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Altynay Asylmuratova: childhood
This talented ballet dancer was born on January 1, 1961 in Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR). The girl was born in a family of ballet dancers. This explains the fact that Altynai from an early age began to engage in art, in particular, ballet. Interest in this lesson was instilled by parents who loved their work more than anything else. The girl spent all her childhood behind the curtains.
Mother, Galina Sidorova, did not want to send Altynay to a ballet school, understanding the upcoming trials. However, at the insistence of grandparents, the girl was sent to the first exams at the Leningrad Choreographic School.
Altynay Asylmuratova, whose nationality has not been clear for a long time, believes that she belongs to Russia and Kazakhstan equally, because the latter passed her childhood, and Russia tempered the character of the artist and made her a real professional. Officially by nationality, she is considered a Kazakh.
Pedigree
The actress never said that any pressure was exerted on her. She joyfully and consciously entered the harsh world of contemporary art. In addition to the fact that her parents were associated with ballet, even grandparents were engaged in this complex skill requiring talent and perseverance. Both parents of the girl graduated from the Leningrad Choreographic School. Father Abduahim was a soloist of the Kazakh State Opera and Ballet Theater, then he mastered the path of artistic director in one school.
It is interesting that the grandfather of the future artist was the main choreographer of the capital's state observatory. The story also suggests that great-grandfather Altynay was a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Empire. The girl's mother was Russian, originally from St. Petersburg. She also grew up in a family of artists: her parents danced on the stage.
It all started with the fact that Galina Sidorova married a military man. It so happened that marriage was completely unsuccessful. The first years of marriage, the girl followed on the heels of her husband and performed where necessary. Such a career development could not bring any benefits, nor fame, nor sufficient income. Despite all the hardships, Galina continued to be a faithful wife and a good friend to her husband. However, the marriage broke up gradually. Husband's colleagues began to say that he allows others to hug his wife on stage. These circumstances led to the fact that the marriage broke up.
Galina Sidorova was hit by a wave of evacuation during the war and moved to Alma-Ata with her whole family. There, she continued her studies and work in the theater, where she soon met a young attractive man Abdulakhim. All that was left to do was to divorce her husband and get married a second time. Galina did just that, and the beautiful talented girl Altynay Asylmuratova was born.
The young years of the artist
Altynay Asylmuratova graduated from college in 1978. Immediately after this, she was admitted to the corps de ballet of the Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theater named after S.M. Kirov. She devoted 9 years of her life to being a soloist in the theater. In 1987, Altynay became a prima ballerina. The actress is considered a ballerina of a lyrical and dramatic image. Colleagues and professionals note that her dance is distinguished by the beauty of the lines and the vibrant acting.
Foreign projects
The girl actively participated in various foreign projects. From 1989 to 1993, Altynay was a soloist of the English Royal Ballet troupe. Altynai devoted 2 years of her life to work in the Marseille National Ballet in the repertoire of Roland Petit. 1994 was marked by the fact that the girl was invited to the Paris Opera. There she was offered to perform the main parts in the ballets Swan Lake and La Bayadere. The actress became one of the first ballerinas from Russia to perform together with this troupe.
Receiving awards and working as a teacher
In 1999, the artist received the Golden Sofit Theater Award. The award took place in St. Petersburg, the award was presented for the role of Carmen in the inimitable Roland Petit ballet. This year was the peak of a career for a girl. It was at the peak that she casts a stage for devoting herself to teaching. Such a sharp change in course was a complete shock for everyone who knew the artist. Nevertheless, she did not go into lengthy explanations. In one of the interviews, Altynay just noticed that she always wanted to engage in teaching at the A.Ya. Russian Ballet Academy Vaganova.
In 2000, Altynay Asylmuratova graduated from the Faculty of Education, after which she began to try herself in a new profession. The actress quickly became the vice-rector of the native academy, and a little later she received the honorary title of professor.
