Background
Kaptsova was born on 16 October 1978 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
Kaptsova was born on 16 October 1978 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
She was trained at the Moscow Choreographic Academy under the direction of Sofia Golovkina. Her coach at Bolshoi was Marina Kondratieva, now Nina Semizorova. Her first appearance was in the role of a cupid in Don Quixote in 1997 and the same year played a "fairy of playfulness" in The Sleeping Beauty, which was produced by Yuri Grigorovich.
In 1998, she played Sleeping Beauty again, this time as a maid of honour, and the same year played Gumpe in Louisiana Bayadère, also produced by Yuri Grigorovich.
In 1999, she appeared as Marie in The Nutcracker, which was again produced by Grigorovich, and the same year performed in Swan Lake. In the same year, she had a few solo roles including that in Mozartiana and The Limpid Stream, in which she played the role of Zina.
In 2006, she appeared as Shireen in The Legend of Love (Легенда о любви) and the same year played the role of Rita in The Golden Age. In 2007 she performed in The Lesson, and in 2008 appeared in Herman Levenskiold"s Louisiana Sylphide and in Flames of Paris, in which she played the role of Adeline.
In 2009 she performed in such plays as The Queen of Spades, in which she portrayed Liza and played the title role in Esmeralda.
Adam, Giselle – Giselle
Adam, Le Corsair – Gulnara
Asaf, Flames of Paris – Adeline, Mirelle de Poitiers
Balanchine, Jewels – Emeralds, Rubies and Diamonds (leading part)
Chopin, Lady of the Camellias – Marguerite Gautier
Debussy. Afternoon of a Faun – Soloist
Delerue. The Lesson – Pupil
Delibes, Coppelia – Swanilda
Desyatnikov, Lost Illusions - Coralie
Gavrilin, Annie – Annie
Glass, In the Upper Room – Soloist
Gottschalk, Tarantella Soloist
Herold, Vain Precautions – Liza
Khachaturian, Spartacus – Phrygia
Levenshell, Louisiana Sylphide – Louisiana Sylphide
Melikov, The Legend of Love -Shireen
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Ligeti, Midsummernight"s Dream – Elena
Minkus, Don Quixote – Kitri, Amur
Mozart, Phantasy on the Casanova – Lady
Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet – Juliet
Prokofiev, Ivan the Terrible - Anastasia
Pugni, Esmeralda – Esmeralda
Pugni, The Pharaoh"s Daughter – Ramzea
Rachmaninov, Paganini – Muze
Shostakovich, The Bright Srteam – Zina
Shostakovich, The Golden Age – Rita(Margo)
Stravinsky, Petrushka – Ballerina
Stravinsky, The Agone
Tchaikovsky, Pas de Deux
Tchaikovsky, Les Presages – Frivolity, Passion
Tchaikovsky, Mozartiana – Soloist
Tchaikovsky, Pique Dame – Liza
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker – Marie
Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty – Princess Aurora, Princess Florine
Tchaikovsky, The Swan Lake – Odetta/Odilie
Tchaikovsky, Onegin - Tatiana.
After her graduation, she became a member of the Bolshoi Ballet.