Meet a Dancer: Svetlana Lunkina | The National Ballet of Canada

[@momentarilylapse]

Love her! I've been lucky to see her several times this season, and each performance was unforgettable -- so much grace, control and intention. Hope to see her in Onegin next season!

[@oriel9347]

❤

[@indrabrugueras2627]

the most real interview I've seen ..so beautiful and astonishing really. it captures feeling and dancing in its self rather than the esthetics of ballet.

[@ahones2255]

¡Maravillosa Svetlana! Fabulosa bailarina.

[@user-vn1yx8vi7r]

Таких много. Светлана потлично играет на политике и бизнесе(своего мужа)

[@Anna-vz5jl]

Absolutely beautiful

[@RockyScience]

She’s so young spiritually and energetic physically. Wish we could see her one day!

[@ychyocho8480]

plz upload more vids of svetlana!love her so much!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@peterrobins2827]

really nice. Thank you for sharing :)

[@VASABOY]

gorgeous

[@thefourandonly1]

She is so beautiful! Thank you for this video!

[@BytomGirl]

I adore Sveta, have watched her in so many ballets with my favorite dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze in Bolshoi, they were a perfect dancing couple. She is so talented and such a sweet person. Wishing her everything best.

[@MSYNGWIE12]

I don't think I've ever seen hip rotation- extension like yours- you're so frail! But as strong as steel! Canada is lucky to have you!

[@emilywickins7218]

Does anyone know how old she is?

[@TsarOfRuss]

Born: July 29, 1979 (age 37), Moscow, Russia

[@irinadavydovskaya1445]

Обидно, что такой балерине ввиду неких форс-мажорных семейных обстоятельств пришлось покинуть Россию и БТ и участвовать в этой канадской балетной самодеятельности...

[@deborahrosner4177]

I wonder what Sansha she is wearing. I wear ovations 603 and have to do the same thing by taking out the nail and cutting the shank down. I wish they just made them that way, because it's not only me that finds the 3/4 to high

[@nationalballetcanada]

Hi Dee Dee, Svetlana is wearing Ovation 3/4 Model 603.

[@deborahrosner4177]

Thank you for responding, hopefully Sansha will consider adjusting their shoes.

[@thatahamoment497]

Me too 3/4 was always too high, I need 1/2, or 1/3 at least

[@alenales1384]

one jf the best dancer in the world - no one can compeir with her

[@noraschlegel4268]

Turnout!

[@reanimato1]

Lunkina is really an amazing artist. But when her regular partner Tsiskaridze retired she stayed in shadow of others (including even phenomenaly weak Anna Nikulina). Lunkina's repertoire became miserable at that period. So no wonder that she left Bolshoy and joined other company. Good for her, good for NB of Canada.

[@lingkejiang9244]

She left Bolshoi because of political reasons. Her husband

[@TikvahS87]

What's the story with her husband?

[@lingkejiang9244]

Her husband was involved in some lawsuit in Russia, I think it had something to do with terrism or something. Not long before the denoucing letters were sent to many big ballet theaters in the world. She left almost immediately, and has not returned to Russia ever since

[@davelove6362]

reanimato1 1&q8

[@edfilchev5202]

Good for NB of Canada. For her it’s a real downshifting after all the roles she did at Bolshoi

[@elleromanovafermanpevel2127]

gabriel frola is cute 😏😏😏

[@bearllande]

i am so happy to see russian ballerinas working outside of russia. the bolshoi company is really a bad place, low budget so a lot of talented dancers not given the opportunities they deserve. they are even forced to retire even when at the peak of their career just coz some donor or patron prefers someone else they may or may not have slept with.

[@BytomGirl]

Low budget? You must be kidding... there are some bad politics but they are not low budget. And not everybody gets in, it's hard to get in to Bolshoi but it's not because it's low budget, where are you getting your information? They don't work from donor or patron money, they are funded by the ministry of culture, federal funds. Hit the books again.

[@thatahamoment497]

@@BytomGirl yes, but they are influenced by some persons from outside the theatre.... So yes, technically they are a state (national) theatre BUT ....

[@thatahamoment497]

Life doesn't function like it's written in the books...

[@BytomGirl]

It's strictly ministry of culture and also some rich private donors but that is a drop in the ocean, Bolshoi has a lot of money, reconstruction 2005-2011 cost millions. So no, no low budget, tickets for the shows cost a fortune too. There is a lot of corruption and preferential treatment but no problems with the money

[@BytomGirl]

She did great at Bolshoi, was Prima there and didn't leave because she wanted to but because she had to and it had nothing to do with Bolshoi. In Russia arts are founded by the government. not privately so there is no such thing as low budget like iin the West, there is a bad management but it has nothing to do with funding, they just need a good knowledgeable director who is more than paper and pen pusher. Nobody is forced to retire unless the theater is trying to push someone out because they are uncomfortable for them. Not sure where you are getting your information.

[@user-vn1yx8vi7r]

Хороша. Но таких много! Особенно в современном мире балета!

[@ultravioletspirit]

she is too skinny :(

[@hannah7351]

That's like saying "She's too fat." As a ballet dancer you have to be fit. She is not at all "too skinny"

[@ultravioletspirit]

yes, she looks sickly

[@ultravioletspirit]

HannahWoolery tiller peck, sarah mearns look fit

[@KagayamiRuka]

Aletia Gonzalez I mean... She's able to dance for hours upon hours at one of the top companies in the world, even at 37. So I'd say her body is just right fir her and what she needs and not "sickly" . Go watch nycb if they're more your aesthetic.

[@edfilchev5202]

She is a real ballerina, not a dance horse like Misty Copeland

[@Anna-vz5jl]

Absolutely beautiful