In 2002 and 2012, she was also a jury member of the Benoit Dance Award. In addition, the artist was a member of the jury in Switzerland at the Lausanne Prize competition. Many times she participated in the St. Petersburg Dance Open festival.
Asylmuratova Altynay Abduahimovna left her post after a scandal, as a result of which Nikolai Tsiskaridze was appointed acting rector of the Academy of Soloist of the Moscow Bolshoi Theater. The decision was made in 2013 by the Ministry of Culture, therefore it was not subject to dispute. This was a big blow not only for the artist herself, but also for the theater workers.
It should be noted that they sent a letter to the Ministry of Culture with a modest request to once again revise the decision on the appointment of Nikolai Tsiskaridze and leave the school leadership for Altynai Asylmuratova. Thanks to this appeal of the theater’s labor collective, the Ministry of Culture decided to extend the contract with the artist. However, Altynay decided to leave her post and wrote a statement of her own free will. She did not disclose the reasons for such an act, and in an interview avoided this topic in every possible way.
Return to Astana
After such a career end, Altynay was invited to the Mikhailovsky Theater in his native school. There she worked for a year as a ballet adviser to the general director. In 2015, she received an invitation from the State Opera and Ballet Theater in Astana. Kazakhstan called the artist to their homeland. First, she was offered the position of a tutor-tutor, as well as a choreographic director. Soon, the art director of the troupe Altynay Asylmuratova entered into the rights.
Where is the ballet dancer now? It is useless to search for information about the artist’s life and creative activity on the Internet, as he is full of various false information. Currently, the artist lives in Astana and works as a rector of the Kazakh Academy of Choreography. She took up this position quite recently - only in March 2016.
Personal life
Altynay Asylmuratova, whose personal life was never the subject of public viewing, married to Konstantin Zaklinsky. Interestingly, the artist’s husband was her stage partner throughout her career. The couple has a daughter, Anastasia, who also followed in the footsteps of her parents, continuing the ballet dynasty. In 2013, the girl graduated from the A.Ya. Academy of Russian Ballet Vaganova. After that, she began working in the troupe of the Mariinsky Theater, where she still works today. She is also a soloist of the ballet troupe in the Astana Opera Theater in the capital.
Konstantin Zaklinsky - teacher and dancer of the USSR and Russia. He graduated with his future wife from the Leningrad Choreographic School. At the moment, the man is teaching in the duet-classical dance at the Vaganov estate school. He is also a choreographer at the Mariinsky Theater. Konstantin Zaklinsky is a laureate of the International Ballet Competitions of different years.
Mariinskii Opera House
The connection of the artist with this theater began in 1978. In the theater, Altinay often performed leading parts from the classical repertoire. Raymond’s ballet was first staged at the Mariinsky Theater. “Raymonda” is the ballet of Alexander Glazunov, which is based on the legend of knightly love. A plot full of romance and a good libretto ensured the spectacle's entertainment, brightness and love. The ballet "Raymonda" became part of the biography of Altynay in 1999. It was then that the production of K.M. was resumed Sergeeva.
Altynay Asylmuratova: filmography
It is worth noting that, despite the active work in the theater, Altynay managed to star in several films. In 1982, she took part in the filming of the documentary "Behind the Scenes of the Kirov Theater." In the same year, she distinguished herself by her role in the film "Black Snow". Only after 6 long years, the artist continued her journey to the cinema. 1998 was marked by the fact that she played the main role (Cleopatra) in the film "Egyptian Nights." In the same year, she again takes part in the filming of Grand Pas in the White Night, where she plays the role of Eve. "Black Snow", according to the artist, is one of her favorite works.
