SWAN QUEEN

Uliana Lopatkina, prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre

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THE TEMPLE DANCER

Prima ballerina Uliana Lopatkina performing “Nikiya” in La Bayadère at the Mariinsky. Photo by Marc Olich.

Uliana Lopatkina and Farukh Ruzimatov in Scheherazade (2009)

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REAL BLACK SWAN

Uliana Lopatkina as “Odile” in Swan Lake at the Mariinsky Theatre

PETITS CYGNES

Mariinsky Theatre’s “Corps de Ballet” performing Swan Lake, circa 2006.

L’apparition de Giselle

Uliana Lopatkina as “Giselle” at the Mariinsky Theatre, photographed by Marc Olich

LE CYGNE NOIR

Uliana Lopatkina(as Odile) & Danila Korsuntsev(as Prince Siegfried) performing “Swan Lake” at the Mariinsky Theatre.

Cover of BALLET 2000 June/July 2010 featuring Uliana Lopatkina performing “Swan Lake” at the Mariinsky Theatre. Photo by N. Razina

LA MORT DE NIKIYA

Uliana Lopatkina as “Nikiya” in “La Bayadère” at the Mariinsky Theatre