Background
Kulichevskaia, Klavdia was born on November 6, 1861.
Kulichevskaia, Klavdia was born on November 6, 1861.
Graduated from the Petersburg Theatre School, 1880.
Leading dancer with the Mariinskii Theatre until 1918. From 1901-1917, taught at her former ballet school. A legendary ballerina and dedicated teacher.
Among her famous pupils were Olga Spesivtseva, G. Bolshakova and E. Biber. Staged some ballets at her ballet school, reviving, especially for Spesivtseva, Skazka Beloi Nochi, 1913. Left the USSR. 1918.