Olga Esina

In 1996 at the age of 10 she entered the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, where she studied dance from 1996 to 2004.

While studying at the senior forms she participated in school recitals with variations from Raymonda, Le Corsaire, La Bayadere, Pas de deux from Giselle and Le Corsaire, and miniatures by Roland Petit and Jacobson.

Among her most important roles at the Mariinsky Theatre included Odette/Odile in "Swan Lake", Queen of the Dryads in "Don Quixote", Lilac Fairy in "The Sleeping Beauty" as well as roles in George Balanchine's "Apollo," "The Four Temperaments" and "La Valse".

She was also nominated for the Prix Benois de la Danse in 2012 and the Taglioni Award (Berlin) in 2014.

At the Vienna State Ballet: She has made guest appearances in Hungary, France, Argentina, Italy, Russia, Germany and England.