Ruslan Vasilyevich Skvortsov (russian: Руслан Васильевич Скворцов; born 31 January 1980) is a Russian

principal dancer A principal dancer (often shortened to principal) is a dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company. A principal may be male or female. The position is similar to that of '' soloist''; however, ...

of the Bolshoi Ballet.

Biography

Ruslan Skvortsov was born in

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, where he received his early training from Elena Timofeyeva, and then studied at the

Moscow Choreographic Academy The Moscow State Academy of Choreography (russian: Московская государственная академия хореографии), commonly known as The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, is one of the oldest and most prestigious schools of ball ...

with Vyacheslav Mikhaylov. Upon his graduation in 1998 he joined the Bolshoi Ballet, where he has worked under the tutelage of Valery Lagunov and

Nikolai Fadeyechev Nikolai Borisovich Fadeyechev (russian: Николай Борисович Фадеечев, 27 January 1933 – 23 June 2020) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer and teacher. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1976. Biography Fad ...

. In 2001 he was awarded a bronze medal at the Moscow International Ballet Competition. He was appointed to the rank of principal dancer in October 2009 and was awarded the title of

Meritorious Artist Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

of Russia in April 2014. Skvortsov made his debut as the soloist of the Fourth Movement of

George Balanchine George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; ka, გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was ...

's '' Symphony in C'' in 1999 and danced his first leading role in an evening-length ballet, Little Count Cherry in ''Cipollino'', in 2000, followed by the Poet in

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's '' Chopiniana'' in 2001. He first danced Prince Siegfried in ''

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

'' in 2002, followed by debuts as Count Albrecht in ''

Giselle ''Giselle'' (; ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (, ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet (" ballet-pantomime") in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance cano ...

'', Lord Wilson/Ta-Hor in ''

The Pharaoh's Daughter ''The Pharaoh's Daughter'' (russian: Дочь фараона, french: La Fille du pharaon), is a ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Cesare Pugni. The libretto was a collaboration between Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Pet ...

'', Claude Frollo in

Roland Petit Roland Petit (13 January 192410 July 2011) was a French ballet company director, choreographer and dancer. He trained at the Paris Opera Ballet school, and became well known for his creative ballets. Life and work The son of shoe designer Rose ...

's ''Notre-Dame de Paris'' and the Ballet Dancer in

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 ...

's '' The Bright Stream'' in 2003. In 2004 Skvortsov first danced Jean de Brienne in ''

Raymonda ''Raymonda'' (russian: Раймонда) is a ballet in three acts, four scenes with an apotheosis, choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Alexander Glazunov, his Opus 57. It was first presented by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Mar ...

'' and Balanchine's ''

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'', and in 2005 he performed the Miller in

Léonide Massine Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin (russian: Леони́д Фёдорович Мя́син), better known in the West by the French transliteration as Léonide Massine (15 March 1979), was a Russian choreographer and ballet dancer. Massine created the w ...

's The Three-Cornered Hat, the Hero in Massine's ''Les Présages'' and Demetrius in

John Neumeier John Neumeier (born February 24, 1939) is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. He has been the director and chief choreographer of Hamburg Ballet since 1973. Five years later he founded the Hamburg Ballet School, which also in ...

's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Further debuts followed as Boris in

Yuri Grigorovich Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich (russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Григоро́вич; born 2 January 1927 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian dancer and choreographerCarmen Suite'' (2007), James in ''

La Sylphide ''La Sylphide'' ( en, The Sylph; da, Sylfiden) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836. ...

'' (2008), Prince Désiré in '' The Sleeping Beauty'' (2008), Conrad in '' Le Corsaire'' (2009), Romeo in Grigorovich's production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' (2010), the title role in

John Cranko John Cyril Cranko (15 August 1927 – 26 June 1973) was a South African ballet dancer and choreographer with the Royal Ballet and the Stuttgart Ballet. Life and career Early life Cranko was born in Rustenburg in the former province of Tr ...

