Childhood: how it all began
The personal life of Ekaterina Shipulina cannot boast of special warm maternal feelings, because a woman as a teacher had to spend a significant part of her energy on students.
The ballerina was brought up in strictness and uncompromisingness. The mother always harshly criticized the girl and did not let her relax, forcing her to constantly progress.
For ballerinas, pain is considered a common occurrence that they have to put up with and endure. Sometimes it's hard to just get up and force yourself to do something. Many viewers cannot even imagine how much effort needs to be put in to create the beauty and splendor that is revealed from the stage.
I had to overcome myself, take pills and take new steps on the path to beauty. There are no reflexes left in the ballerina's knees. She fell on them many times and lost sensitivity to blows. As time went on, I began to take care of my health and treat my body not as irresponsibly as I did in my youth.
Denis Matsuev's wife - Ekaterina Shipulina
In the last few years, Denis Matsuva’s wife, Ekaterina Shipulina, and he himself have given the press quite a lot of different reasons for gossip. They have been married for more than ten years, but despite this, the emergence of information that they will finally have their first child literally excited the public. Matsuev did not give any comments on this matter.
Denis Matsuev's wife - Ekaterina Shipulina photo
Actually, Denis doesn’t often talk about his personal life and doesn’t like it when someone tells him details that relate exclusively to his family. Once, during an interview, he was asked if he was in love with someone before marriage, but even this seemingly simple question, the composer did not want to answer, only lying that his wife was music, and his mistress was incredible jazz.
The more popular the composer’s personality becomes, the more people do not believe that good external data was given to him by nature and look for various photos of Denis Matsuev before and after plastic surgery, but of course there is nothing truthful in the pictures that they manage to find.
In reality, Denis Matsuev has never actually undergone absolutely any plastic surgery. In various interviews, he noted that his appearance is something for which he will be forever grateful to his parents, as well as for the fact that they helped him find his path in life. Matsuev often goes in for sports, which gives him the opportunity to constantly be in excellent shape, and he advises all his fans to never go on various diets.
Rising of a Little Star
People like these truly make the world a more beautiful place. The artist is hardworking, she has a sense of beauty and the perseverance necessary to bring beauty to life.
Having watched her performances, it’s hard not to recognize what a talented ballerina Ekaterina Shipulina is. Her personal life is quite interesting. The ballerina has a twin sister. With her in 1989, the girl went to study at the Perm State Choreographic School. Over time, her sister abandoned ballet art, while Ekaterina Shipulina, a ballerina from God, did not lose her creative passion and continued to work painstakingly to achieve her own goals in art.
Since 1994, the Moscow State Academy of Choreography has become the girl’s place of study. Four years later, Ekaterina Shipulina graduated from this institution with honors. She thoroughly studied Litavkina’s course. The graduation concert was decorated with her performance of a scene from the ballet “Corsair”.
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Ivan congratulated Denis on fatherhood and asked several questions about the child. Matsuev usually spoke extremely evasively on this topic with journalists, but now he has finally stopped hiding details. So, it turned out that the daughter, whom the ballerina Ekaterina Shipulina gave him, was decided to name Anna. According to Denis, despite being very busy, he manages to combine work and personal life. Moreover, he is always in a hurry to go home, where his beloved woman and daughter are waiting for him.
“I have a visit to you, and I have an hour to see Anna Denisovna,” Matsuev noted, making it clear to Ivan Urgant what a difficult schedule he lives under. As the pianist said, his daughter has already learned to distinguish between different pieces of music, because he is trying to instill in the heiress a taste for good music, as well as develop her hearing.
Matsuev spoke about the baby’s preferences. “Her favorite piece is Stravinsky’s Petrushka. She really doesn’t like Liszt’s second concerto,” the pianist said. After that, Matsuev showed how his daughter reacted to his music, suddenly screaming.
According to the musician, if he had a son, he would name him Spartak. Denis is a fan of the football club of the same name, carefully following all the events that happen in the life of the team. One can only imagine how Matsuev rejoiced at the victory of Spartak, who became the Champion of Russia. According to Denis, he fell in love with football thanks to... his grandmother.
Let us recall that back in September 2020, information appeared on the Internet that prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater Ekaterina Shipulina was expecting a child from Denis Matsuev. However, neither the pianist nor the dancer responded to the messages. According to some reports, the girl was born at the end of October. Shipulina quickly returned to form and is already rehearsing with all her might, as evidenced by her photographs on the social network Instagram. At the same time, Ekaterina prefers not to advertise her private life.
The world has lost so many talented musicians, singers, and artists because parents “pressured” the child and forced him to study. The result is that the craving for art completely disappears, and humanity loses another genius. The biography of Denis Matsuev, a talented academic and jazz pianist, is a case of “reverse”.
Stressful work activity
The first place where Ekaterina Shipulina worked was the Bolshoi Theater. A year later, the ballerina goes to Luxembourg and wins silver at the International Ballet Competition.
The girl is taking rapid steps towards her development. With each new performance, her career grows upward. Then the ballerina performed the role of the Queen in the ball “Fantasy on a Theme of Casanova”, as well as Mazurka in “Chopinian”.
In the same year, her mastery adorned the ballets La Sylphide, Don Quixote, and The Little Humpbacked Horse (here she danced the role of the Tsar Maiden). She plays her roles with such sensitivity and quality that it is impossible not to be imbued with her performance, not to believe in the conveyed plot and image.
