Nadezhda Kalinina


Nadezhda Kalinina ; is a Russian choreographer, Chief choreographer of the Omsk State Musical Theater, Prize-winner at the III International Theatre Forum The Golden Knight, Recipient of the silver award at the I Federal Festival Theatre Olympus, Winner of the IV Russian festival Volga Theater Seasons in the nomination The Best Choreographer.

Early life and training

Was born October 22, 1982, in Tynda, Amur Region. Nadezhda Kalinina began her ballet training at the age of 5. She managed to master various dance styles such as classical, folk, modern dance. At the age of 14, she already worked as a teacher of choreography in 3 schools of Saint-Peterburg. At the age of 15, she created her first choreographic classes, where she performed her first productions.
In 2002 she graduated from the Leningrad Region College of Culture and the Arts with a degree in a Teacher of Choreography. In 2007 she graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory, having specialised in the Art of Choreography.

Career

At the age of 21, she joined the Russian dance theatre Intelballet as a soloist. In 2007–2009 she accepted the position of The Choreographer at the St. Petersburg Music Hall Theater. In 2010–2012 she became The Chief Choreographer in the Omsk State Musical Theater. In 2012—2013 she was The Chief Choreographer in the Musical Theater of the Republic of Karelia. From 2012—2015 she was invited as a choreographer of Astana Ballet. Since 2013, the chief choreographer of the State Musical Theater St. Petersburg Chamber Opera Company. From 2018 - The Chief Choreographer of the Omsk State Musical Theater.

Repertoire

She has produced the libretti for and choreographed the ballets

Nadezhda Kalinina is a choreographer of more than 60 choreographic performances and miniatures for various theatrical, concert programs. Nadezhda worked and continues to work in such genres as opera, operetta, musicals with such directors as Y. Alexandrov, K. Strezhnev, A. Lebedev, V. Kapp, O. Malikova, A. Zabelin, S. Pantykin, O. Chichilanova, V. Miller and others.
Her works were choreographed in theatres of Russia and other countries, including the Mariinsky Theater, the St Petersburg Chamber Opera Company, the St Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy, the Voronezh State Opera and Ballet Theater, the National Opera and Ballet Theater of Baiseitova, the Rostov State Musical Theater, the Omsk State Musical Theater, the Musical Theater of the Republic of Karelia, the Sverdlovsk State Theater of Musical Comedy, the St. Petersburg State Theater Through the Looking Glass, Teatro Lirico Cagliari, etc.

She choreographed and staged more than sixty operas, operettas, musicals