Gurvich Yuliya (b. 1973, Riga) — ballerina.
A graduate of the Riga Choreographic School in 1991, Yuliya Gurvich has been a principal dancer with the Latvian National Opera Ballet since 1991. Recognised as Latvia’s foremost ballet soloist, she was awarded a diploma at the Sergei Diaghilev Young Performers Competition in 1992 and received the prestigious “Lielā Mūzikas Balva” award in 2001.
Her career features extensive international tours across Germany, France, Israel, Norway, Finland, Portugal, Italy, the United Kingdom, Austria, and other countries. Her repertoire encompassed over twenty leading roles, including:
The Girl in The Spirit of the Rose (Carl Maria von Weber)
Giselle and Medora in Giselle and Le Corsaire (Adolphe Adam)
Anna in Waltz of the Blue Danube (Johann Strauss II)
Kitri in Don Quixote (Ludwig Minkus)
Swanilda in Coppélia (Léo Delibes)
Carmen in Carmen (Georges Bizet – Rodion Shchedrin)
Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Masha in The Nutcracker, and Odette–Odile in Swan Lake (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
The title role in La Sylphide (Johann H. Schneitzhöfer)
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Sergei Prokofiev)
Dzirkstīte in Silver Veil (Juris Karlsons)
… and numerous others.