Irina Aleksandrovna Kolpakova (Russian: Ирина Александровна Колпакова; born 22 May 1933)[1][2] is a Soviet and Russian ballerina, choreographer and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1965) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1983).
Irina Kolpakova | |
|---|---|
| Born | Irina Aleksandrovna Kolpakova 22 May 1933 |
| Occupation(s) | Ballerina, choreographer, pedagogue |
Biography
editShe was the prima ballerina of the Kirov State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet (now the Mariinsky Theatre) in Saint Petersburg. From 1974 to 1979, she served as a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.[1]
In the 1990s, she worked for several seasons as choreographer and coach at the American Ballet Theatre in New York City. She is currently a professor of classical dance at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in Saint Petersburg and a ballet coach at American Ballet Theatre.
She is married to the noted ballet dancer Vladilen Semyonov, also a People's Artist of the USSR. They live in the Tolstoy House building in Saint Petersburg.[3]
Awards and honors
edit- Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1957)
- People's Artist of the RSFSR (1960)
- People's Artist of the USSR (1965)
- Two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1967, 1971)
- USSR State Prize (1980)
- Order of Lenin (1983)
- Hero of Socialist Labour (1983)[1][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Brief biography at Heroes of the Country (in Russian)
- ^ "75-летний юбилей отмечает народная артистка СССР Ирина Колпакова" [People's Artist of USSR Irina Kolpakova celebrates her 75th birthday]. Oreanda News (in Russian). 22 May 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Знаменитые жители Толстовского дома [Tolstoy House and its Famous Residents] (in Russian). Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2009 (in Russian)
External links
edit- Brief biography at Soviet Screen website (in Russian)