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Anna Merkulova

Nationality

Ukrainisch

Education

Donetsk Choreographic School/Ukraine

Awards

Finalist International Ballet and Modern Dance Competition Nagoya/Japan (1998),
2nd Prize International Ballet Competition Kharkiv/Ukraine (1994)

Acting jobs

Semperoper Ballett (since 2006, since 2008 Coryphée, since 2011 Second Soloist, since 2013 First Soloist, since 2015 Principal),
Tivoli Pantomime Theatre/Denmark,
Bay Area Houston Ballet Theatre/USA,
Dance Alive/USA,
Fouette Youth Ballet/Estonia,
Donetsk Academic State Opera and Ballet Theatre/Ukraine

Anna Merkulova © Semperoper Dresden/Ian Whalen
Porträt Anna Merkulova

Works

Titania, »The Dream« (F. Ashton); Aurora, »The Sleeping Beauty« (A. S. Watkin after Petipa); Marie, The Sugar Plum Fairy, »The Nutcracker« (A. S. Watkin/J. Beechey after M. Petipa); Aldonza, »Don Quixote« (A.S. Watkin); Juliet, »Romeo and Juliet« (S. Celis); Swanhilda, »Coppélia« (G. Balanchine); Manon, »Manon« (K. MacMillan); Isolde, »Tristan+Isolde«, (D. Dawson); Soloist roles in »Giselle«, »Morning Ground«, »The World According To Us«, »Das Verschwundene | The Disappeared«, »The Grey Area« (D. Dawson); »Theme and Variations«,  »Emeralds«, »Rubies« (G. Balanchine); »Sechs Tänze« (J. Kylián); »Impressing the Czar«, »The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude«, »Enemy In The Figure«, »Artifact Suite«, »New Sleep«,»Slingerland« Pas de deux, »Neue Suite«, » In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated« (W. Forsythe); »No Thumb« (P. Touzeau); »Empty House«, »Walking Mad« (J. Inger); »She was black« (M. Ek); »Minus 16« (O. Naharin)

Brangäne, »Tristan+Isolde« (D. Dawson); Spazio-Tempo, »Sacre« (J. Godani); Cinderella, »Cinderella«, »Noces« (S. Celis)

»Giselle« (D. Dawson); »Fritten Film« (2008)