9.00pm, Firday 6 August 2010, Piazza Signorelli (open air)
Performing with Maxim Berloserkovsky and special guests
Born in Kiev, Ukraine, she began her training at the Kiev Ballet School at the age of ten. She joined the National Opera Ballet of Kiev in 1990 as a soloist. A dancer of infinite range, her repertoire with the National Opera Ballet included leading roles in many of the great classics and also pas de deux. Since 1996, she is the principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre.
Ms. Dvorovenko's superlative style and technique have been recognized in numerous ballet competitions throughout the world. Her most notable awards include the 1994 Grand Prix at the International Ballet Competition Serge Lifar in the Ukraine, the 1992 Gold Medal and "Anna Pavlova" Prize at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow, the 1991 Bronze Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Osaka, Japan, and the 1990 Silver Medal at the International Competition in Jackson, Mississippi.
Joining American Ballet Theatre in 1996, Ms. Dvorovenko was made a soloist in 1997 and was appointed principal dancer in 2000, following a stunning season which won her widespread critical and popular acclaim. She usually performs in tandem with her husband, Maxim Beloserkovsky.
"It is up to the principals to bring depth to the plot through their dancing. This is what Ms. Dvorovenko and Mr. Beloserkovsky did with unusual technical polish." (The New York Times.) Equally dazzling in modern works, she was hailed for her debut as Katherina in John Cranko's The Taming of the Shrew: "Ms. Dvorovenko's dynamism defined her spirited heroine; every arrow-sharp jeté added to the brio of her comic acting." (Kisselgoff, The New York Times.) And Anna Kisselgoff called her Siren (in Prodigal Son) "a masterpiece of detail and projection."
Her diverse repertoire with ABT includes her commanding portrayal of both Nikya and Gamzatti in La Bayadère; Cinderella in Stevenson's production; Kitri, the Queen of the Driads and Mercedes in Don Quixote; Princess Aurora, Lilac Fairy and Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty; Odette-Odile in Swan Lake; Giselle and Myrta in Giselle; Juliet in Romeo and Juliet; the title roles in Raymonda; Swanilde in Coppélia; Medora in Le Corsaire; the Empress in Anastasia; Hanna and Valencienne in The Merry Widow; Cupava in The Snow Maiden. Ms. Dvorovenko also excels in contemporary choreography and has danced leading roles in Tharp's Push Comes to Shove, Junk pas de deux. The Brahams-Haydn Variations and In The Upper Room; Symphony in C; Kylian's Petit Mort; Spuck's Le Grand Pas de Deux; Duato's Without Words; Weir's Hereafter; "Splendid Isolation" by Jessica Lang. She has danced with the Finnish Ballet, the Australian Ballet, the New York City Opera Ballet, the Rome Opera Ballet, Teatro San Carlo in Napoli, Verona Ballet, the Universal Ballet, and with the Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet, and has performed all around the world.
A virtuoso ballerina, Ms. Dvorovenko brings a radiant beauty and serene elegance to all of her performances, and as one of American Ballet Theatre's most lyrical dancers, she is renowned for both her musicality and dazzling technique.
