'Reflections' project with OCPAC and The Bolshoi Theatre

I'll be dancing in the 'Reflections' project in January, a collaboration between the Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow performances on 27th ,28th, 29th and 30th January) and the Orange County Performing Arts Centre (OCPAC performances on 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd January). The other dancers taking part are Polina Semionova (Berlin Staatsoper Ballet), Natalia Osipova (Bolshoi Theatre), Yekaterina Krysanova (Bolshoi Theatre), Olga Malinovskaya (Ballet Estonia) and Yekaterina Shipulina (Bolshoi Theatre); we all studied at the Bolshoi School in Moscow.

LA Times articles about the project:

• Bolshoi-trained beauties bolster ballet in Orange County
• 'Reflections': A showcase for Russian ballerinas
• Bolshoi 'Reflections' at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Pointe Magazine article about Mauro Bigonzetti's Reflections piece 'Cinque'

Bolshoi article

Full program

Buy tickets (for OCPAC performances on 20, 21, 22 and 23 January)

Other reviews:

"Jorma Elo's quirky, bracingly fragmented solo, "One Overture," performed brilliantly by Maria Kochetkova"

OC Register

San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker - my dates

I will be performing in San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker on the following dates:

Saturday, December 11th, 2pm - Sugar Plum Fairy

Sunday, December 12th, 7pm - Snow Queen (with Pascal Molat)

Tuesday, December 14th, 7pm - Snow Queen (with Pascal Molat)

Wednesday, December 15th, 7pm - Grand Pas de Deux (with Joan Boada)

Thursday, December 16th, 7pm - Snow Queen (with Gennadi Nedvigin)

Friday, December 17th, 7pm - Grand Pas de Deux (with Joan Boada)

Sunday, December 19th, 7pm - Grand Pas de Deux (with Gennadi Nedvigin)

Tuesday, December 21st, 7pm - Sugar Plum Fairy

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2pm - Sugar Plum Fairy

Wednesday, December 22nd, 7pm - Snow Queen (with Gennadi Nedvigin)

Friday, December 24th, 11am - Grand Pas de Deux (with Gennadi Nedvigin)

Monday, December 27th, 2pm - Grand Pas de Deux (with Gennadi Nedvigin)

If you can't make it to San Francisco you can also watch my performance on PBS between 17th and 25th December

Masha, trailer for new ballet documentary

Victor Davydov Gala at Moscow's Stanislavsky Ballet

I'll be dancing the pas de deux from Giselle in the 'Man of the Theatre' gala in honor of Victor Davydov on Tuesday night at Moscow's Stanislavsky Ballet Theatre.

Tuesday 9th November, 7pm

'Stars of the 21st Century' Grand Opening Gala in Toronto

Exhausted from second week of 'Chroma' rehearsals and Helgi Tomasson's new ballet! I'm off tomorrow for a 24 hour trip to Toronto to perform in the 'Stars of the 21st Century' gala. It will be my first time in Canada!

Reviews:

"San Francisco Ballet’s transplanted Russians, Maria Kochetkova and Gennadi Nedvigin, were quite stunning in their dreamy Giselle pas de deux. She floated in the air, capturing the ghostly choreography to perfection – one of the best shades I’ve ever seen."

"Kochetkova performed the lively Flames of Paris with American Ballet Theatre’s Daniil Simkin. Kochetkova is clearly an all-rounder because she ate up the stage with virtuoso perfection."

The Globe and Mail

Words on Dance Interview

I'll be giving a talk at the Words on Dance event in San Francisco on Monday 18th October at 7pm

Reserve tickets: 415 793 9317

Feature on Kultura Channel’s ‘Kto Tam’

San Francisco Ballet in Copenhagen

I'm dancing with San Francisco Ballet at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen this week.

Interview with DancePulp

Romeo Juliet at Mikhailovsky Ballet, St Petersburg

Mikhailovsky Ballet, St Petersburg Romeo & Juliet Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Choreographer: Oleg Vinogradov Romeo: Nikolay Korypaev Juliet: Maria Kochetkova.

I'm so honored that Uliana Lopatkina came to watch my performance.

Pestov Gala and Don Quixote at Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet

Details for my upcoming guest performances in Moscow: Stanislavsky Ballet, Moscow Pestov Gala Flames of Paris Maria Kochetkova, Ivan Vasilyev Monday, May 31st, 2010Stanislavsky Ballet, Moscow Don Quixote Maria Kochetkova, Semen Chudin Friday, June 18th, 2010

SF Ballet's Romeo Juliet''

Get ready for Joano & Mariet! Sunday May 9th 2pm©Erik Tomasson

Russian Seasons

I'll be performing Russian Seasons in SF Ballet's Program 6 Opening Night on Thursday, April 08, 2010, 8pm

Pointe Magazine Cover/ Interview

I’m on the cover of the April/May edition of Pointe Magazine

Daria Klimentová Ballet Gala, Prague

I'll be performing Yuri Possokhov's Diving into the Lilacs and Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour with Joan Boada in the Daria Klimentová Ballet Gala at Prague's National Theatre (March 10th and 11th at 8pm). More information http://www.narodni-divadlo.cz

Meet The Artist Interview

Come and ask me your questions! I'll be doing a live interview before the San Francisco Ballet performance on Friday night (March 5th). The interview is free for all ticket holders and will take place in the War Memorial Opera House Orchestra Level at 7pm. Buy tickets for the performance

English National Ballet's Alice in Wonderland

I just found this old video of me dancing Alice in English National Ballet's Alice in Wonderland:

Dance Europe Interview

There is an interview with me in the March 2010 edition of Dance Europe magazine which you can buy here.

Diving into the Lilacs & in the middle somewhat elevated

Diving into the Lilacs March 2nd, 8pm - second movement (partner Pascal Molat) March 3rd, 7:30pm - second movement (partner Pascal Molat) March 4th, 8pm - pas de deux (partner Gennadi Nedvigin) March 6th, 2pm - second movement (partner Pascal Molat) March 6th, 8pm - pas de deux (partner Joan Boada) March 7th, 2pm - pas de deux (partner Joan Boada) in the middle somewhat elevated March 3rd, 7.30pm (partner Joan Boada) March 4th, 8pm (partner Joan Boada) March 7th, 2pm (partner Joan Boada)

Balanchine's Serenade, Theme and Variations

I have 2 premieres on Saturday February 13th, in the matinee I'm doing my first 'Theme and Variations' with Taras Domitro and in the evening will be my first performance of 'Serenade' with Joan Boada Serenade: Saturday February 13th 8.00 pm Wednesday February 17th 7.30 pm Theme and Variations: Saturday February 13th 2.00 pm Friday February 19th 8.00 pm