Evelina Godunova

First Soloist

Born

Poznań, Poland (maiden name: Marta Wojtaszewska)

Education

The Olga Sławska-Lipczyńska State Ballet School, Poznań, Poland
Académie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace, Monte Carlo (summer courses, 1997 & 1998)
Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse (course with Nanette Glushak, 2001)

Important teachers

Iwona Pasińska, Irena Ślusarek, Vladimir Bulanov, Marika Besobrasova, Nanette Glushak

Engagements

Ballet of the Grand Theatre, Poznań, from 1999 as Coryphée, from 2000 as Soloist, from 2003 as First Soloist
Ballet of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, Warsaw, from 2004 as Soloist, from 2007 as First Soloist
Polish National Ballet, Warsaw, since 2009 as First Soloist

Repertory

With the Polish National Ballet
- Osilde in Tristan (Krzysztof Pastor)
- Tatiana in Onegin (John Cranko)
- Gamzatti & Pas d'action in La Bayadère (trad. / Natalia Makarova)
- Anna Karenina in Anna Karenina (Alexei Ratmansky)
- Wie lange noch? & other solos in Kurt Weill (Krzysztof Pastor)
- Spanish Dance in The Nutcracker (Andrzej Glegolski)
- Woman from Verona in Romeo and Juliet (Emil Wesołowski)
- Spanish Princess in Swan Lake (trad. / Irek Mukhamedov)
- George Sand in Chopin, the Romantic Artist (creation, Patrice Bart)
- Cat & Fairy of the Generosity in The Sleeping Beauty (trad. / Yuri Grigorovich)
- Fairy Autumn in Cinderella (Frederick Ashton)
- Our-Strong Woman in And the Rain Will Pass... (creation, Krzysztof Pastor)
- Soloist in The Rite of Spring (Emanuel Gat)
- Her 2 in Persona (creation, Robert Bondara)
- Contemporary Seraph in Six Wings of Angels (creation, Jacek Przybyłowicz)
- Eva-Naomi in Cain and Abel (Emil Wesołowski)
- Solo in Century Rolls (creation, Ashley Page)
- Duet 1 in Artifact Suite (William Forsythe)
- Her in Persona (Robert Bondara)
- Jota Dance in The Nutcracker (Toer van Schayk & Wayne Eagling)
- Chinese Dance in The Nutcracker (Toer van Schayk & Wayne Eagling)
- Snowflake-Soloist in The Nutcracker (Toer van Schayk & Wayne Eagling)
- Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream (John Neumeier)
- Lady in Hamlet (creation, Jacek Tyski)
- Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet (Krzysztof Pastor)
- 2nd Juliet's Friend in Romeo and Juliet (Krzysztof Pastor)
- Woman in Returning Waves (Emil Wesołowski)
- Street Dancer in Don Quixote (trad. / Alexei Fadeyechev)
- Piccilia in Don Quixote (trad. / Alexei Fadeyechev)
- Bolero in Don Quixote (trad. / Alexei Fadeyechev)
- Duet 1 in Moving Rooms (Krzysztof Pastor)
- Duet 4 in Adagio & Scherzo (Krzysztof Pastor)
- Duet 1 in Nevermore...? (creation, Robert Bondara
- Woman in The Green Table (Kurt Jooss)
- Gertrude in Hamlet (Jacek Tyski)
- Prioress in Casanova in Warsaw (creation, Krzysztof Pastor)
- Mlle Gattai in Casanova in Warsaw (Krzysztof Pastor)
- Spanish Dancer in Swan Lake (with new libretto, Krzysztof Pastor)
- Tsarina Maria in Swan Lake (with new libretto, Krzysztof Pastor)
- Clara’s Mother in The Nutcracker (Toer van Schayk & Wayne Eagling)
- 1st Lady of the Street in The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko)
- Prudence Duvernoy in The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier)
- Elwira in Husband and Wife (Anna Hop)
- Queen in The Sleeping Beauty (trad. / Yuri Grigorovich)
- Baroness Helene Vetsera in Mayerling (Kenneth MacMillan)
- Duet 1. in Exodus (creation, Anna Hop)
- Mrs Westenra in Dracula (Krzysztof Pastor)
- Trio 1. in The Tempest (Krzysztof Pastor)
- Berthe in Giselle (trad. / Maina Gielgud)
- Myrtha in Giselle (trad. / Maina Gielgud)
- Gamzatti in La Bayadère (trad. Natalia Makarova)
- Giselle in Giselle (trad. / Maina Gielgud)
- Kitri-Dulcynea in Don Quixote (trad. / Alexei Fadeyechev)
Earlier

