Ekaterina Osmolkina Soloist of the Mariinsky Theater Honored Artist of Russia Dance Open: 2012, 2013

Graduate of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. Joined the Mariinsky Ballet in 1999. Prize-winner at the International Ballet Competition “Vaganova-Prix” (St. Petersburg, 1998) and at the Seoul International Ballet Competition (2004). Laureate of the Golden Sophit prize, St. Petersburg highest theater award, nomination “The best female role in a ballet performance” (2007). Has toured with the Mariinsky Ballet to Great Britain, Germany, China and other countries.

Natalia Osipova Principal Dancer with the Bolshoi theatre Dance Open: 2009, 2010, 2011 Dance Open Award: Miss Virtuosity 2010, Grand Prix 2011

In 2004 Natalia graduated from the Moscow State Academy of choreography and joined the Bolshoi Theatre ballet company (Moscow). Natalia took part in the Bolshoi theatre tours, having performed at the world leading ballet venues. She won Grand Prix at Prix de Luxembourg International Ballet Competition (2003). In 2007, Osipova was awarded Soul of Dance Prize in the category “Rising Star” from Ballet Magazine. In 2009, she was awarded the Special Prize of the Golden Mask jury — for best duet in La Sylphide (2007/08 season). Prizewinner at the Dance Open International Ballet Festival at the category “Ms Virtuosity (2010)”. Prize-winner at the National Dance Awards Critics Circle at the category “Best ballerina”.

Anna Ol Principal Dancer, Dutch National Ballet Dance Open: 2017, 2018Dance Open Award: Miss Virtuosity 2018

Although Anna came to the world of choreography comparatively late, one day she decided to become a famous ballet dancer, which she did. Her parents brought an adolescent girl to the dance school in order to improve her posture and it happened that they gave her a start in life. Anna passed the exams to the Krasnoyarsk Ballet College easily and upon the graduation in 2003 she joined the Krasnoyarsk Ballet, where she quickly became the principal dancer and the favourite of the local audience. Nevertheless, she did not stop there. Anna persistently tried herself in various Russian ballet companies in Novosibirsk, Kazan, Mikhailovsky Theatre of St. Petersburg and the Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre where she really fostered her talent. In 2015 Anna decided to move on once again and it was when she fulfilled the dream of many ballet dancers of our time — she became the principal dancer with the Dutch National Ballet. In the season of 2016/2017 she is dancing Tatiana in Onegin by J. Cranko together with legendary Anna Tsygankova and Igone de Jongh who is called “a Muse of Hans van Manen".

Artem Ovcharenko Principal Dancer of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia Dance Open: 2012, 2013, 2018

Graduated from the Moscow State Ballet Academy. In 2007 joined the Bolshoi Ballet. Prize winner of numerous international competitions: International Children and Youths Ballet Festival-Competition “Dance Olympus” (1 st prize, Berlin, 2008), XI International Ballet and Choreography Competition (special prize “Best partner”, 2009) and others. In 2011 danced with Iana Salenko at the Berlin State Ballet as a guest soloist.