Kateryna Shalkina
Béjart Ballet Lausanne,
Ballet du Capitole Toulouse
Kiev born Kateryna Shalkina, studied at the Kiev State Ballet School till she joined the National Opera of Ukraine in 2000 where first as an apprentice and then dancing as a soloist roles in Swan Lake, Coppelia, Nutcracker amongst others. Eagerly wanting to study other techniques, she accepted a scholarship at Bejart’s school Rudra in Lausanne, Switzerland and then in 2003, she was invited by the legendary master to join his company, Bejart Ballet Lausanne.
A year later she danced the leading and soloist roles in Bejart repertory “Rite of the Spring (the Chosen One)”, “Magic Flute”, “Serait-ce la Mort”, “Bhakti”, “Brel et Barbara”, “Greek Dances”, “Webern Opus V”, “ Le Concours” (Ada), “Ce que l’Amour m’a dit”, “Parsifal Pd2”, “Sonate a Trois””Dialogue de l ombre double” “Ballet For a Life””Dionysos(suite),”Cantate 51″,”Light” « 9 Symphony » and many others . Creations such as “L’art d’etre grand-pere”, l `Amour et la Danse (Juliet)”( creation 2005),” Zaratoustra (Isolde/Dou-Dou)”(creation 2006), Bejart’s final work “Le tour du monde en 80 minutes””
Gil Roman’s Aria” “Casino des Esprits”, “Syncope”,”Anima Blues »
Tony Fabre « Empreintes »
Joost Vrouenraets « Ex Orbis »
Giorgio Madia « Swan Song »
In 2014 she was invited by Kader Belarbie to danse La Belle Esclave in his new creation « Le Corsaire » with Ballet du Capitole in Toulouse
She has performed world-wide with the Bejart Ballet Lausanne including at the Paris Opera and La Scala di Milano, Bunka Kaikan, Bolshoi and Marinsky theaters
and on many major stages.
Kateryna has been a guest artist in demand at the
Theatre des Champs –Elysees (Stars of the 21th Century-Paris,
Stockholm with Johann Kobborg (Tag Andersen Gala),
The Giants of the Dance (Mexico City),
Gianni Versace Homage (Milano, La Scala),
Sun Tuscany Festival (with ABT’s Irina Dvorovenko and Maksim Belotserkovsky) Italy with Roberto Bolle and Friends”
Les etoiles pour le Japon 2011 in Paris,
Gala de Buenos Aires – 2012 and 2018
World Ballet Festival in Tokyo 2013,
She received the prize “Etoile” in International Ballet gala “Les etoiles de Ballet 2000” in Cannes.2006,
2016 she received an another prize from « Ballet 2000 » for have made an outstanding contribution to dance with major international companies .
2017 she create”Kovcheg” for a GogolFest in Ukraine, Kiev with Oscar Chacon and with famous Vladislav Troitskiy .
In December 2017 she join Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse as a soloist.Since she danced Kader Belarbie « Nutckracker »8Haute Surveillante-Reine de Araignes-Reine de Flocons
“Giselle” (Myrtha, “2 willis”)
“Don Quichote” Mercedes, Queen of the Driads
Davide Bombana « Liaison Dangereuse » (Cecile de Volanges)
Mauro Bigonzetti « Cantata »
Rolan Petit « Les Forains »(La Belle Endormie)
«Carmen » (Carmen)
R.Noureev «Swan Lake »(Black Swan pas de trois »
«Bayadere » 3 act Les Ombres (3 Shade)
D.Dawson “A Million Kisses to my skin”
You can see her dance on mezzo tv in “Light” “Rite of the spring”- Bejart “Syncope ” by G .Roman and a dvd releases as “L amour et La danse” “Dancing Bethoveen” “Bejart Ballet China Tour” “Bejart ballet in Paris Opera documentary by Incredible Arantxa Aguire. In 2019 come out a dvd Queen +Bejart. Ballet for a life.
After her international career for 20 years as a principal dancer today she became a free lance dancer, teacher, choreographer with her husband Oscar Chacon.