Persistent Ural girl
Elena Shipulina once said that she was ready for motherhood and was not afraid of a career break. She had the example of her mother - after the birth of twins, she managed to return to the stage. Indeed, the ballerina recovered very quickly after giving birth and began rehearsals. Being the prima of the Bolshoi Theater, she had no doubt that the stage would gratefully accept her back.
The profession of a ballerina is hard work. As Elena herself says, if a year has passed without injuries or illnesses, it has been successful. Elena herself experienced quite serious injuries. One day, during a performance, a partner landed not very successfully on her hand; he finished dancing on moral and volitional grounds. After examination it was found that there was a fracture.
Elena says about herself that she is a simple person, without stellar quirks. And she doesn’t do anything to maintain perfect shape! She openly admits that she can eat both Uzbek pilaf and ice cream. The loads are such that everything burns out. Pregnancy did not affect the ballerina’s figure either. The ballerina is in great shape.
This is how they are - a simple Siberian guy and a Ural girl who have traveled a difficult and beautiful path.
New century, new achievements
In 2000, Shipulina Ekaterina Valentinovna, a ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater, played in “Russian Hamlet”, embodying the wife of the Heir on stage. At the same time he was working on the image of the Queen of the Dryads for the ballet Don Quixote.
In April he takes part in “Swan Lake” as part of a festive concert, the occasion of which was the anniversary of Vladimir Vasiliev. May brought work in the troupe of Pharaoh's Daughters. The work was directed by Pierre Lacotte. Ekaterina Shipulina danced the role of the Congo River.
On May 7, another performance took place, in which the ballerina was the wife of Rybak. She had the opportunity to dance the part of the Lilac Fairy in the ballet “Sleeping Beauty”. She coped with this role just as wonderfully as with the others. The grace and elegance of this woman is simply indescribable, worthy of admiration and reverence.
September brought the role of Magnolia in Cipollino. November was busy with work at the Regional Charity Fund, supported by the Moscow government. The event “Children of Independent Russia” was held, and the production “The Little Humpbacked Horse” was shown. Catherine played the Tsar Maiden.
At the end of the year I had the opportunity to participate in the ballet “Shadows” of the ballet “La Bayadère”. This program has long delighted the eyes of lovers of graceful and beautiful dance. A concert was also held in honor of Galina Ulanova as part of the first international ballet festival, during which the girl also showed herself brilliantly.
Dancers from different countries arrived, demonstrating their skills to the local audience. The second section was filled with “Shadows”. Also, 2001 brings a trip to Italy with Sleeping Beauty.
International recognition
The new year 2002 comes, the ballerina’s works are replenished with the role of Odette-Odile in “Swan Lake”. In May-June the Bolshoi Theater troupe visits Savonlinna in Finland. July is dedicated to work on Giselle, which was performed in Cyprus. I also had a chance to visit Japan. The stages of Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka and Nagoya were open to the troupe, bringing with them The Sleeping Beauty and Spartacus.
October was marked by a concert in honor of the anniversary, which was celebrated by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. That same year I managed to visit the largest cities in the USA. “The Nutcracker” appears in the tour program. The ballerina is rewarded with the Triumph Award.
International stage
Ekaterina Shipulina took leaps and bounds in her stage growth. Her biography was replenished in 2001 with the role of Mitra in the ballet “Giselle”. In April, the ballerina had the opportunity to go to work in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, where ceremonial presentations of schools being trained by the Bolshoi Theater took place. May takes her to Kazan to participate in the Fifteenth International Festival dedicated to classical ballet. Here she gets the role of the Lady of the Dryads in the play “Don Quixote”. June was marked by participation in the International Competition of Choreographers and Ballet Dancers.
Charm and attractiveness
An extremely beautiful woman is Ekaterina Shipulina. The photos clearly demonstrate this statement. In the role of the leader of the courtesans Aegina, she does an excellent job in the scene of seducing the warriors. Her movements are graceful and full of grace. The ballerina manages to fill each dance with meaning and put her soul into it. Every image and gesture is carefully thought out. The composition does not consist of empty and automatic body movements, but of elements naturally located one after another.
Hobbies
The girl is accustomed to extreme sports not only at work, but in all areas of life. She is a lover of ice skating and water skiing. Can play tennis, football, visit a fitness club or swimming pool. With such an active lifestyle, she doesn’t really need to watch her figure. The extra pounds don't accumulate, no matter how much she eats.
Ekaterina Shipulina is a very cheerful person. The ballerina, whose personal life is as vibrant as all areas of her life, admits that, being in love, she feels the fullness of happiness in life. In the future, she plans to have a child and immediately return to work, since she does not understand her life without it.
The ballerina received a number of awards. Each of them was undoubtedly deservedly awarded. This is “silver” in Luxembourg, and the second award of the international ballet competition, the “Triumph” award for youth. Each of her roles was not just played, but lived and felt. The many titles she has been awarded are earned through her tireless work and hard work in the name of art. Catherine's dance deserves respect and veneration to the highest degree.
Family of Denis Matsuev
Denis truly has musical parents in all forms. Apparently, it was Denis Matsuev’s family that at one time had a great influence on his future. Dad is a pianist and composer who devotes almost all his time to writing musical accompaniment for various theatrical productions in Irkutsk. Mom is a music teacher.
From a young age, parents tried to develop as many musical skills as possible in the boy. Denis not only studied at an art school, but also studied at home, and regularly went to a music school to take a piano class. Of course, in this situation, there was no conversation about choosing a future profession for Denis. From childhood he was sure that he would become a famous pianist.
