Background
Ryzhenko, Natalia was born on March 1, 1938 in Moscow.
Ryzhenko, Natalia was born on March 1, 1938 in Moscow.
Graduated from the Moscow Choreographic School.
With the Bolshoi Theatre, 1956-1977. Appeared in many parts. Debut as choreographer and stage designer, together with V. V. Smirnov-Golovanov, in 1968 in a TV ballet film.
Several other joint productions of ballet films. Choreographed, together with Smirnov-Golovanov and M. M. Plisetskaia, the ballet Anna Karenina produced at the Bolshoi in 1972. Many other joint productions with Smirnov-Golovanov at the Stanislavskii and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre.
Choreographer with the Odessa Theatre from 1977.