Before coming to America, she taught at the Moscow Art Theatre School-Studio, and in the 80-ties curated Youth and Puppet theatres at the USSR Ministry of Culture. Ignatieva's portfolio includes over 40 publications on contemporary Russian theatre and theatre history. Between 1998 and 2005, she presented papers and lectured in Spain, Australia, Finland, Netherlands, Germany and Poland.In 1995, Ignatieva initiated the creation of the Children's Theatre Program, wrote and directed over 10 plays for the young audiences.In 2004, Ignatieva received a grant COCA-COLA CRITICAL DIFFERENCE FOR WOMEN, which supported the completion of her book Stanislavsky and Actresses.