Maria Allash is a People's Artist of Russia and prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia. In 1994, she graduated from the Moscow Choreographic School, where she studied in the graduating class under Sofia Golovkina. She is currently rehearsing under the guidance of Nina Semizorova. She brilliantly performs the repertoire of the world classical ballet heritage: Kitri, Street Dancer ("Don Quixote"), Nikiya ("La Bayadère"), Egina ("Spartacus"), Giselle, Myrtha ("Giselle"), Odette-Odile ("Swan Lake"), Rita ("The Golden Age"), Raymonda, Henrietta ("Raymonda"), Mehmena Banu ("The Legend of Love"), and others. She tours extensively and performs in the most renowned halls around the world. Alexander Volchkov, Honored Artist of Russia and principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, is also well-known among ballet fans. In 1997, he graduated from the Moscow Choreographic School, where he studied in the graduating class under Leonid Zhdanova. The talented performer's coach is Vladimir Nikонов. Alexander Volchkov is a dancer of a heroic-romantic nature, and his repertoire includes: Basil ("Don Quixote"), Solor ("La Bayadère"), Crassus ("Spartacus"), Albert ("Giselle"), Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake"), Jean de Brienne ("Raymonda"), Prince Fortune, Prince Desire ("Sleeping Beauty"), Romeo ("Romeo and Juliet"), Conrad ("The Corsair"), Lucentio ("The Taming of the Shrew"). He successfully tours and participates in prestigious festivals.
It is worth noting that "Swan Lake" has been part of the repertoire of dancers in Kyrgyzstan for over half a century. In February 2016, residents and guests of the capital were delighted by an updated version of the ballet with new scenery and previously unperformed pages of the work.
