The Bolshoi theatre has taken a great granddaughter of Matilda Kshesinskaya
MOSCOW, 22 sen — news. Great-great-granddaughter lover of the future Emperor Nicholas II ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya, a graduate of the Academy of Russian ballet. Vaganova Eleonora Sevenard adopted this season in the ballet troupe of the Bolshoi theater, told RIA Novosti press-service of the Bolshoi theater.
Eleonora Sevenard was born in Saint-Petersburg. After graduating from the Academy of Russian ballet. Vaganova in 2017 was adopted in the ballet troupe of the Bolshoi theatre where she is rehearsing under the guidance of an outstanding ballerina, people’s artist of the USSR Svetlana Adyrkhaeva.
While studying at the Academy of Russian ballet Sevenard was busy in the performances of the Mariinsky theatre, toured with theatre in Lithuania and Japan. In the spring of 2017 participated in the gala concert “Icons of Russian ballet” in London and in the gala of ballet schools of the XXI century in Paris.
Great-great-granddaughter Kschessinska has the II prize at the International ballet competition “Vaganova — PRIX”, first prize at the III all-Russian competition of young performers “Russian ballet”, the prize Fund of Natalia Dudinskaya and Konstantin Sergeev. She is a laureate of all-Russian competition of the Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation “Young talents of Russia”.
Informed public resonance was caused long before the release of the film “Matilda”, which is dedicated to the fate of the ballerina Matilda Kschessinska, and fell in love with future Emperor Nicholas II. The premiere will be held October 6 at the Mariinsky theater of St. Petersburg.