Andrey Ermakov (russian: Андрей Андреевич Ермаков), (born May 27, 1987) is a Russian
ballet dancer
A ballet dancer ( it, ballerina fem.; ''ballerino'' masc.) is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet; however, dancers have a strict hierarchy and strict gender roles. They rely on ye ...
, a winner of 'Soul of Dance' award (Russian 'Ballet' magazine, 2013), who performs as a
principal
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with the
Mariinsky Ballet
The Mariinsky Ballet (russian: Балет Мариинского театра) is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russ ...
(formerly the Kirov Ballet).
Biography
Andrey Ermakov was born in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
into a family of workers; at present his mother is an entrepreneur and his father is a shipwright. Ermakov began his professional training at the age of 10 when he entered
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet is a school of classical ballet in St Petersburg, Russia. Established in 1738 during the reign of Empress Anna, the academy was known as the Imperial Ballet School until the Soviet era, when, after a brief ...
in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, where he was tutored by
Evgeny Scherbakov, Vitaly Tsvetkov and others.
Upon his graduation from the Academy in 2005, he was invited by three Saint Petersburg theatres to join. He chose to join the Mariinsky ballet. In the Mariinsky he has been coached by professor
Gennady Selutsky, a former ballet dancer, renowned ballet professional, Honored Art Worker of Russian Federation.
During his first years at Mariinsky he appeared as soloist in the premiere of
Peter Quanz
Peter Quanz (born August 22, 1979) is a Canadian choreographer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Early life and education
Quanz was born in Baden, Ontario.Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Peter Quanz fonds. He became interested in choreography as a child ...
's ballet ''Aria Suspended'' to
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...
's music of ''Symphony in C'' dedicated to 125th anniversary of the composer, and in
George Balanchine
George Balanchine (;
Various sources:
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's ''
La Valse''; he also toured with the Mariinsky Ballet Company to Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the USA, Israel, Japan, China, Thailand and Taiwan.
Then he began appearing as Vaslav in ''
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai
''The Fountain of Bakhchisaray'' (russian: «Бахчисарайский фонтан», ''Bakhchisaraiskiy fontan'') is a poem by Alexander Pushkin, written during the years 1821 to 1823.
Pushkin began writing ''The Fountain of Bakhchisa ...
'', and after that other leading parts followed - in George Balanchine's ''
Serenade
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'', ''
Emeralds
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'' etc. At the age of 20 he danced Ali in ''
Le Corsaire'', one of the most technically and emotionally demanding male ballet parts. Later Ermakov added many principal male ballet parts to his wide repertoire and now performs not only with Mariinsky, his home ballet company, but also takes part in ballet galas and performances with other troupes as a guest artist.
Ermakov is very convincing in heroic, romantic or dramatic ballet roles, both in classical and modern repertoire. His dancing is known for characterization, rare manly athleticism, elegance, virtuosity, great stage presence, technical strength and purity of the great Vaganova style.
For several years Ermakov was a steady ballet partner of People's Artist of Russia, prima-ballerina
Ulyana Lopatkina
Ulyana Vyacheslavovna Lopatkina (russian: Ульяна Вячеславовна Лопаткина; born 23 October 1973) is a Russian prima ballerina who performed with the Mariinsky Theatre from 1991–2017. She studied at the Vaganova Acade ...
. As Lopatkina's partner he took part in a series of Gala Concerts "Ulyana Lopatkina and stars" and in "Anna Karenina", a two-act ballet choreographed by
Alexei Ratmansky
Alexei Osipovich Ratmansky (russian: Алексей Осипович Ратманский, born August 27, 1968) is a Russian-American choreographer and former ballet dancer. From 2004 to 2008 he was the director of the Bolshoi Ballet. He left Ru ...
to
Rodion Shchedrin
Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin ( rus, Родион Константинович Щедрин, , rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin; born 16 December 1932) is a Soviet and Russian composer and pianist, winner of USSR Sta ...
's music, starring Ulyana Lopatkina as Karenina, Ermakov as Count Vronsky and Victor Baranov as Karenin filmed by Telmondis (France) for
Mezzo TV
Mezzo is a French television channel devoted to classical music (including opera and ballet), jazz and world music. It was formed in 1992 and was called France Supervision until 1998. In 2010 it added a sister channel, Mezzo Live HD.
In J ...
. November 28, 2014 saw the premiere of "Anna Karenina" on Mezzo TV.
Valery Gergiev
Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (russian: Вале́рий Абиса́лович Ге́ргиев, ; os, Гергиты Абисалы фырт Валери, Gergity Abisaly fyrt Valeri; born 2 May 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company di ...
conducted.
In January 2018 Ermakov acquired a status of individual entrepreneur and opened up a car service. As of May, 2020 Ermakov's car service has been out of business.
Personal life
Since autumn of 2016 Ermakov has been in a relationship with
Veronika Akhmadieva a singer, a very engaging contemporary dancer and a small entrepreneur, 4 years his senior, divorced, childless.
Awards
* 'Soul of Dance' award (Russian 'Ballet' magazine, 2013, 'Rising Star' category)
Repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre
Filmography
"Willow (Palm) Sunday" RWS – Санкт-Петербург, 2009.
"Three centuries of Saint Petersburg ballet".Ballet gala. ''Россия К'', 2012.
"Swan lake" in 3D. Swan Lake 3D - Live from the Mariinsky Theatre. Cameron Pace Group, 2013.
"Tango-gala" "Россия К", 2013.
Marlène Ionesco for Mezzo TV, 2014.
''Anna Karenina'', Alexei Ratmansky's ballet to Rodion Schedrin's music.Telmondis and Mariinsky theatre for Mezzo TV, 2014.
"Ave Майя"Ballet gala at Bolshoi theatre dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Maya Plisetskaya. November 20, 2015, "Россия К" channel.
References
External links
Andrey Ermakovon the site of
Mariinsky Theatre
The Mariinsky Theatre ( rus, Мариинский театр, Mariinskiy teatr, also transcribed as Maryinsky or Mariyinsky) is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music th ...
.
Firebird/ Marguerite and Armand/ Concerto DSCH, Mariinsky Ballet, Royal Opera HouseA review by Ismene Brown about Mariinsky ballet tour at Royal Opera House, August 2014.
Andrey Ermakov ''Big Ballet'': this is a chance to give your talent to the wide audience.An exclusive interview for "Россия К" Russian TV channel.
To be yourselfAn interview for Antre Magazine, 2014, № 3 (in Russian)
Ballet critic Igor Stupnikov reviews Andrey Ermakov's career.Ballet Magazine, 2014, № 2. (In Russian).
Andrey Ermakov: I just live on the stage.Exclusive interview for China Ballet Magazine. November, 2015 at Beijing. In English.
Video
Andrey Ermakov for "Россия К" TV channel September, 2012.
Adagio and variations from the ballet Shurale - Maria Shirinkina and Andrey Ermakovin a Gala dedicated to R. Abdyev, March 31, 2013. Video by Mariinsky theatre.
Andrey Ermakov in V. Vernik's "Who's there" ("Кто там?") show on "Россия К" TV channel
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Mariinsky Ballet dancers
Russian male ballet dancers
1987 births
Living people