's '' Onegin'' (2013) and Des Grieux in Neumeier's ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (2014). At the Bolshoi Ballet he was the first to perform the roles of Antoine Mistral in Ratmansky's ''

Flames of Paris ''Flames of Paris'' or ''The Flames of Paris'' (russian: Пла́мя Пари́жа) is a full-length ballet in four acts, choreographed by Vasily Vainonen with the stage director Sergei Radlov to music by Boris Asafyev based on songs of the F ...

'' (2008), Lucien d'Hervilly in Yuri Burlaka's staging of the grand pas from ''

Paquita ''Paquita'' is a ballet in two acts and three scenes originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to music by Édouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus. Paul Foucher received royalties as librettist. History ''Paquita'' is the creation of French com ...

'' (2008), Frantz in

Sergei Vikharev Sergei Vikharev (Russian: Сергей Геннадьевич Вихарев) (15 February 1962 – 2 June 2017) was a Russian ballet dancer, choreographer and historian. Biography Sergei Vikharev was born in Saint Petersburg and trained at the ...

's reconstruction of ''

Coppélia ''Coppélia'' (sometimes subtitled: ''La Fille aux Yeux d'Émail'' (The Girl with the Enamel Eyes)) is a comic ballet from 1870 originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon to the music of Léo Delibes, with libretto by Charles-Louis-� ...

'' (2009), Phoebus in '' Esmeralda'' (2009), staged by Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev, and My Father, My Hero in

Maurice Béjart Maurice Béjart (; 1 January 1927 – 22 November 2007) was a French-born dancer, choreographer and opera director who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland. He developed a popular expressionistic form of modern ballet, talking vast ...

's ''Gaîté Parisienne'' (2019). In 2015 he danced the part of Pechorin ("Princess Mary" section) in the world premiere of Yuri Possokhov's ''A Hero of Our Time''. In 2019 he made his debut as Crassus in Grigorovich's ''

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''. With the Bolshoi Ballet Skvortsov has performed in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, South Africa and Australia. His guest appearances have included performing ''Swan Lake'' at the

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 ...

in Saint Petersburg, ''Giselle'' at the

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in Naples and ''Asuka'' at the

New National Theatre Tokyo The is Japan's first and foremost national centre for the performing arts, including opera, ballet, contemporary dance and drama. It is located in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. Since 1997 more than 650 productions were staged. There are about 300 pe ...

to mark the 60th anniversary of the Asami Maki Ballet.

Repertoire

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'' (choreography:

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, after

August Bournonville August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the ...

): James *''

'' (choreography:

Yuri Grigorovich Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich (russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Григоро́вич; born 2 January 1927 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian dancer and choreographer Jean Coralli Jean Coralli (15 January 1779 – 1 May 1854) was a French ballet dancer and choreographer, best known for collaborating with Jules Perrot in creating ''Giselle'' (1841), the quintessential Romantic ballet of the nineteenth century. Early life ...

and

Jules Perrot Jules-Joseph Perrot (18 August 1810 – 29 August 1892) was a dancer and choreographer who later became Ballet Master of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia. He created some of the most famous ballets of the 19th century includin ...

): Count Albrecht *''Giselle'' (choreography: Vladimir Vasiliev, after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot): Count Albrecht *''Giselle'' (choreography:

Ludmila Semenyaka Ludmila Semenyaka (russian: Людмила Семеняка, born 16 January 1952) is a Soviet ballerina, born in Leningrad. She studied at the Vaganova School as a pupil of . She joined the Kirov Ballet in 1970 and later the Bolshoi Ballet in 1972 ...

, after Jean Coralli and Julies Perrot): Count Albrecht *''

'' (choreography:

, after

Marius Petipa Marius Ivanovich Petipa (russian: Мариус Иванович Петипа), born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa (11 March 1818), was a French ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. Petipa is one of the most influential ballet masters and ...

and

Enrico Cecchetti Enrico Cecchetti (; 21 June 1850 – 13 November 1928) was an Italian ballet dancer, mime, and founder of the Cecchetti method. The son of two dancers from Civitanova Marche, he was born in the costuming room of the ''Teatro Tordinona'' in ...

