Ekaterina Petina

Guest Artist

Ekaterina Petina was born in Sevastopol. Ten years old she started training at the Waganova Academy in St. Petersburg. In 2001 she assumed her first engagement at the Mariinsky Theatre St. Petersburg where she among others danced solo parts. She also participated in various Mariinsky Theatre tours across Japan, England, China, Canada and Mexico. In 2009/2010 she became a Soloist with the Bavarian State Ballet and from the beginning of the season 2011/2012 she performed as First Solist. Ekaterina danced in the rank of Principal Dancer from the season 2014/2015 until the season 2015/2016. In the season 2016/2017 she returned as a guest artist. 

Debuts with the Bayerisches Staatsballett 
Olympia in The Lady of the Camellias (J. Neumeier)
Odaliske in Shéhérazade (M. Fokine)
Girlfriend in Raymonda (R. Barra)
Odalisk in Le Corsaire (M. Petipa/I. Liška)
Pas de deux 2 in Artifact (W. Forsythe)
Rival in Série Noire - A choreographic murder mystery (T. Kohler)
Woman 3 in My Ravel: Whichever Way he looks... (J. Mannes), creation
Nymph in My Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé (T. Kohler), creation
Lilac Fairy, Violente fairy, Duchess and Rubin in Sleeping Beauty (M. Petipa/I. Liška)
Pas de Six in The Taming of the Shrew (J. Cranko)
Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew (J. Cranko)
Princess Odette in Illusions - like Swan Lake (J. Neumeier)
Dulcinea in Don Quijote (R. Barra after M. Petipa/A. Gorski, tradition)
Mercedes in Don Quijote (R. Barra after M. Petipa/A. Gorski, tradition)
Katharina in The Taming of the Shrew (J. Cranko)
Princess Natalia in Illusions - like Swan Lake (J. Neumeier)
Louise in The Nutcracker (J. Neumeier)
Broken Fall (R. Maliphant)
1st Pas de trois in Goldberg-Variations (J. Robbins)
1st Pas de deux in Goldberg-Variations (J. Robbins)
Odette/Odile in Swan Lake (R. Barra)
Nikiya in La Bayadère (M.Petipa/P. Bart)
2nd Pas de deux in Goldberg-Variations (J. Robbins)
The Woman in Song of the Earth (K. MacMillan)
6th Variation in Birthday Offering (F. Ashton)
Hippolyta/Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream (J. Neumeier)
Paquita in Paquita (M. Petipa/A. Ratmansky)
Marguerite Gautier in The Lady of the Camellias (J. Neumeier)
Soloist 1st movement in Symphony in C (G. Balanchine)
2nd and 3rd Pas de deux in In the Night (J. Robbins)