Olga Kifyak Explained

Olga Kifyak
Birth Name:Olga Kifyak
Birth Date:24 April 1984
Birth Place:Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Occupation:Ballet dancer
Years Active:2001 - present
Current Group:National Opera of Ukraine

Olga Kifyak (Ольга Петровна Кіфяк, Russian: Ольга Петровна Кифяк, born 24 April 1984) is a Ukrainian ballet dancer, the 1-st soloist at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after T.G. Shevchenko (since 2001).[1] Merited Artist of Ukraine[2] since 2012.

Early life and training

Was born in Kiev, the Soviet Union in 1984. She began her dance studies at the age of 5. In 1995 she entered the Kiyanochka choreographic school. At the age of 14, she entered the Ukrainian Academy of Dance (under the guidance of A. Kalchenko, Merited Artist of Ukraine. Founder of the Ukrainian Academy of Ballet.)In 2001 she graduated from the Academy with a degree in choreography, qualified as a ballet dancer. In the same year, she received a diploma of the International Slavic University with a degree in choreography. In 2002 she entered the Kherson State University. In 2006 she graduated from the university with the qualification of a teacher of choreography, aesthetics, artistic culture.Since 2001 she has been working at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Ukraine named after. T.G. Shevchenko. Her first dance at the theater was as Paquita with Mikheev.

Awards

Repertoire

The repertoire includes the largest works of classical ballet, as well as many roles in modern ballets. Critics say that "Olga Kifyak was born to dance and in a short time has become principal ballerina par excellence. From the dramatic to the lyrical to the tricks of a master, Kifyak has it all – public accolades and professional awards".[4] "A graduate of the Ukrainian Academy of Dance in Kyiv, Kifyak held the audience's attention throughout the score, moving the tragic story along with her incredible footwork and graceful arm sweeps. Kifyak's small frame disguised a powerful repertoire that included standing on tiptoe for minutes at a time."[5]
Critics call her acting "superb, her extensions in the pas de deux sky-high and her 32 fouettes razor-sharp"[6]

Roles performed

Participation in festivals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Persons . www.opera.com.ua . Taras Shevchenko National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ukraine.
  2. Web site: УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №180/2012 . www.president.gov.ua . The Presidential Administration of Ukraine . uk.
  3. Web site: Edizioni precedenti . concorsointernazionaledanza.it . Premio Roma Danza.
  4. Web site: Olga Kifyak in celebration of 20th Anniversary of Great Russian Nutcracker . dallastelegraph.com . Russian Dallas - International Newspaper of Texas . 2012-11-14.
  5. Web site: aimee suzanne kruse-ross . IN REVIEW: 'SWAN LAKE' . franklygreenbay.com . Frankly Green Bay . English . 2017-12-01.
  6. Web site: Crystal Sung . Russian Grand Ballet's Swan Lake Cranes For Splendor But Loses Its Essence . crimsonnews.org . Crimson - Online News Site . 2017-10-30.
  7. Web site: OLGA KIFYAK A IL LAGO DEI CIGNI A CONEGLIANO . trevisoinfo.it . italian.
  8. Web site: Guy Courtheoux . CARMEN DANSE au palais des Congrès à Paris et en tournée dans toute la France . onsortoupas.fr . Le Meilleur des Spectacles, Cabarets, Ballets, Opéras, Le best en Théâtre, Cinéma, BluRay et bien plus encore . french . 2014-09-20.
  9. Susan Myrill Dougherty . Russian Grand Ballet Brings Swan Lake to Union Co. PAC . The Westfiled Leader and the Scotch Plains - Fanwood Times . 2016-09-01 . 16 . A Watchung Communications, Inc Publication . English.
  10. September 2017 . Russian Grand Ballet's Swan Lake is back . Katy Business Journal.

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