On 9th December 2009 Irina arrived to Athens where she will take part in three Gala performances organized by Daniil Simkin. On 11th, 12th and 13th December she will dance White Adagio and Black Swan Pas Deux from Swan Lake. She will be partnered by Semion Chudin from Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet.

On the 2nd and 3rd October in Shanghai Irina Kolesnikova made her Chinese debut. On the magnificent stage of the Shanghai Grand Theatre she danced the role of Odette/Odile in SPBT`s Swan Lake.



The performances met with a huge success. Irina and SPBT`s dancers received multiple standing ovations from the Chinese public. Irina and St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre have been invited to visit China again in 2010.



The return visit to China will be scheduled as part of Irina Kolesnikova`s 8-week first Asian Tour.



The full schedule of this tour will be announced on the web site very soon.

Today on the Photo Gallery section of the site some photos from Irina`s press conference in Shanghai have been placed.



This press conference was dedicated to forthcoming Irina`s debut in China in October 2009.



To look these photos go to:



http://irinakolesnikova.com/photo/?lang=eng&fl;=20

After receiving many requests from the visitors of the IK site, all watermarks from Irina`s photographs have been removed and some magnificent new photos placed in Photo Gallery. http://irinakolesnikova.com/photo/?lang=eng

On 20th May 2009 Irina arrived to Paris where on the stage of the Theatre des Champs Elysees will perform Swan Lake (22nd and 23rd May) and La Bayadere ( 24th May). All shows are sold out.

On 17th May 2009 in London on the stage of Coliseum Irina Kolesnikova has opened her first personal European Tour. She will dance Nikiya in SPBT`s La Bayadere.

On 11th April 2009 Irina Kolesnikova, for the very first time, will take part in Gala of world ballet stars DANCE OPEN which traditionally takes place in St. Petersburg on the stage of Octabrsky.



Irina will be partnered by premier danseur of Bolshoi Theatre Alexander Volchkov.



This wonderful dancer has been a member of Bolshoi Ballet since 1997.He dances leading roles in ballets which are the base of Bolshoi repertoire….

Raymonda, Legend of Love, Romeo and Juliette, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake,Don Quixote, La Bayadere and Flames of Paris and many others…



Irina and Alexander will be dancing the Black Swan Pas de Deux from Swan Lake.



Only stars at the peak of their careers or the hot new dancers on the international stage are invited to take part in Gala Dance Open. The Gala participants represent many different continents, and the world`s most famous companies.



And what a pleasure and honour it is that Irina Kolesnikova already widely famous abroad, will now dance before the St. Petersburg public and on the same stage with such great dancers as Daniel Ulbricht (New York City Ballet), Angel Corella (American Ballet Theatre, Carella Ballet), Daniil Simkin(American Ballet Theatre), Adeline Pastor (Aalto Theater Essen), Vladimir Malakhov (Berlin Staatsballet), Diana Vishneva (Mariinsky Theatre), Igor Zelensky (Mariinsky Theatre), Denis and Anastasia Matvienko (Mariinsky Theatre), Ivan Vassiliev(Bolshoi) and other performers all of highest international class.