Performed by Natalia Osipova, Jason Kittelberger, Anna Tsygankova, Giorgi Potskhishvili, Daria Pavlenko, Joseph Kudra

 

* All information on artisits, programme and duration is subject to change. 

 

© Ray Burmiston

“The program is like a portrait of Osipova: her independence, her unforced force,
like Tolstoy’s Natasha caught up in a waltz ‘febrile intensity’,
her strength shrouded in fragility and her famously weightless jumps"
- THE NEW YORK TIMES

Ballet superstar Natalia Osipova will present a program of dazzling classic and contemporary dance pieces for her premiere in Mainland China. Joining her along this journey will be several renowned stars from Mariinsky Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and London's Theatre Rambert, as well as the prominent US dancer and choreographer Jason Kittelberger, amongst others. Acclaimed worldwide as one of the greatest ballerinas of her generation, Osipova stars in an evening of solos and duets unrivalled for their virtuosity and beauty. It features a selection of short pieces ranging from classical through neo classical to contemporary dance. Intriguingly eclectic and consistently entertaining, the programme offers something for everyone to enjoy and makes the ideal showcase for Osipova’s extraordinary versatility in terms of technique and style.

Force of Nature will include such gems of classical ballet repertoire as The Dying Swan, Giselle Pas De Deux as well as contemporary choreography: Left behind, duet where a dysfunctional relationship angrily unfolds in, on and around a door; Back to Bach by Shahar Binyamini; the powerful La Pucelle d’Orleans; a tribute to Isadora Duncan in Ashton's Five Brahms Ballads - Duncan Style; Ashes co-choreographed by Osipova and Kittelberger; romantic pas de deux Voorbij Gegaan, which was created for the Netherlands' most famous dance couple.

 

 

© Rick Guest

“Her technique (is) stratospheric, her acting blazingly committed … no dancer was more exciting than Ms. Osipova.”
- THE NEW YORK TIMES

Natalia Osipova began dancing at the tender age of five and trained in the Ballet School from the age of eight. After being Principal dancer in Bolshoi, in 2013 Osipova joined the Royal Ballet as a Principal after appearing as a Guest Artist the previous Season as Odette/Odile (Swan Lake) with Carlos Acosta.

She regularly appears as a guest artist with companies around the world, as well as headlining in her own touring productions in which she has appeared in a range of classical and contemporary pieces, some commissioned by and choreographed on her from Alexei Ratmansky, Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi, Arthur Pita and Iván Pérez, among many others. Osipova’s awards include Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards (Best Female Dancer, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2022), Positano Dance Awards (Best Female Dancer, 2008, 2011), a Benois de la Danse Award (Best Female Dancer, 2008).

In 2019 Osipova starred in the documentary film Force of Nature, giving an unparalleled glimpse into the working life of one of the world’s greatest artists, and in 2021 she produced the first ever collection of ballet NFTs. In 2022 Natalia has founded the Bloom Dance Project the independent production company with the idea of sharing best of Natalia’s repertoire, and creating new works with a strong mix of dancers and creative team; and through worldwide touring to promote the art of dance to the wider audience.