): Frantz (first interpreter at the Bolshoi) *''

'' (choreography: Yuri Grigorovich, after Marius Petipa and

Lev Ivanov Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (russian: link=no, Лев Ива́нович Ива́нов; 2 March 1834, Moscow – 24 December 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet. ...

): Prince Siegfried *''Swan Lake'' (choreography:

Konstantin Sergeyev Konstantin Mikhaylovich Sergeyev (russian: Константин Михайлович Сергеев; 5 March 1910 (20 February Old Style) – 1 April 1992) was a Russian danseur, artistic director and choreographer for the Kirov Theatre. When th ...

, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov): Prince Siegfried *''Swan Lake'' (choreography: Kyozo Mitani and Terry Westmoreland, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov): Prince Siegfried *''Swan Lake'' (choreography: Alexei Fadeyechev, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov): Prince Siegfried *'' The Sleeping Beauty'' (choreography: Yuri Grigorovich, after Marius Petipa): Prince Désiré *''

'' (choreography: Yuri Grigorovich, after Marius Petipa): Jean de Brienne *''

La Bayadère ''La Bayadère'' ("the temple dancer") (Russian language, ru. «Баядерка», ''Bayaderka'') is a ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by French choreographer Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus. The ballet was ...

'' (choreography: Yuri Grigorovich, after Marius Petipa): Solor *''

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'' (choreography: Alexei Fadeyechev, after Marius Petipa and

Alexander Gorsky Alexander Gorsky (August 6, 1871 – 1924), a Russian ballet choreographer and a contemporary of Marius Petipa, is known for restaging Petipa's classical ballets such as ''Swan Lake'', ''Don Quixote'', and ''The Nutcracker''. Gorsky “sought grea ...

): Espada *'' Le Corsaire'' (choreography: Yuri Burlaka and

, after Marius Petipa): Conrad, grand pas des eventails *'' Esmeralda'' (choreography: Yuri Burlaka and

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, after Marius Petipa): Phoebus (first interpreter at the Bolshoi) *''

'', grand pas (choreography: Yuri Burlaka, after Marius Petipa): Lucien d’Hervilly (first interpreter at the Bolshoi) *''

'' (choreography:

Pierre Lacotte Pierre Lacotte (born 4 April 1932) is a French ballet dancer and choreographer who specialised in the reconstruction of lost choreographies of romantic ballets. His mother was an affirmed musician and he manifested very early his interest for da ...

): Lord Wilson/Ta-Hor *''

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'' (choreography:

Vasily Vainonen Vasili Ivanovich Vainonen, also spelled Vasily (russian: Васи́лий Ива́нович Вайно́нен) (1901-1964), was a renowned Ingrian Soviet choreographer, mainly for the Kirov Ballet, now known as the Mariinsky Ballet, with which h ...

): Nutcracker Prince *''The Nutcracker'' (choreography: Yuri Grigorovich): Nutcracker Prince *''

'' (choreography: Yuri Grigorovich): Crassus *''Romeo and Juliet'' (choreography: Yuri Grigorovich): Romeo *''The Golden Age'' (choreography: Yuri Grigorovich): Boris *''Notre-Dame de Paris'' (choreography:

): Claude Frollo *'' Onegin'' (choreography:

): Onegin *''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'' (choreography:

): Demetrius *''The Lady of the Camellias'' (choreography: John Neumeier): Des Grieux *'' The Bright Stream'' (choreography: Alexei Ratmansky): Ballet Dancer *''

'' (choreography: Alexei Ratmansky, after Vasily Vainonen): Antoine Mistral (first interpreter), Marquis de Beauregard, Louis XVI *''A Hero of Our Time'' (choreography:

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): Pechorin, in "Princess Mary" (first interpreter) *''The Seagull'' (choreography: Yuri Possokhov): Sorin (first interpreter) *''Asuka'' (choreography:

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): Iwatari *'' Chopiniana'' (choreography:

): Poet *'' Afternoon of a Faun'' (choreography:

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): Faun *'' The Three-Cornered Hat'' (choreography:

): Miller *''Les Présages'' (choreography: Léonide Massine): The Hero *'' Carmen Suite'' (choreography:

