Irina Golub b. 1980 Mariinsky Ballet Photo: Natasha Razina Photo: Natasha Razina Photo: All photos copyright by their respective owners. Irina Golub was born in St. Petersburg in 1980. She entered at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in 1996. Graduated and joined the Mariinsky Theatre in 1998. Repertoire includes: The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora's Friend, Gold Fairy), Swan Lake (Little Swans), La Bayadere (Bayaderes, II act), Don Quixote (Kitri, Amour), Roland Petit's Carmen (Carmen), Jewels (Rubies), Chopiniana, The Nutcracker (by Chemiain) (Masha), Sounds of Empty Pages (by Neumeier).