| Natalia Kasatkina | |
| Birth Name: | Natalia Dmitrievna Kasatkina |
| Birth Date: | 1934 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Death Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Occupation: | Ballerina Choreographer |
| Education: | Moscow State Academy of Choreography |
Natalia Dmitrievna Kasatkina (Russian: Ната́лия Дми́триевна Каса́ткина; 7 June 1934 – 13 March 2024) was a Russian ballerina and choreographer.[1]
Kasatkina performed at the Bolshoi Theatre from 1954 to 1976 and directed the from 1977 until her death alongside her husband, . She was named a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1984.
Born in Moscow on 7 June 1934, Kasatkina was the daughter of engineer Dmitri Kasatkina and children's author Anna Kardachova. She graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography as a student of Sulamith Messerer. As a solo dancer for the Bolshoi Theatre, she performed scores such as Swan Lake, Raymonda, Cinderella, Don Quixote, The Rite of Spring, and Carmen Suite. She also had performances at the Kirov Theatre in Leningrad.[2]
Natalia Kasatkina died from a blood clot in Moscow on 13 March 2024, at the age of 89.[3]