Beauty, and La Bayadère. Other notable appearances: Zakharova was one of the dancers featured in the 2006 documentary Ballerina. She has presented her own TV programme (Svetlana) on Russian television, a festival of children's dance running from 2015 to 2018. As of July 2020, she is also presenting "Bolshoi Ballet", a ballet competition for professional ballet dancers. She has performed in her own solo programme, sold out across Europe, "Modanse", a more modern ballet, and "Coco", an homage to Coco Chanel featuring costumes from the eponymous design house. Awards 1997 : Vaganova-Prix Young Dancers Competition, Sankt-Peterburg (2nd prize) 1999 : Golden Mask for Serenade 2000 : Golden Mask for The Sleeping Beauty 2005 : Prix Benois de la Danse for Hippolita (Titania) in A Midsummer Night's Dream 2006 : State Prize of the Russian Federation 2008 People's artist of Russia 2008 Elected State Duma deputy ( Russian parliament) 2015 : Prix Benois de la Danse for Marguerite Gautier in "The Lady of the Camellias" by John Neumeier and Mekhmene-Banu in "Légende d'amour" by Yury Grigorovich Personal life Zakharova is married to Russian violinist Vadim Repin, and they have one child, daughter Anna (b. 2011). She had withdrawn from the Bolshoi Ballet tour to London in the summer of 2010 citing a hip injury; she was pregnant at the time. Zakharova returned to dancing, and performed in London on , in a gala performance celebrating Soviet ballerina Galina Ulanova. She named the Italian dancer Roberto Bolle as one of her favorite partners. A member of United Russia party, Zakharova was a supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation during the Russo-Ukrainian War, which led to a break in her relationship with the Kyiv Choreographic School in particular. References External links Svetlana Zakharova's page, at the Bolchoi Theatre 1979 births Living people People from Lutsk La Scala Theatre Ballet dancers Prima ballerinas Russian ballerinas State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates Bolshoi Ballet principal dancers 21st-century Russian ballet dancers Fifth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Pro-Russian people of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine