Antonina Chapkina

Biography

Born in Moscow. In 2008, she completed her studies at the Moscow Choreographic Academy (Marina Leonova’s class).
In 2009, she joined the Mikhailovsky Theatre Ballet Company and remained there until the year 2011.

Repertoire with this company:

Soloist (In a Minor Key to music by D. Scarlatti, choreography by V. Samodurov)
Effie, The First Sylph (H. Levenskiold’s La Sylphide; choreography by A. Bournonville, E.M. von Rosen’s version)
Shepherdess/ shepherdesses (A. Khachaturian’s Spartacus, choreography by G. Kovtun)
Spanish Doll (The Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by N. Boyarchikov)
Wilis / Two Wilis (A. Adam’s Giselle; choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa, N. Dolgushin’s production)
Fairy of Playfulness (The Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, with the use of the material of the following versions – F. Lopukhov’s, K. Sergeyev’s, P. Gusev’s, N. Boyarchikov’s production)
part in Nunc Dimittis to music by A. Pärt, D. Azagra (choreography by N. Duato)
part in Prelude to music by G. F. Handel, L. van Beethoven, B. Britten (choreography by N. Duato)

In season 2011/ 12, she joined La Scala Ballet Company.

Repertoire with this company:

Fairy of Tenderness (The Sleeping Beauty, choreography by M. Petipa, A. Ratmansky’s version)
Arabian Doll, French Doll (The Nutcracker, choreography by N. Duato)
Swan/ big swans (Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography after M. Petipa, R. Nureyev’s new choreography and production)
Myrtha (i>Giselle; Y. Chauviré’s production)
2^nd variation in Raymonda's daydreams (Raymonda by A. Glazunov, choreography by M. Petipa, S. Vikharev’s version)
Light, indian Woman, Invention (Excelsior to music by R. Marenco edited by F. Carpi and B. Nicolai, revival of L. Manzotti’s production)
Friend/ Friends to Juliet (S. Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet , choreography by K. MacMillan)
The Queen of the Dryads (Don Quixote by L. Minkus, orchestrated by J. Lanchbery, choreography by A. Gorsky after M. Petipa, R. Nureyev’s version and new choreography)
part in Cello Suites/ In den Winden im Nichts to music by I.S. Bach (choreography by H. Spoerli)
The Spring Fairy, the title part (S. Prokofiev’s Cinderella, choreography by M. Bigonzetti)

In 2016, she left La Scala.
In 2017, she danced with Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo.

At the end of that same year she joined the Bolshoi Ballet. At first her teacher-repetiteur was Nadezhda Gracheva, then – Marina Kondratieva. Now her teacher-repetiteur is Anna Leonova.

Repertoire

AT THE BOLSHOI THEATRE

2017
Friend/ Friends to Armida (B. Asafiev’s The Flames of Paris, production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky after V. Vainonen)
The Queen of the Dryads (Don Quixote by L. Minkus, A. Fadeyechev’s second production)
French doll, She-Devil, Final Waltz and Apotheosis (Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2018
Friend/ friends to Prince (Swan Lake by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by A. Gorsky, M.Petipa, L. Ivanov, second Y. Grigorovich's version)
Fairy of Gold, Fairy of Silver, Fairy of Audacity (The Sleeping Beauty by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich's version)
Mireille de Poitiers (The Flames of Paris)
Friend/ friends to Giselle, Two wilis (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M.Petipa, Y. Grigorovich's version)
The First Sylph (La Sylphide by H. S. Levenskiold, choreography by A. Bournonville, production by Johan Kobborg)
Friend/friends to Juliet (Romeo and Juliet by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Friend/ friends to Swanilda, La Priere, Le Travail/ four girls (Coppelia by L. Delibes, choreography by M. Petipa and E. Cecchetti; revival and new choreographic version by S. Vikharev)
Grand Pas, the 3^rd variation in The Kingdom of the Shades Scene (La Bayadere by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich's version)
Part in Diamonds (Part III of Jewels, music by P. Thcaikovsky, choreography by G. Balanchine)
Waltz (Swan Lake) — debuted on the Bolshoi Theatre tour to Seoul
Ballerina/ ballerinas (Anna Karenina to music by P. Tchaikovsky, A.d Shnitke, Cat Stevens/ Yusuf Islam, choreography by J.Neumeier)
Raymonda's daydreams Scene, Grand Pas, Henriette, 1^st variation in Raymonda's daydreams Scene (Raymonda by A. Glazunov, choreography by M. Petipa in the version of Y. Grigorovich)
Juliet’s friend/ friends (S. Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, choreography by A. Ratmansky)
Pas d'action, Neva, the 1^st variation in Pas d'action (La Fille du Pharaon by C. Pugni, production by P. Lacotte after M. Petipa)

2019
Novice (The Cage to music by I. Stravinsky, choreography by J. Robbins)
The Fisherman's Wife (La Fille du Pharaon)
Bohemian household, Spring Maidens (The Winter’s Tale by J. Talbot, choreography by Ch.Wheeldon) — among the creators at he Bolshoi Theatre
Swan/ Three swans (Swan Lake)
Lilac Fairy (The Sleeping Beauty)
Friend/ friends to Shireen (A. Melikov's A Legend of Love, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
‘Two couples’ in part 2, part 3, part 1 (Symphony in C to music by G. Bizet, choreography by G.Balanchine)
Two Couples in Emeralds (Part I of Jewels, music by G. Faure, choreography by G. Balanchine) — debuted on the Bolshoi Theatre tour to Brisbane
Victory Herald/ heralds (Ivan the Terrible to music by Sergei Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Soloist in Rubies (Part II of Jewels to music by I. Stransky, choreography by G. Balanchine)
Friend/ friends to Giselle (appeared in the opening night performance at the Bolshoi Theatre), Zulmé (Giselle, A. Ratmansky's version)
Fate (Carmen Suite to music by J. Bizet-R. Shchedrin. Choreography by A. Alonso)