Ilze Liepa
Ilze Marisovna Liepa (born 22 November 1963 in Moscow) is a Russian ballet dancer and actress. She has been a soloist ballerina at the Bolshoi Theatre since 1981. She was invested with the title of Merited Artist of the Russian Federation in 1996, the People's Artist of Russia title in 2002, and was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 2003.
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Ilze Liepa
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- 1963 · Moscow.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia · Lithuania
- Occupation
- actress · writer · ballerina
- Education
- Moscow State Academy of Choreography · Russian Institute of Theatre Arts
- Honours
- People's Artist of the Russian Federation · Merited Artist of Russia · The Crystal Turandot · Chayka · Golden Mask · State Prize of the Russian Federation
- Languages
- Russian
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Ilze Marisovna Liepa (born 22 November 1963 in Moscow) is a Russian ballet dancer and actress. She has been a soloist ballerina at the Bolshoi Theatre since 1981. She was invested with the title of Merited Artist of the Russian Federation in 1996, the People's Artist of Russia title in 2002, and was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 2003.
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She won a Golden Mask Award in 2003 for her performance in the ballet production Padaemand. She has also appeared in the films Bambi's Childhood (1985), Lermontov (1986), Parallel Voices (2005), and The Bottomless Bag (2017), and the miniseries Empire Under Attack (2000). She has further authored the books Liepa method. Philosophy of the body. (2012), and Theatrical Sculptures (2014). Liepa held dual Lithuanian and Russian citizenship. After an interview where she expressed support for Vladimir Putin in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Liepa was stripped of her Lithuanian citizenship in 2024 by presidential decree.
Ilze Liepa studied at Moscow State Academy of Choreography and Russian Institute of Theatre Arts. The recorded working language is Russian. Employment is recorded with Bolshoi Theatre. Distinctions recorded are People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Merited Artist of Russia, The Crystal Turandot and Chayka.
Ilze Liepa is recorded as having studied at Moscow State Academy of Choreography and Russian Institute of Theatre Arts.
Балерина Илзе Лиепа
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Балерина Илзе Лиепа
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Ilze Liepa born at Moscow.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Ilse Liepa. Her recorded language was Russian. She was the child of Māris Liepa. She married Sergei Stadler. Liepa received People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Merited Artist of Russia, The Crystal Turandot, Chayka, Golden Mask and State Prize of the Russian Federation.
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