Vladimir Malakhov (born 1968 in
Kryvyi Rih
Kryvyi Rih ( uk, Криви́й Ріг , lit. "Curved Bend" or "Crooked Horn"), also known as Krivoy Rog (Russian: Кривой Рог) is the largest city in central Ukraine, the 7th most populous city in Ukraine and the 2nd largest by area. Kr ...
,
Soviet Union
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) is a Ukrainian ballet dancer who was the artistic director of the Staatsballett Berlin (
Berlin State Ballet) from its founding in 2004 until 2014. He is a former principal dancer with
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant, it is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. Through 2019, it had an annual ei ...
.
He began his dance training at the age of four at a small ballet school and remained there until continuing his training at the school of the
Bolshoi Ballet
The Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi is among the world's oldest ballet companies. In the early 20th century, it came to internat ...
in Moscow. From age ten on, he was under the tutelage of
Peter Pestov and upon graduation from
Moscow State Academy of Choreography
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 ...
in 1986 joined the Moscow Classical Ballet as that company's youngest principal dancer.
In 1992, Malakhov joined the
Vienna State Opera Ballet as a principal artist and the
National Ballet of Canada in 1994. In the spring of 1995 he had his debut with the American Ballet Theatre at the
Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Since that time, he has remained a principal dancer with ABT and has continued to dance principal roles in Vienna as well as the renowned
Stuttgart Ballet. Malakhov also appeared quite often as a guest in Berlin where he has recently become artistic director. His repertory encompasses a wide range of styles from classical ballets to the works of today's contemporary choreographers.
Along with performing at the world’s major dance venues, Malakhov has staged ''
La Bayadere'' for Vienna State Ballet in 1999, ''
Cinderella
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'' in 2004 and ''
The Sleeping Beauty'' in 2005 for Staatsballett Berlin. In 2010 he choreographed ''
La Péri'' for Staatsballett Berlin.
Critically acclaimed globally for his artistic lyricism, he has won prestigious awards in his field from competitions in Varna, Moscow and Paris. Japan's ''
Dance Magazine
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'' named him the "best male dancer in the world" from 1992 to 1994.
Roles performed
Adam in ''Creation of the World'', Basil and Gamache in ''
Don Quixote
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'', a leading role in ''Natalie'', Romeo and Mercutio in ''
Romeo and Juliet
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with ''Ham ...
'', Prince Siegfried, von Rothbart (at the ABT), Benno, and the Venetian Dance 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 ...
'', Albrecht in ''Giselle'', Lensky in ''
Eugene Onegin
''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' (Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Евгений Оне́гин, ромáн в стихáх, p=jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐˈnʲeɡʲɪn, r=Yevgeniy Onegin, roman v stikhakh) is ...
'', ''Suite en Blanc'', Oberon in ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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'', Prince Désiré in ''The Sleeping Beauty'', both the Prince and the Snow King in ''
The Nutcracker
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'', ''
La fille mal gardée'', Des Grieux in ''
Manon
''Manon'' () is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel '' L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut'' by the Abbé Prévost. It was firs ...
'', Solor in ''La Bayadère'',
Fokine's ''
Les Sylphides
''Les Sylphides'' () is a short, non-narrative '' ballet blanc'' to piano music by Frédéric Chopin, selected and orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov.
The ballet, described as a "romantic reverie","Ballet Theater", until 1955. A compact disk ...
'',
Balanchine
George Balanchine (;
Various sources:
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's ''
Theme and Variations
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Variation techniques
Mozart's Twelve ...
'',
Kasyan Goleizovsky
Kasyan Yaroslavich Goleizovsky (5 March 1892 – 4 May 1970) was a Russian choreographer and dancer. He was a pioneer in the Moscow avant-garde ballet scene in the 1920s. His innovative and acrobatic routines heavily influenced artists like G ...
's ''Narcissus'', Armand in
Neumeier's ''Lady of the Camellias'', the title role in
Bigonzetti's ''Caravaggio'', and assorted classical ''
pas de deux
In ballet, a pas de deux (French, literally "step of two") is a dance duet in which two dancers, typically a male and a female, perform ballet steps together. The pas de deux is characteristic of classical ballet and can be found in many well- ...
''.
Awards
*1986:
Varna International Ballet Competition
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(Grand Prize, junior level)
*1989:
Moscow
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International Ballet Competition (Gold Medal and Serge Lifar Prize)
*1990:
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(Bronze Medal, senior level)
*1996: Premia Positano di Danza, Italy
*1992–94: Named "Best Male Dancer in the World" for three consecutive years by Japan's ''Dance Magazine''
*1998:
Prix Benois de la Danse The Benois de la Danse is a ballet competition held annually in Moscow. Founded by the International Dance Association in 1991, it takes place each year on or around April 29 and it's judged by a jury. The members of this jury change every year and ...
*2002: Vaclav Nijinsky Prize, Monaco, Monaco dance Forum
Television and film
Malakhov has been the subject of films and
broadcast
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s such as ''Bravo Malakhov'' by The Russian Television, ''Narcisse, the Dancer Malakhov'' by the European Cultural Network, and ''The True Prince'' by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, ''Born to Be Wild – The Leading Men of American Ballet Theatre'' by PBS, Judy Kinberg (Director),
Jodee Nimerichter (Producer).
Other endeavors
In 2015, Malakhov joined the
Tokyo Ballet
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as an artistic advisor.
He performs worldwide as an international guest-star artist, and choreographs and stages ballets for various ballet companies.
References
External links
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1998 New York Times Article
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1968 births
Living people
German male ballet dancers
Soviet male ballet dancers
Ukrainian male ballet dancers
Prix Benois de la Danse winners
American Ballet Theatre principal dancers
Austrian people of Ukrainian descent
Ukrainian expatriates in Germany
Austrian expatriates in Germany
People from Kryvyi Rih
20th-century ballet dancers
21st-century ballet dancers