Olga Kifyak


Olga Kifyak is a Ukrainian ballet dancer, the 1-st soloist at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after T.G. Shevchenko. Merited Artist of Ukraine since 2012.

Early life and training

Was born in Kiev, the Soviet Union in 1984. She began her dance studies at the age of 5. In 1995 she entered the Kiyanochka choreographic school. At the age of 14, she entered the Ukrainian Academy of Dance
In 2001 she graduated from the Academy with a degree in choreography, qualified as a ballet dancer. In the same year, she received a diploma of the International Slavic University with a degree in choreography. In 2002 she entered the Kherson State University. In 2006 she graduated from the university with the qualification of a teacher of choreography, aesthetics, artistic culture.
Since 2001 she has been working at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Ukraine named after. T.G. Shevchenko. Her first dance at the theater was as Paquita with Mikheev.

Awards

  • Winner of the 4th International Competition Dance of the 21st Century
  • Winner of the contest-festival Lotus
  • Winner of the 4th International Competition - Diploma
  • Winner of the 1sr International Festival of Vaslav Nijinsky
  • Winner of the 4th International Ballet Competition of Serge Lifar – 3rd Prize
  • Winner of the 5th International Competition – 2nd Prize
  • Winner of the International Competition Premio Roma – 1st Prize
  • Winner of the 7th International Festival-Competition – 1st prize for classical dance, 1st prize - modern
  • Winner of the 1st International Competition of Yuri Grigorovich Young Ballet of the World – 3rd Prize
  • Winner of the 6th International Ballet Competition of Serge Lifar - 2nd Prize

    Repertoire

The repertoire includes the largest works of classical ballet, as well as many roles in modern ballets. Critics say that "Olga Kifyak was born to dance and in a short time has become principal ballerina par excellence. From the dramatic to the lyrical to the tricks of a master, Kifyak has it all – public accolades and professional awards".
"A graduate of the Ukrainian Academy of Dance in Kyiv, Kifyak held the audience's attention throughout the score, moving the tragic story along with her incredible footwork and graceful arm sweeps. Kifyak's small frame disguised a powerful repertoire that included standing on tiptoe for minutes at a time."
Critics call her acting "superb, her extensions in the pas de deux sky-high and her 32 fouettes razor-sharp"

Roles performed

  • La Bayadère - Gamzatti
  • Don Quixote - Kitri, Street Dancer
  • Swan Lake - Odette and Odile
  • Raymonda - Friends
  • Scheherazade – Zobeide
  • Spartacus in the choreography of V.Litvinov and A.I.Litvinov – Aegina
  • The Nutcracker - Clara
  • Carmen Suite by R. Shchedrin - Carmen
  • The Corsair - Medora, Gulnara
  • Sleeping Beauty – Aurora
  • Lilea by K. Dankevich - Rusalka
  • Forest Song by Mikhail Skorulsky - Mavka
  • Viennese Waltz - Carla
  • Paquita grand pas classique - Paquita
  • The Legend of Love - Gold
  • Master and Margarita - Margarita
  • Daniella - Sophie
  • Snow White - Snow White
  • Giselle - Myrtha, Pas de deux
  • Copel – Swanilda
  • The Marriage of Figaro - Susanna
  • Zorba the Greek - Marina
  • The Snow Queen - Crow
  • Julius Caesar - Kithridia
  • Dance of the Hours - Laura
  • Scheherazade - Zobeida choreographed by A.G.Isupova
  • Once Upon a Summer, choreographed by N. Didyk
  • Lonely Tango choreographed by T.Ostroverh

    Participation in festivals

  • International Festival Young Talents, Prague, Czech Republic ;
  • 3rd International Festival Dance of the 21st Century ;
  • Choreographic Festival Lotus ;
  • 1st International Festival of Vaslav Nijinsky ;
  • International Festival Stars of the World Ballet ;
  • International Festival Stars of the Ukrainian Ballet ;
  • In 2004 she went on tour with former Bolshoi Theatre Prima Ballerina Anastasia Volochkova;
  • Took part in The Galla of Svetlana Zakharova, Parma, Italy ;
  • International Festival Stars of the World Ballet ;
  • Guest Ballerina in The Nutcracker, Kazan ;
  • Stars of the World Ballet, Milan, Italy ;
  • Stars of the World Ballet, Milan, Italy ;
  • The Galla of Svetlana Zakharova, Parma, Italy ;
  • International Festival Stars of the World Ballet ;
  • The Galla of Svetlana Zakharova, Belgrade, Serbia ;
  • The Galla of Svetlana Zakharova, Tokyo, Japan ;
  • The Galla of Svetlana Zakharova, Barcelona, Spain
  • In 2012, she went on the United States's tour with The Nutcracker.
  • In 2014, she took part in the ballet Carmen choreographed by Nadezhda Kalinina. She went on tour in France with a Gala Concert Operamania in collaboration with Franceconcert.
  • From 2015 to 2017, went on the United States’s tour performing as a guest soloist with the ballet Swan Lake
  • In 2017, she was invited to Milan to take part in the Swan Lake ballet in conjunction with the Ukrainian Academy of Ballet.
  • In 2017, went on tour in China with the ballet Swan Lake;
  • In 2018, went on tour in India with the ballet Swan Lake.