EKATERINA CHEBYKINA
Was born in Kiev. She graduated from the Kiev School of Dance in 2011 (class of Marina Dobryakova). As a student, she was awarded grants from the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine and the Presindet of Ukraine (2009-2011). From 2011-2013 she was a soloist with the National Shevchenko Opera of Ukraine where she performed roles in the ballets La Bayadère (Gamzatti; choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Natalia Makarova) and Swan Lake (Odette-Odile, Pas de trois, Swans, Brides; Valery Kovtun’s version). From 2015 to 2022 she was a soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. From autumn 2023 she will dance for Béjart Ballet Lausanne.
At Origen she danced in various pieces by Ilia Jivoy, e.g. «Fatum» (2021), «BA//CH» (2022) or «No Words» (2023).