Project Description

EKATERINA BORTYAKOVA

Born in Kazan, Russia. She has been a soloist at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre of Tatarstan, in Kazan; principal ballet dancer at Swansea Ballet Russe, in Swansea, Wales; and currently on tour with GRAND BALLET RUSSE. Her lead roles include “Giselle,” “Cinderella,” “Snow White and Seven Dwarfs” and “Sleeping Beauty.”

Ekaterina has won numerous prizes, including the Vaganova Prize (1998) and Prize for Artistic Inspiration at the International Kazan Ballet Competition (2001) and “Best Couple Prize” at the International Ballet Competition “Arabesque” in Perm (2002). She has participated in many international festivals, and has toured in the U.S., Holland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland and Norway.