Olga Smirnova

Olga Smirnova is a Russian dancer, born in Saint Petersburg, who trained at the Vaganova Academy. She joined the Bolshoi Ballet as a soloist on graduation in 2011 and became a prima ballerina there in 2016.

In 2022 she left Russia after the invasion of Ukraine and joined Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam as a principal. She has danced as a guest across Europe and in China and Japan. The La Scala artist page billed for the Fracci gala does not publish a written biography.