– You participated in two major TV shows: “Live” and “Let’s Get Married.” What are your impressions from interaction with Andrey Malakhov and Larisa Guzeeva?
– About “Let’s get married”: Guzeeva liked me, she was normally inclined towards me, but it seems to me that she was quite quick-tempered. But Rosa Syabitova kept asking weird questions, probably due to the fact that I’m a blogger. Many people think we are not far away. Although I don’t think so myself.
Malakhov is a very cool person, very friendly. I saw his collaborations with bloggers on TikTok before I even joined, and when I came to the show, his manager came up to me and asked me to shoot a joint video. Of course I accepted. In general, only good impressions remained.
– Many bloggers are now shooting in sports-related television projects. Would you like to attend a similar show?
Yes, I would be particularly interested in the Ice Age. As a child, I almost associated my life with professional figure skating.
– If on Russian television there was such a show as “Ice Age” – only about ballet, with whom would you like to play in pairs?
– By the way, it is interesting why until now there is no such analogue. I think with Andrey Malakhov – he is a normal, “smooth” person (laughing). Or with Dave! Still, it’s probably better with LJ…
– You participate in the show “Revuzor”. What is its essence?
– We go to different universities with the presenter Anton Smolenchuk, we study the pros and cons, we talk about them. We interview students – by the way, many of them complain about the poor state of the dormitories. I haven’t seen such a format yet, it’s about universities. We have a funnier, more entertaining format than the Elena Letuchaya show. Shooting was a lot of fun, I was lucky with the crew.
— How do you manage to combine ballet and blogging? What do you like to do more – and what seems more important, useful to people?
Of course, sometimes it is difficult to combine. Which attracts more, I can not choose. I never had a particularly strong desire to dance, but I started learning choreography as a kid – that’s how I got into a ballet school. I love going on stage. It’s like a drug because you feel a euphoria. Although, of course, it is very difficult to prepare.
Blogging is my outlet. Since my childhood, I have been attracted to shooting videos and creating content, I always wanted to develop in this field. Also, I always wanted to be known and popular. I have a very good audience, very responsive, their feedback increases my self-confidence.
I think my content is useful to people because I show all the subtleties of ballet. Many people are intertwined with art thanks to my videos, they write that they went to the theater and ballet after watching content for the first time in their lives.
— Do professional skills help you in some way when shooting content? Or maybe the popularity on social networks brings bonuses in the ballet field?
— I’m not sure about the jackpot, but I’m sure the ballet world already knows me. I think it’s better than bad. In a way, my skills really help me shoot videos because a certain part of my content is about ballet. But when shooting videos, I’m more interested in details than choreography.
– What do you think of Anastasia Volochkova? Considering that she is also a ballerina-blogger, was it ever considered a joint video with her?
– He had thoughts of somehow offering her something to shoot with. Does he know anything about me? I treat her normally and I treat her especially when she dances. Volochkova was the first at the Mariinsky Theater, and this is not so easy to achieve.
– Considering the fact that she is now the most famous ballerina in the country, do you think her behavior is appropriate?
“It seems to me that he is very widely known precisely because of his frequent appearances on TV shows. Perhaps even more famous than Plisetskaya … But I think there is nothing good in Volochkova’s involvement in these intrigues and investigations. On the other hand, she does this, she. Still, I find this behavior inappropriate for a former principal ballerina. After all, there are already bad rumors about ballerinas about escorts and other things. I generally condemnlaughing).
– What do ballet teachers think about combining work in theater with blogging on TikTok? Do your fans come to your performances often?
“Everyone is watching quietly, but – in a way – nobody knows. I am often asked why my theater does not interact with me in any way in terms of content – for example, maintaining social networks. Roughly speaking, even in terms of ticketing a performance. But I don’t know why. they act like.
But fans are asking where to buy tickets for my performances – that’s cool. I counted it by points on Instagram Stories when ten came in (Meta’s owner was considered an extremist in Russia and was banned).
– What attracts you more: the prospect of becoming a leading ballerina or the most popular blogger in Russia?
— Probably, I would like to be more successful at blogging. Most likely, because the prima is getting much heavier. This is so hard.
– Relatively recently, everyone was discussing Buzova’s participation in the performance of the Moscow Art Theater, a big scandal broke out. What do you think of non-professional actors on stage or in movies? Would you like to try yourself in another type of art?
– Normally I treat such artists, why not. After all, there are people who act in films but have not graduated from professional institutions. But they are playing well. Of course, these are isolated cases, but there are some. I did not see Buzova on stage, but I treat her very well. Our paths crossed on the set, he gives the impression of a very kind person. Buzova does not despise everyone, she does not have such a habit. But in ballet, for obvious reasons, non-professionals cannot go on stage in any way – it is very difficult for an unprepared person.
If I had been offered to act in the theater or the cinema, of course I would have accepted.
– In 2022, many famous artists and bloggers left Russia. What do you think about your colleagues leaving the country, will you move yourself?
– I really have a lot of colleagues left. I think it’s everybody’s business, I’m not blaming anybody. The main thing is not to spill mud on anyone. Because even though they were winning here before that, there are many personnel who left Russia and started to talk about how bad Russia is.
I myself do not plan to move – maybe just to a foreign theater. I feel great in Moscow.
– Recently there was a loud scandal with your colleague Nekoglai – he was expelled from Russia after making a parody about the Russian army. What do you think about this situation?
– I was in the same agency as him, I think Nekoğlay is a narrow-minded person who is exaggerated with some kind of nonsense. She became famous in roller skates with Ivan Zolo – friendship is friendship, but in fact it was still rocking it. I spoke to Nekoglai several times, he is very arrogant.
I condemn the video. I would filter the content against the background of the current situation, I would not touch some topics at all. Just because you’re a blogger doesn’t mean you can get away with anything. Some people in the government are not very nice to bloggers, they may not understand such a video. Maybe Nekoğlay has a different meaning, I don’t know, but I didn’t like the video.
– The issue of the “cancellation” of Russian culture in 2022 is often discussed. How do you feel about him?
“I think it’s a kring. Politics should never touch culture, that’s ridiculous. When you read headlines like “Swan Lake ballet will not be staged in foreign theaters anymore”, “So what are you going to do please?” I thought, “The ballet repertoire is almost entirely composed of Tchaikovsky’s music. Culture should not be damaged by politics.
– After the withdrawal of Western companies from the Russian market, did you receive fewer offers for advertising cooperation?
“When this whole situation started, nothing happened. Russian companies, unfortunately, have not filled everything so far 50:50. I collaborated with Lacoste, but they left Russia, so far all is not well with this.