under the direction of Victor Ullate. In the same year she worked on "Sleeping Beauty" Ballet for the Hungarian State Opera (ballet company directed by Gyula Harangozo ). After the years working at La Scala under the direction of Robert de Warren, Giuseppe Carbone and Elisabetta Terabust, she moved to Vienna (Austria), where she worked from 1999 to 2003 as maître de ballet and rehearsal assistant for the classical repertoire at the Vienna State Opera, company directed by Renato Zanella. In 2002 and 2003 respectively, she cooperated and created choreographies for the "Nacht des Ballets" Gala and "Fanny Elssler" Gala (Eisenstadt, Austria), in the same year she worked as guest at the Dutch National Ballet Company (Amsterdam, Nederlands). Between 2004 and 2011 she renewed her professional collaboration in Italy; initially with the Opera and Ballet Academy of Rome (respectively under the direction of Carla Fracci and Paola Jorio) and then with the Ballet Academy "La Scala" in Milan. She was always ready for opportunities to choreograph classical and demi-charactére creations, and in 2007, for the Ballet Academy of Rome Opera, she produced a ballet using the Russian folklore music the "Balaljka Magica", and in the next year on Giuseppe Verdi's music "Vespri Siciliani" a ballet called Colombine and Pulcinella. Since 2012 she has worked at the Vienna State Opera Theatre and Academy. In collaboration with the Ballet Academy Director Simona Noja she created choreographies for academy students; in 2013 using Karen Chatschaturjan's music she produced the ballet in two acts Cipollino and in 2014 she presented on the opera stage Frühling in Wien, in 2015 „Avant-Scéne“ a composite work on Offenbach/Anderson/Arbeau and Strauss musik, in 2015 a new revival of „Chopiniana“. With the Vienna State Opera Ballet Company, under Manuel Legris direction, she realized for Nurejew Gala (Vienna's State Opera traditional ballet event which concludes the artistic theatre season) in 2012 "Laurencia" and in 2014 "Paquita". Since 1997 Bella Ratchinskaia is an honorary patron of the "Russian Ballet Association" with headquarters in Switzerland and representatives in England, Japan and Italy. She acted as a member and chairman of juries during International Competitions in Austria, Italy, Switzerland. For her contribution to the Arts she was honored in 2001 with the "Crisalide" award and then with the Petruzzelli award. References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135147/http://www.teatro.it/rubriche/interviste/ratchinskaia_la_farfalla_che_insegna_a_volare_ai_ballerini_319 Russian Ballet Association: https://web.archive.org/web/20140814170855/http://www.balletcenter.ch/de/default.html?id=24 http://www.opera-balletschool.com/?page_id=33 http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.en.php?eventid=1454860 http://giornaledelladanza.com/home/2016/10/la-danza-e-un-regalo-di-dio-intervista-a-bella-ratchinskaja-esclusiva/ Russian ballerinas Russian choreographers Ballet teachers 1953 births Living people People from