The once-in-a-generation ballet star Natalia Osipova is renowned for her vibrant interpretations of classic ballerina roles. But her curiosity extends well beyond the ballet canon. This month, her eclectic repertory program “Force of Nature” makes its U.S
Her wedding may have been postponed because of the pandemic, her busy performance schedule wiped clean. But Russian-born superstar ballerina Natalia Osipova, a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet since 2013, is now getting ready to return to the stage after a seven-month hiatus. She will be part of the company’s celebration performance, The Royal […]
On the surface, intercontinental ballet stars David Hallberg and Natalia Osipova would seem to make unlikely partners. He’s an American paragon of elegant princeliness; she’s an explosive Russian powerhouse who seems to mock the laws of gravity. But since they first danced together in 2009, they’ve moved audiences to tears as Romeo and Juliet, and […]
You never quite know what’s going to happen when Natalia Osipova steps onstage—you know you’re in for something extraordinary, but the exact nature of what you’ll get is a mystery until it’s happening. It’s only fitting, then, that we would learn of Force of Nature, a new documentary following a year of the ballet superstar’s […]
When Natalia Osipova takes the stage in Giselle, she makes the ballet feel almost supernatural: In Act I, she transforms herself into a feisty but tragic peasant girl you can’t take your eyes off of; in Act II, her jumps seem to defy the laws of gravity. As Zoe Anderson of London’s The Independent puts […]
The musical theater world remembers Stephen Sondheim, whose generation-defining works have given countless opportunities to dance artists. “The Nutcracker” is back, but it looks different this year, due to both COVID restrictions and ongoing conversations
Happy Leap Year! Today is that weird day that happens once every four years when we add an extra date onto our February calendar. So what better way to celebrate than with one of dance’s biggest leapers of all? Here, I leave you with two videos of the exuberant Natalia Osipova. Here’s the Queen of […]
Natlalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev upped the ante on Don Q Saturday night, reaching a level of virtuosity that one might label superhuman. Her turns were ultra speedy and her balances breathtakingly long; his leaps brought him near the flies, with newfangled splitting of his legs midair. Together, they were simply thrilling. It was an […]