Maria Popova

• Prize-winner at the All-Russia Competition Young Talents of Russia (2023, 2025)
• Winner of the XXII Youth Russian Delphic Games (Classical Dance category, 2023)
• Diploma recipient at the VI All-Russia Young Dancer’s Competition Russian Ballet (2024)
• Prize-winner at the All-Russia Competition for Ballet Dancers and Choreographers (Solo category, 3^rd prize, Yoshkar-Ola, 2025)

Maria Popova was born in Moscow. In 2025, she graduated from the Krasnogorsk Choreographic School (class of Natalia Yurievna Ogneva, Honored Artist of Russia). 

Since July 2025, Maria Popova has been an artist of the Ballet Company of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre.

Repertoire at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre includes:
The Sleeping Beauty (the Generous Fairy, the Diamond Fairy); choreography by Marius Petipa revised by Konstantin Sergeyev, Eldar Aliev,
Swan Lake (Prince’s Friends, Little Swans); choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised choreography by Konstantin Sergeyev,
The Nutcracker (Marie); choreography by Eldar Aliev,
Giselle (Bride); choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa,
La Bayadère (Dance of the Bayadères); choreography by Marius Petipa revised by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani,
Raymonda (Variation in Dream Scene); choreography by Marius Petipa revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev and Eldar Aliev.