With the Olga Sławska-Lipczyńska State Ballet School
- Manu Dance in La Bayadère Suite (trad. / Ewa Szymańska)
- Variation in Grand Pas from Paquita (trad. / Liliana Kowalska)
With the Ballet of the Wielki Theatre in Poznań
- Pas de quatre & Hungarian Dance in Swan Lake (Ewa Wycichowska trad. /
  Liliana Kowalska
- Peasant Pas de deux & Moyna in Giselle (trad. / Liliana Kowalska)
- Prelude in A major in Les Sylphides (Mikhail Fokine /
  Liliana Kowalska)
- Bride in Harnasie (Emil Wesołowski)
- Young Girl in Le Spectre de la rose (Mikhail Fokine / Artur Żymełka)
- Odalisque in Scheherezade (Mikhail Fokine /
  Liliana Kowalska)
- Girl (Spring) in The Four Seasons (creation, Izadora Weiss)
- Beauty in Master Twardowski (Henryk Konwiński)
- Kitri & Queen of the Dryads in Don Quixote (Henryk Konwiński & trad. /
  Liliana Kowalska)
- Girl in Chronicle of a Death Foretold (creation, Paweł Mikołajczyk)
- Mary Magdalene in The Rehearsal (Antal Fodor)
- Elapsing Time in Strophes for soprano of Krzysztof Penderecki
  (creation, Paweł Mikołajczyk)
and solos in
- Lieder of Richard Strauss (creation, Barbara Gołaska)
- Ballade G minor of Fryderyk Chopin (Emil Wesołowski)
- Scherzo C sharp minor of Fryderyk Chopin (Andrzej Adamczak)
- Third Symphony of Krzysztof Penderecki (Marek Różycki)
- Variations on a Theme of Chopin (creation, Marek Różycki)
- Peas and Roses (creation, Marek Różycki)
- Lie to Me and Kiss Me Also (creation, Paweł Mikołajczyk)
- Adagio for Strings and Organ by Tomaso Albinoni (Conrad Drzewiecki)
- Krzesany by Wojciech Kilar (Conrad Drzewiecki)
- Wiesendonck-Lieder by Richard Wagner (creation, Conrad Drzewiecki)
- Nocturne and Tarantella by Karol Szymanowski (creation, Paweł Mikołajczyk)
- Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven (creation, Emil Wesołowski,
  Henryk Konwiński)
- and other
With the Ballet of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera
- Second Shade Soloist & Pas d'action in La Bayadère (trad. / Natalia Makarova)
- Second Soloist in Serenade (George Balanchine)
- Third Soloist in Musagète (Boris Eifman)
- Polish Princess in Swan Lake ((trad. / Irek Mukhamedov)
- Aegina in Spartacus (creation, Emil Wesołowski)
- Woman from Verona in Romeo and Juliet (Emil Wesołowski)
- First Matchmaker in Svadebka (Jiří Kylián)
- Bride in Harnasie (Emil Wesołowski)
- Four Swans in Swan Lake (trad. / Irek Muchamiedow)
- Spanish Dance in The Nutcracker (Andrzej Glegolski)
- Gamzatti in La Bayadère (trad. / Natalia Makarova)
- Tatiana in Onegin (John Cranko)
- Lise's Friend in La Fille mal gardée (Frederick Ashton)
- Beauty in Master Twardowski (creation, Gustaw Klauzner)
- She-Devil in Master Twardowski (Gustaw Klauzner)
- Fairy of the Courage in The Sleeping Beauty (trad. / Yuri Grigorovich)
- Anna Karenina in Anna Karenina (Alexei Ratmansky)
- Petite Mort (Jiří Kylián)
- Third Symphony 'Song of the Night' of Karol Szymanowski (Jacek Przybyłowicz)
With other companies
- Young Clara & Pas de trois in The Nutcracker (trad. / Liliana Kowalska), Polish Dance Theatre, Poznań
- Kitri in Don Quixote (Henryk Konwiński), Ballet of the Silesian Opera, Bytom
- Mercedes in The Count of Monte Cristo (creation, Waldemar Wołk-Karaczewski), Ballet of the Wielki Theatre, Poznań
- Marina in Zorba the Greek (Lorca Massine), Ballet of the Wielki Theatre, Poznań
and solos in
- Polish Ball from the opera Ivan Susanin (Rostislav Zakharov), Gala Concert, Moscow
- For a While (creation, Jacek Tyski), group of dancers of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera
Guesting
- Poland: Bydgoszcz, Bytom, Gdańsk, Kielce, Łódź, Poznań, Sanok, Wrocław
- Switzerland: Lausanne (Prix de Lausanne, 1998)
- France: Paris (International Ballet Competition, 1998), Carcasonne (with the Ballet of the Wielki Theatre from Poznań)
- Germany & Belgium: tour (with the Ballet of the Wielki Theatre from Poznań)
- Russia: Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow (Gala Concert, 2008), Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg (with the Polish National Ballet, 2010)
- China: Shanghai (with the Polish National Ballet, World Expo, 2010)
- Norway: Bergen (with the Polish National Ballet, 2010)
- Finland: Kupio (with the Polish National Ballet, 43rd International Dance Festival, 2012)
- USA: Houston (with the Polish National Ballet, Dance Salad Festival, 2013)
- Spain: Barcelona (with the Polish National Ballet, 2013)
- Lithuania: Vilnius (with the Polish National Ballet, 2013)
- USA: New York (with the Polish National Ballet, Joyce Theatre & Washington, Eisenhower Theater, 2015)

Awards

- 1997: Fourth Junior Prize at the 10th Dance Competition in Gdańsk, Poland
- 1998: Prime Minister's Scholarship for academic achievement
- 1998: Artistic Scholarship of the Ministry of Culture and Art
- 1999: Award for Artistic Individuality at the 9th Dance Competition in Gdańsk, Poland
- 1999: Olga Sławska-Lipczyńska Award in Poznań, Poland
- 2000: Marshal Award of the Wielkopolska Province, Poland
- 2004: Young Art Medal for the creations in classical and contemporary ballets in Poznań, Poland
- 2013: Silver Medal for Merit to Culture "Gloria Artis" in Warsaw