| Elena Glurdjidze |
| Senior Principal dancer |
Info Senior Principal dancerElena will dance the roles of Myrtha and Giselle this Autumn, when playing Giselle she will be partnered by Arionel Vargas. Find out more about Elena in her Dancer in the Spotlight interview Birthplace Tbilisi, Georgia Training Tbilisi Choreographic School Vaganova St-Petersburg Academy of Russian Ballet Previous Companies Russian Ballet Company, St Petersburg, St-Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre, St-Petersburg Ballet Theatre of Konstantin Tatchkin English National Ballet Joined 2002, Principal dancer, Senior Principal dancer 2007 Favourite roles Title role in Giselle, Kitri in Don Quixote, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, title role in Manon Career highlight Creating Gypsy Girl in Michael Cirder's The Snow Queen and Virginia in The Canterville Ghost, performing in Katie Melua's It's Only Pain and appearing in the BBC production The Impressionists Other info Won 2007 and 2008 Ballet.co.uk Audience Poll for Best Female Dancer, Best Partner award at 7th Perm Open Competition 2002 and 8th Paris International Competition of Soloists 1998. Married and has a son, Alexander Abashidze "...the warmth and charisma to melt the frostiest audience and the experience to work the material to maximum effect" The Observer CastingThe Nutcracker - London Coliseum Clara, Nutcracker, Drosselmeyer, Sugar Plum Fairy, Prince Thursday 17 December 2.30pm (Family) Venus Villa, Anton Lukovkin, Juan Rodriguez, Elena Glurdjidze, Junor de Oliveira Souza Tuesday 22 December 7.30pm Senri Kou, Daniel Kraus, Fabian Reimair, Elena Glurdjidze, Junor de Oliveira Souza Wednesday 23 December 7.30pm Crystal Costa, Yat-Sen Chang, Juan Rodriguez, Elena Glurdjidze, Junor de Oliveira Souza Tuesday 29 December 7.30pm Desiree Ballantyne, Max Westwell, Fabian Reimair, Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas Wednesday 30 December 7.30pm Kei Akahoshi, Fabian Reimair, Juan Rodriguez, Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas Sunday 3 January 2.30pm Venus Villa, Anton Lukovkin, Daniel Kraus, Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas The Snow Queen - London Coliseum The Snow Queen, Gerda, Kay, Lead Gypsy Girl, Lead Gypsy Boy, Wolves Friday 8 January 7.30pm Daria Klimentová, Fernanda Oliveira, Juan Rodriguez, Elena Glurdjidze, Zhanat Atymtayev, Esteban Berlanga, James Forbat Sunday 10 January 2.30pm Daria Klimentová, Fernanda Oliveira, Juan Rodriguez, Elena Glurdjidze, Fabian Reimair, Esteban Berlanga, James Forbat Tuesday 12 January 7.30pm Elena Glurdjidze, Venus Villa, Nathan Young, Sarah McIlroy, Dmitri Gruzdyev, Fabian Reimair, Arionel Vargas Thursday 14 January 2.30pm (Family) Elena Glurdjidze, Venus Villa, Nathan Young, Laura Bruna, Yat-Sen Chang, Fabian Reimair, Arionel Vargas Thursday 14 January 7.30pm Erina Takahashi, Adela Ramirez, Daniel Kraus, Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas, Zhanat Atymtayev, Vadim Muntagirov Saturday 16 January 7.30pm Elena Glurdjidze, Venus Villa, Nathan Young, Begona Cao, Yat-Sen Chang, Fabian Reimair, Arionel Vargas Giselle - London Coliseum Giselle, Albrecht, Myrtha, Hilarion Wednesday 20 January 7.30pm Erina Takahashi, Dmitri Gruzdyev, Elena Glurdjidze, James Streeter Friday 22 January 7.30pm Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas, Jenna Lee, Daniel Jones |