Irina Perren won the Golden Sofit Premium     2.11.2009
On November 2, 2009 the Mikhailovsky Theatre hosted the awarding ceremony of the Highest Theatre Premium of St Petersburg the Golden Sofit.


Principal dancer of the Mikhailovsky Ballet won the prize in the category The Best Female Ballet Dancer.

She was awarded with the prize for the role of Medora in the ballet Le Corsaire produced by Farukh Ruzimatov.
The Mikhailovsky Theatre congratulates Irina and wishes her many achievements in the career!

Irina Perren graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in 1998 and joined the Mikhailovsky Ballet. Her repertoire includes the roles of Odette/Odile (Swan Lake), Princess Aurora and Lilac Fairy (The Sleeping Beauty), Medora (Le Corsaire), Nikiya (La Bayadére), Raymonda (Raymonda), Giselle (Giselle, ou Les Wilis), Kitry (Don Quixote) among many others.