MATISSE LOVE

Matisse Love is an internationally acclaimed ballerina and actress born in Los Angeles, California. She began her ballet training at age 7 under the guidance of Mariinsky Ballet star Marat Daukayev. 

At age 12 she became a series regular on the ABC Family series Bunheads, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. 

At 16, Matisse won 1st Place in the Bolshoi Ballet Academy's summer competition at Juilliard, and was offered to train and study at the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, Russia. She was placed in the Academy’s elite program, where she excelled in her studies and graduated in 1.5 years with top grades and fluency in Russian. 

Matisse has garnered multiple awards in national and international ballet competitions, including Ist and 2nd place accolades. Notably, she was honored with the title of "Laureate" at the Azerbaijan International Ballet Competition in Baku, where she was the sole American competitor. 

Following her graduation from the Bolshoi, Matisse danced professionally with the Russian State Ballet Theater in Moscow under artistic director Vyacheslav Gordeev. Within 2 years, she became the first American First Soloist, performing lead roles worldwide. She premiered the title role in Lolita, a ballet composed by Rodion Shchedrin, in its world premiere at the Russian State Ballet Theater. 

Now based in Los Angeles, Matisse is an international guest artist, performing principal roles across Europe, the UK, North America, and India. She can be seen acting and dancing the role of LJ in the Amazon Prime series ÉTOILE, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, with choreography by Marguerite Derricks. 

In 2025, Matisse was featured as the Ballerina in Kate Hudson's music video, RIGHT ON TIME.