Russian ballerina visits Sri Lanka

Russian Ballet Teacher/ Choreographer Oksana Karnovich will be in Sri Lanka from June 4 to 10 to examine 300 students of the Russian School of Ballet and Dancing for their examination for the year 2012.

Oksana Karnovich was born on April 20, 1972. In 1982 she entered the Alma-Ata Ballet School, she studied under the guidance of the teacher Tamara Kosova, Merited Artist.

 In 1986 Oksana Karnovich was transferred to the Novosibirsk Ballet School where she was under the guidance of Distinguished Teacher of the RSFSR Alica Nikiforova.

From 1989-1991 Oksana Karnovich worked at Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet, from 1994-1995 she worked at the State Theater of Classical Ballet under the direction of Natalia Kasatkina and Vladimir Vassilev.

In 1995 Oksana Karnovich joined "The Imperial Russian Ballet" (President - Maya Plisetskaya, artistic director - Gedeminas Taranda) and worked there till 1999.

Oksana Karnovich wokred in collaboration with a team of "Russian Seasons" under the direction of Nicholay Androsov, where she performed principal roles in ballet performances "The Rite of Spring" by I. Stravinsky and "Bolero" by M. Ravel.

As the troupe member Oksana Karnovich toured the cities of North and South America, Africa, England, France, Italy, Japan and others countries.

She participated in the Portugal Festival (1995), Nijinsky Festival (1995-1996, Austria, Spain), Maya Plisetskaya's Gala (1995-1996, New York, Moscow, St. Petersburg), Festivalsand Gala concerts (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, Mikkeli, Finland).

In 2006 Oksana Karnovich graduated from the Institute of the Russian Theater with the awarded qualification in specialty "Pedagogy of Choreography".

In 2008 she graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography with honors, specializing in "History and theory of choreographic art", specialization - ballet critic, teacher, ballet history.

Currently, O. Karnovich teaches the discipline "Samples of the classical heritage and ballet repertoire" at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. She has written the programs for the courses "Pedagogy of ballet" and "Choreography Art."

Oksana Karnovich participated in many conferences both local and overseas, she is also the author of numerous publications and articles.