Elena Glurdjidze

Info


Elena Glurjidze in The Snow Queen, photo by Daria KlimentováSenior Principal dancer
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

Career highlight
Creating principal role 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 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

Personal info
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

Casting


The Sleeping Beauty - Princess Aurora
Oxford New Theatre
Elena Glurdjidze and Arionel Vargas – 18 October 7.30pm

Southampton Mayflower
Elena Glurdjidze and Arionel Vargas – 18 October 7.30pm

Liverpool Empire
Elena Glurdjidze and Arionel Vargas – 26 November 7.30pm

London Coliseum
Elena Glurdjidze and Arionel Vargas - 5, 12 December 7.30pm

Manon - Manon
Bristol Hippodrome
Elena Glurdjidze**, Arionel Vargas**, Fabian Reimair – 25 October 2.30pm

Southampton Mayflower
Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas, Zhanat Atymtayev** – 6 November 2pm, 8 November 2.30pm

Manchester Palace
Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas, Fabian Reimair - 13 November 7.30pm

London Coliseum
Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas, Fabian Reimair 9 January 7.30pm
Elena Glurdjidze, Arionel Vargas, Zhanat Atymtayev 11 January 2.30pm

**Indicates debut in role
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