Principal Dancer
Ekaterina Kondaurova is a principal dancer of the Mariinsky Ballet whose virtuosic command of classical and contemporary repertoire has established her as one of Russia's most versatile and acclaimed ballerinas.
Defining moments and milestones
Kondaurova emerged from the Vaganova Academy in 2001 to join the Mariinsky Ballet, where she rapidly mastered the classical repertoire with technical brilliance and dramatic depth. Her breakthrough came in 2004 when William Forsythe cast her in the Mariinsky premiere of In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, establishing her as a contemporary artist capable of navigating both classical and neoclassical vocabularies. Over two decades, she has become one of Russia's most celebrated ballerinas, creating roles in major commissions, winning the Prix Benois de la Danse and the Golden Mask, and earning recognition as a Merited Artist of the Russian Federation.
Prix Benois de la Danse (2006); Golden Mask Award for the title role in Anna Karenina (2011); named Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (2020)
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, Saint Petersburg (graduated 2001)
Recordings featuring Ekaterina Kondaurova in the Society index
Additional recordings will appear here as the catalog expands.