Natalia Osipova/наталья осипова The Flying Bird Can Break Your Heart

This little bird can do more than soar... she can break your heart. Music: “Ballad For Olivia“ by Eneide Featuring Natalia Osipova in clips from the ballets Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, and La Bayadere. Born in Moscow, Natalia Osipova began formal ballet training at the age of nine. From 1996 to 2004, she studied at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography (The Bolshoi Ballet Academy). From 1995 to 2004 she trained at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography and on graduating entered the corps of the Bolshoi Ballet, where she was promoted to principal in 2010. In 2011 she left the Bolshoi to join the Mikhailovsky Ballet as a principal. Osipova has appeared as a guest artist with companies around the world. In March 2012 she became a principal of American Ballet Theatre, where she created the title role in Alexei Ratmansky's The Firebird. Her awards include Golden Masks for her performances in In the Upper Room (2008)