In the role of Cleopatra
The ballet film "Egyptian Nights" was shot based on the ballet by Mikhail Fokin, to the music of A. Arensky. The novel “One night of Cleopatra” by T. Gautier formed the basis. The film tells about the dying passion of the young queen to the young Egyptian Amun. Cleopatra's favor simply drives a young man crazy who is ready to forget all moral principles and his duties to society. Amun decides to leave his bride to Berenice. Such an act cannot go unnoticed, therefore society sharply condemns and despises the stupid youth who was seduced by the charms of the young queen. A young man has to pay for this passion with his life. It is interesting that while Berenice grieves over her lover, Cleopatra is already rushing towards the beautiful Roman commander, Mark Anthony.
Awards and recognition
The Russian ballet dancer has many awards. It is worth noting that in 1983 she received the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR. In 2001, Altynay became the People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Among her awards can be noted such as the award "Baltic", "Golden Spotlights", the Order of Friendship. She is also a laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of art and literature. In addition, Altynay is an artist, teacher, soloist and experienced art director.
Interesting facts from the life of the artist
Altynay Asylmuratova is a ballerina who became famous thanks to her talent. Despite this, one should not think that her whole life was devoted exclusively to work. In the life of a beautiful artist, there were many interesting situations.
To begin with, the girl spent her childhood in front of a mirror, putting on her mother’s shoes and dresses. She represented herself as a ballerina, singer and dancer. The talent of the girl was noticeable to the naked eye. Galina Sidorova was against giving the girl to a ballet school. There were many reasons for this, but the most important of all was that the mother simply did not want her little daughter to plunge into the atmosphere of fierce competition, betrayal and rivalry. Naturally, no mother would wish such a daughter. Nevertheless, the girl showed an increasing interest in art with age, so she was soon sent to a ballet school. This happened at the strict insistence of the girl’s grandparents, who saw her only as a continuer of family traditions.
Friends call their beloved girlfriend very affectionately - Altusya.
The artist met her future husband Konstantin Zaklinsky in a choreographic school. However, he began to look after a young and beautiful girl only when they met in the corps de ballet of the Kirov Theater.
There was also one funny situation that could put an end to Altynay’s career as a ballet star. Once after classes, Altynay and Kostya played like children, and the guy accidentally pushed his lover. The girl cried out in pain, she was taken to the hospital. The doctor carefully examined Altynay’s leg, which was seriously damaged. After the examination, he asked if she could do anything other than ballet, because she would have to learn a new profession. Doctors concluded that the girl will have to forget about the career of a ballerina. Despite all the prohibitions of official medicine, Altynay decided not to quit ballet. She continued to work on stage, and after three years decided to connect her life with Konstantin Zaklinsky.
It is worth saying that the talent Altynay noticed Vinogradov, who was the first to pay due attention to the girl. It was he who began giving her solo and ballerina parts, which helped the artist to reveal herself. We can say that it was thanks to Vinogradov that Altynay became famous. It was this man who noticed the talent in her and made it possible to develop in his beloved business.
The filming of the documentary "Behind the Scenes of the Kirov Theater" was conducted by the American dancer Derek Hart together with Arnold Hammer. In the picture, very often a young Altynay flashed. However, she acted in an extremely strange way: either they showed her close-ups, or they made clippings from ordinary conversations in the dressing room, where Russian words erupted through English. The reason for this shot was rather strange, and it is still unknown whether it is true.
Some sources say that it was impossible to publicly advertise a talented young ballet star. The Soviet authorities banned this so that Altynay would not run away to the West, which would accept her with open arms. Despite such a strange fear, the artist did not plan to leave her native country. At that time, she traveled a lot with her troupe. Foreign tours were very well paid due to the efforts of Vinogradov. Nevertheless, the artist managed to work in France and London.
The Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theater is a very important place for Altynay. She herself says that the theater brought up a strong spirit in her, and also made it possible to breathe full lungs, because this theater presented the artist with great prospects and expensive contracts.
Summing up, it should be noted that the theater is a sacred place where everything happens according to its own laws. In order to join the circle of people of art, one must have great talent, the will to win, and never stop there. The wonderful artist Altynay Asylmuratova is an example of liveliness, femininity and a huge work on herself. Young talents should take an example from this delightful woman who never gave up.