Renata Shakirova

• Recipient of the Golden Sofit, St Petersburg’s most prestigious theatre prize, in the category Best Female Role in Ballet in 2024 for the role of Anyuta in the ballet of the same name
• Winner (together with Kimin Kim) of Rossiya-Kultura TV's project Grand Ballet (2016)

Born in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).
Graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy (class of Tatiana Udalenkova) in 2015.
While still a pupil at the Academy she appeared in performances at the Mariinsky Theatre.
Joined the Mariinsky Ballet in 2015. Principal since 2024.

Repertoire includes:
Giselle (Giselle, Classical Duet); choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa,
La Fille du Pharaon (Ramzé); choreography by Marius Petipa reconstructed by Toni Candeloro,
The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora, Princess Florine); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Swan Lake (Odette-Odile, Prince's Friends, Cygnets, Two Swans); choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
La Bayadère (Nikia, Trio of Shades); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani,
Raymonda (Henrietta, variation in Grand pas); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Don Quixote (Kitri, Amour, Flower-Girls, variation); choreography by Alexander Gorsky after motifs of the production by Marius Petipa,
Le Corsaire (Gulnare, Odalisques); production by Pyotr Gusev after the composition and choreography of Marius Petipa,
the Diane and Actéon Pas de Deux from the ballet La Esmeralda; choreography by Agrippina Vaganova,
Le Carnaval (Butterfly), Petrouchka (Balerina); choreography by Michel Fokine,
The Nutcracker (Masha); choreography by Vasily Vainonen,
George Balanchine’s ballets Jewels (Rubies) and Apollo (Polyhymnia, Calliope), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Pas de deux from Act II), Symphony in C (III. Allegro vivace, IV. Allegro vivace), Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux,
Romeo and Juliet (Juliet, Juliet’s Companions); choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky,
Concerto DSCH, The Little Humpbacked Horse (Tsar Maiden), Cinderella (Cinderella), Pierot Lunaire, Seven Sonatas,
Yuri Grigorovich's ballet The Stone Flower (Katerina, The Mistress of the Copper Mountain), The Legend of Love (Gold Dance, Shyrin),
Carmen-Suite (Carmen); choreography by Alberto Alonso,
Shurale (Syuimbike), Spartacus (Aegina); choreography by Leonid Yakobson,
Hans van Manen's ballet Adagio Hammerklavier,
Anyuta (Anyuta); choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev,
The Nutcracker (Masha); production by Mihail Chemiakin, choreography by Kirill Simonov,
Anton Pimonov's ballets Bambi (Butterfly), Violin Concerto No 2,
The Bronze Horseman (Parasha); choreography by Yuri Smekalov,
Paquita (Paquita, Carducha); choreography by Yuri Smekalov, reconstruction and staging of Marius Petipa's choreography (Act III Grand Pas) by Yuri Burlaka,
Pulcinella (Pimpinella); choreography by Ilya Zhivoi,
Russian Dead Ends II, The Fairy's Kiss (Fairy III, Fiancee); choreography by Maxim Petrov,
Coppélia (Swanilda), 12 (Katya); choreography by Alexander Sergeev,
A csodálatos mandarin (Girl); choreography by Yuri Possokhov.

Repertoire also includes:
The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev and Eldar Aliev,
Le Corsaire (Medora); choreography by Eldar Aliev using fragments of Marius Petipa’s choreography,
Raymonda (Raymonda); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev and Eldar Aliev, 
The Nutcracker (the Sugar Plum Fairy);choreography by Eldar Aliev,
A Thousand and One Nights (Sheherezada, Nurida); choreography by Eldar Aliev.