by Julia Rosica | Sep 18, 2019 | Profiles, TBT
What do Diana Vishneva, Olga Smirnova, Kristina Shapran and Maria Khoreva all have in common? These women, among the most impressive talents to graduate from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in recent years, all studied under legendary professor Lyudmila Kovaleva....
by Laura Cappelle | Nov 29, 2015 | Profiles
This is Pointe’s December 2015/January 2016 Cover Story. You can subscribe to the magazine here, or click here to purchase this issue. A rehearsal for Balanchine’s “Diamonds” is getting underway in St. Petersburg, and Kristina Shapran is...