Ksenia Shevtsova

Principal

Ksenia Shevtsova graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in the class of Irina Sitnikova in 2012 and was subsequently engaged as a soloist at the Stanislavsky Theatre in Moscow. She is the winner of the Bolshoi Ballet's Best Ballerina Nomination Project (2018) and winner of the Soul of Dance Award (2019). In 2019 she was appointed prima ballerina of the Stanislavsky Theatre. With the 2023/24 season Ksenia Shevtsova joined the Bayerisches Staatsballett as a Soloist, she was promoted to Principal at the beginning of season 2024-25.

(Information as of September 2024)

Roles in the 2024/25 season
Pas de deux aus Radio and Juliet (Edward Clug), as part of theWurzeln und Blätter Multiple Bill
Female Soloist in Le Parc (Angelin Preljocaj), first appearance on October 22, 2024
Title role in La Sylphide (Pierre Lacotte after Filippo Taglioni)

Selected roles from previous seasons
The Storm in Tchaikovsky Ouvertures (Alexei Ratmantsky
Nikija in La Bayadère (Patrice Bart after Marius Petipa)
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko)
Autodance (Sharon Eyal), as part of the Duato/Skeels/Eyal Triple Bill