Daria Tikhonova was born in Kazan. In 2014 she graduated from the Perm State Choreography College, (class of Lidia Ulanova) and was employed in the ballet company of the Tchaikovsky Perm Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. In the 2016/17 season she was promoted to soloist.
Took part in a tour in Harbin (The People’s Republic of China), Doha (Qatar), Vladikavkaz and at the Mariinsky Theatre (St Petersburg) and at the Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow) as a member of the Ballet Company of the Primorsky Stage.
Since August 2019, Daria Tikhonova has been in the Ballet Company of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre.
Repertoire at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre includes:
Swan Lake (Prince’s Friends, Little and Big Swans, Brides, Four and Two Swans in III act); choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised choreography by Konstantin Sergeyev,
The Sleeping Beauty (Princess Florina,The Tender and Playful Fairy, The Sapphire Fairy, Cinderella); choreography by Marius Petipa revised by Konstantin Sergeev, Eldar Aliev,
The Nutcracker (Arabian Dance, Waltz of the Flowers); choreography by Eldar Aliev,
Giselle (Giselle’s Girlfriends, Monna); choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa,
La Bayadère (D’Jampe, Trio of Shades, Grand pas); choreography by Marius Petipa revised by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani,
Le Corsaire (Odalisques); choreography by Eldar Aliev (using fragments of Marius Petipa’s choreography),
The Little Humpbacked Horse (Wet-Nurses: Two and Four Soloists),
Carmen Suite (Fate); choreography by Alberto Alonso,
The Firebird (Girls); choreography by Eldar Aliev,
Visions fugitives (Purple Soloist); choreography by Dmitry Pimonov,
Phaedra (The Nurse); choreography by Flemming Flindt,
A Thousand and One Nights (Girl, Princess Budur); choreography by Eldar Aliev,
Raymonda (Clémence, Dream, variation in Grand pas); choreography by Marius Petipa revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev and Eldar Aliev.
George Balanchine’s ballets: Apollo (Terpsichore), Serenade (Dark Angel, soloist).
Concert numbers:
The Swan; choreography by Michel Fokine,
Grand pas from the ballet Raymonda (Two Soloists); choreography by Marius Petipa and Konstantin Sergeyev, revised version by Eldar Aliev,
Pas de six from the ballet La Esmeralda (Esmeralda); choreography by Marius Petipa, Agrippina Vaganova, revised by Eldar Aliev,
Inspiration (Two Soloists); choreography by Eldar Aliev.
Repertoire also includes:
The Sleeping Beauty (Lilac Fairy), choreography by Marius Petipa;
The Nutcracker (Masha), choreography by Vasily Vainonen, choreography by Alexei Miroshnichenko;
The Bluebird and Princess Florina (Fairy of Night Dreams), choreography by Alexei Miroshnichenko;
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Maria), choreography by Rostislav Zakharov;
Chopiniana (Mazurka No. 4, Waltz No. 7), choreography by Michel Fokine;
Le Spectre de la Rose (Young Girl), choreography by Michel Fokine;
The Dying Swan (Dying Swan), choreography by Michel Fokine;
Swan Lake (Odette/Odile), choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov as revised by Alexei Miroshnichenko;
The Concert (Ballerina), choreography by Jerome Robbins;
The Four Seasons (Spring. Pas de deux), choreography by Jerome Robbins;
Cinderella (Vera Nadezhdina), choreography by Alexei Miroshnichenko;
Winter Dreams (Masha), choreography by Kenneth MacMillan;
Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), choreography by Kenneth MacMillan;
Giselle (Giselle), choreography by Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli;
La Bayadere (Nikia), choreography by Marius Petipa as revised by Alexei Miroshnichenko;
Les Patineurs (Pas de deux), choreography by Frederick Ashton;
Don Quixote (Queen of the Dryads), choreography by Marius Petipa;
Ballets in the choreography of George Balanchine: La Sonnambula (Sonnambula), Ballet Imperial (2nd soloist).
