Biography
Sofya was born on October 18, 1986 in Moscow.
Educational Background and Teaching Experience
1995-2003 – Bolshoi Ballet Academy (graduated with honours).
2003-2011 – Russian Institute of theatre arts (GITIS), faculty of choreography, class of Nina Semizorova. After graduating from GITIS, she taught contemporary dance at a number of departments of the choreography faculty.
2013-2015 – Master’s degree at Russian Institute of theatre arts (GITIS) majoring in “Theatre arts. Contemporary stage dance and choreography” (class of Alla Sigalova).
Since 2008 she has regularly retrained in international ballet schools and master classes in Russia, Poland, Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands.
Member of the Union of Theatre Workers since 2011.
Since 2012 – teaching contemporary dance in the Russian University of Theatre Arts (GITIS).
2003 – 2017– a leading ballet dancer in the Theatre Ballet Moscow Company
Background as choreographer:
2019 – two-act ballet Cinderella for the Moscow State Ballet Theater
2019 – choreographer of the ballets “Arlequinade. New” and “ANIMA” for the Voronezh Opera and Ballet Theatre.
2019 – choreographer of the Gala-performance “In the Power of Musical” in the Saratov Theatre of Opera and Ballet.
2019 – a piece for the project “Theatrical Fairy-tales of Ilze Liepa”.
2019 – choreographer of the ballet “Bolero” for the Galina Vishnevskaya College of Music and Theatre Arts (Moscow).
2019 – choreographer of the performance “SUPERminimal” for the Studio Theatre of contemporary dance (Moscow).
2019 – performer and choreographer of an independent project “Ixtab” (Moscow) – in cooperation with Konstantin Matulevskiy.
2018 – choreographer of the Eugeniy Plushenko Ice Show “Swan Lake”.
2018 – artistic director and choreographer of the TV “Big Ballet” project of Channel “Culture”; creator of the project “Encyclopedia of Ballet” for TV Channel “Culture”.
2018 – choreographer and performer of the ballet “Universe DQ. Producing endorphins” (OPEN LOOK XX, St. Petersburg).
2018 – contemporary ballets “Apples&Pies. Nostalgia” for the Voronezh Chamber Theatre – in cooperation with Konstantin Matulevkiy (long-list of the Golden Mask National Theatre Award).
2017 – contemporary dance piece for the Bolshoi Theatre Youth Ballet Program “Faces”.
2017 – one-act ballet “Memoriae” – two nominations for the Golden Mask National Theatre Award (Contemporary Dance – Best Production and Ballet/Contemporary Dance – Best Balletmaster/Best Choreographer) – in cooperation with Konstantin Matulevkiy.
2017 – performance “Measure of Fear” for the Theatre Ballet Moscow – in cooperation with Konstantin Matulevkiy.
2017 – performer and choreographer of the project “Arzamas.academy. 9 languages of contemporary dance”.
2016 – one-act ballet “Orchestra” for the Theatre Ballet Moscow (long-list of the Golden Mask National Theatre Award).
2016 – contemporary dance piece “Raiskiy” for the Competition for young choreographers at the CONTEXT. Diana Vishneva Festival.
2015 – a piece “Wormholes and Jumping Moles” for contemporary dance laboratory CHOREODROME of the Theatre Ballet Moscow and Open Look Festival in St. Petersburg.
2015 – contemporary piece “Alternative” for the 12th International Dance Festival DANZOLYMP (Berlin, Germany).
2015 – contemporary dance piece for DANCE-PLATFORMA choreographers workshop in Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.
2014 – 2017– contemporary dance pieces for TV projects on the “First Channel”, “Russia 1” Channel, “Culture” Channel and TNT Channel.