012

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Living people Dancers from Kyiv Ukrainian female dancers Ukrainian dancers 1972 births Honored Artists of the Russian Federation {{Ukraine-bio-stub

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