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): Don José *''Gaîté Parisienne'' (choreography:

): My Father, My Hero (first interpreter at the Bolshoi) *'' Symphony in C'' (choreography:

): Second Movement soloist, Third Movement soloist, Fourth Movement soloist *''

'' (choreography: George Balanchine): pas de deux *''

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'' (choreography: George Balanchine): "Emeralds" *''Passacaille'' (choreography: Roland Petit; Bolshoi premiere) *''Magrittomania'' (choreography: Yuri Possokhov) *''Misericordes'' (choreography:

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; world premiere) *''Dream of Dream'' (choreography:

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; world premiere)

Filmography

*''Strictly Bolshoi'', Bolshoi Ballet, 2007 (documentary includes a complete performance of Christopher Wheeldon's ''Misericordes'') *''Flames of Paris'' (choreography: Alexei Ratmansky), Bolshoi Ballet, 2010: as Antoine Mistral, with Natalia Osipova, Ivan Vasiliev,

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, Denis Savin,

Anna Antonicheva Anna Antonicheva (russian: Анна Анатольевна Антоничева) is a ballerina and People's Artist of Russia, who was a principal dancer of Bolshoi Ballet. Biography Antonicheva was born in 1973 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and was a gra ...

and Yuri Klevtsov *''Swan Lake'' (choreography: Yuri Grigorovich), Bolshoi Ballet, 2010: as Prince Siegfried, with Maria Alexandrova and Nikolay Tsiskaridze *''Symphony in C'' (choreography: George Balanchine), Bolshoi Ballet, 2010: as the Fourth Movement soloist, with

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*''Esmeralda'' (choreography: Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev), Bolshoi Ballet, 2011: as Phoebus, with Maria Alexandrova,

Ekaterina Krysanova Ekaterina Valerievna Krysanova (russian: Екатерина Валерьевна Крысанова) is a Russian principal dancer of Bolshoi Ballet. Biography Krysanova was born in Moscow, Russia in 1985. Her mother took her to ballet lessons ...

and Denis Savin *''Le Corsaire'' (choreography: Yuri Burlaka and Alexei Ratmansky), Bolshoi Ballet, 2012: as Conrad, with Svetlana Lunkina and Nina Kaptsova *''The Bright Stream'' (choreography: Alexei Ratmansky), Bolshoi Ballet, 2012: as the Ballet Dancer, with Svetlana Lunkina, Maria Alexandrova and

Mikhail Lobukhin Mikhail Lobukhin (russian: Михаил Лобухин) is a Russian principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet. He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2002 he graduated from Vaganova Ballet Academy with a bachelor's degree in arts and the same ...

*''Raymonda'' (choreography: Yuri Grigorovich), Bolshoi Ballet, 2012: as Jean de Brienne, with Maria Alexandrova and Pavel Dmitrichenko *''

'' (choreography: Pierre Lacotte), Bolshoi Ballet, 2012: as Lord Wilson/Taor, with Svetlana Zakharova, Nina Kaptsova and Denis Medvedev *''

'' (choreography: Alexei Fadeyechev), Bolshoi Ballet, 2016: as Espada, with Ekaterina Krysanova, Semyon Chudin and Anna Tikhomirova *''The Golden Age'' (choreography: Yuri Grigorovich), Bolshoi Ballet, 2016: as Boris, with Nina Kaptsova, Mikhail Lobukhin and Ekaterina Krysanova *''A Hero of Our Time'' (choreography: Yuri Possokhov), Bolshoi Ballet, 2017: as Pechorin, in "Princess Mary", with Svetlana Zakharova,

Kristina Kretova Kristina Aleksandrovna Kretova (russian: Кристина Александровна Кретова; born 28 January 1984) is a Russian soloist of the Bolshoi Ballet. Biography Kretova was born in Oryol, Russia. She was a graduate of the Moscow ...

and Denis Savin

References

External links

Skvortsov's page on the website of the Bolshoi Theatre (English)Skvortsov's page on the website of the Bolshoi Theatre (Russian)Skvortsov's performances in the digital archive of the Bolshoi Theatre (Russian)
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