Artem Vyacheslavovich Ovcharenko (; born 31 December 1986) is a Russian

classical ballet Classical ballet is any of the traditional, formal styles of ballet that exclusively employ classical ballet technique. It is known for its aesthetics and rigorous technique (such as en pointe, pointe work, turnout (ballet), turnout of the legs, ...

dancer. He is a

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with the

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and a guest artist with the

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Life and career

Ovcharenko was born on 31 December 1986 in

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. He began studying ballet at the Dnipropetrovsk State Choreographic School when he was 11 years old.Artem OVCHARENKO. Ballet dancer. BOLSHOI Theatre (subtitle)
interview by Siberia TV. At the age of 17, he entered

the Bolshoi Ballet Academy The Moscow State Academy of Choreography (), commonly known as The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, is one of the oldest and most prestigious schools of ballet in the world, located in Moscow, Russia. It is the affiliate school of the Bolshoi Ballet. Found ...

where he participated in the Academy's tours to the U.S., Greece, Germany, China and other countries. He graduated in 2007 and was admitted to the Bolshoi Ballet in the corps de ballet. His mentor was

Nikolay Tsiskaridze Nikolay Maximovich Tsiskaridze PAR (; ka, ნიკოლოზ ცისკარიძე, ''Nik'oloz Cisk'aridze'') is a Georgian-Russian ballet dancer who had been a member of the Bolshoi Ballet for 21 years (1992–2013). Biography Ea ...

and within one year he was given the leading role in the ballet ''

The Nutcracker ''The Nutcracker'' (, ), Opus number, Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a '; ) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll. Th ...

''. From 2009 he studied under

Nikolai Fadeyechev Nikolai Borisovich Fadeyechev (27 January 193323 June 2020) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, teacher, and répétiteur of the Bolshoi Ballet. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1976. Biography Fadeyechev was bo ...

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and since 2016 his repetiteur has been Victor Barykin. Ovcharenko's repertoire covers most of the classical romantic roles: Romeo, The Prince in ''The Nutcracker'', and Prince Siegfried, as well as leading roles in neoclassical productions such as George Balanchine's ''

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'' and ''

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'', ''Lady of the Camellias'' by John Neumeier, '' Onegin'' by John Cranko, ''Lost Illusions'' by Alexei Ratmansky, and ''Marco Spada'' by

Pierre Lacotte Pierre Lacotte (4 April 1932 – 10 April 2023) was a French ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, and company director. He specialised in the reconstruction of lost choreographies of romantic ballets. Early life Lacotte was born on 4 April 19 ...

. With an ever-eager interest in exploring new roles, Ovcharenko has had much success in the contemporary ballets staged at the Bolshoi, such as '' Chroma'' by Wayne McGregor, ''Classical Symphony'' by Yuri Possokhov, and The Taming of the Shrew by Jean-Christophe Maillot. Ovcharenko has participated in the Bolshoi Ballet tours to Asia, Europe and Americas, and he is a welcome guest star in famous international companies such as

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, and also at international ballet festivals and national culture projects. Ovcharenko took part in some prestigious dance competitions, receiving gold at the Tanzolymp in Berlin in 2006, and another at the Arabesque competition in Perm in 2008. In 2009, he won a Special prize "To the best partner" at the International competition of ballet dancers, and was awarded with "The Rising Star" nomination. In 2010, he took part in the International Festival "World Ballet Stars" in Donetsk, Ukraine. In January 2011, he performed with Bolshoi principal, Nina Kaptsova at the 6th Prague Ballet Gala, and in August, he danced with Anna Tikhomirova, at the closing gala-concert of the 8th Congress of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations in Hanoi. In July 2012, he and Anna Tikhomirova participated in Rossiya K's "Grand Ballet Project" (televised in December 2012), where they were awarded the Grand Prix as "Best Ballet Duo". In 2013, Ovcharenko was promoted to the rank of

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 either gender. The position is similar to that of ''Soloist (ballet), solois ...

of the Bolshoi Ballet.

Roles

The Bolshoi Repertoire

2007 *Policeman in ''Cipollino'', Genrih Mayorov's production *French Doll in ''

'',

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's production 2008 *Soloist in ''Class Concert''，choreography by

Asaf Messerer Asaf Mikhailovich Messerer (; 19 November 1903 – 7 March 1992) was a Soviet ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer. He was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. In 1919 he studied privately with Mikhail Mordkin, until Alexander Gorsky placed him in a cl ...

*Fisherman in ''

The Pharaoh's Daughter ''The Pharaoh's Daughter'' (; ), 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 Petipa from Théophile Gautier's ''Le Roman de la momie''. It ...

'', Pierre Lacotte's production *Blue Bird in '' The Sleeping Beauty'', Yuri Grigorovich's production *The Prince in ''The Nutcracker'', Yuri Grigorovich's production *Soloist of Part III in '' Symphony in C'',

George Balanchine George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze;, Romanization of Georgian, : April 30, 1983) was a Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers ...

's production 2009 *Frantz in ''

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-Éti ...

'', revival and new version by

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

*Grand Pas in ''

Raymonda ''Raymonda'' () is a ballet, grand ballet in three acts, four scenes with an apotheosis, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa to the music of Alexander Glazunov (his Opus number, opus 57) and libretto by Lydia Pashkova. ''Raymonda'' was creat ...

'', Yuri Grigorovich's production *James in ''

La Sylphide ''La Sylphide'' (; ) 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. Bournonville's is the only ve ...

'', choreography by

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in a version by Johan Kobborg *Little Count Cherry in ''Cipollino'', Genrih Mayorov's production *Albert (friend to Phoebus, creator of the role at the Bolshoi Theatre) and Phoebus in '' La Esmeralda'', choreography by M. Petipa, production and new choreographic version by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev 2010 *Romeo in ''

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'', Yuri Grigorovich's production *Petrouchka in '' Petroushka'', choreography by Michail Fokin, staging and new choreographic version by Sergei Vikharev *Jean de Brienne in ''Raymonda'', Yuri Grigorovich's production *Lord Wilson-Taor in ''The Pharaoh's Daughter'', Pierre Lacotte's production – debut during the Bolshoi Ballet Tour to Beijing 2011 *Count Albrecht in ''

Giselle ''Giselle'' ( , ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (; ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet () in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, it was first perfor ...

'', Yuri Grigorovich's production – debut on 22 January 2011 *Antoine Mistral in ''

Flames of Paris ''Flames of Paris'' or ''The Flames of Paris'' () 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 French Revolution. The libretto by N ...

'', choreography by

Alexei Ratmansky Alexei Osipovich Ratmansky (, born August 27, 1968) is a Russian-Ukrainian-American choreographer and former ballet dancer. From 2004 to 2008 he was the director of the Moscow Bolshoi Ballet. He left Russia in 2008. In 2009 he was appointed the ar ...

with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen – debut on 26 March 2011 *The First Dancer, Youth, and Robber's Leader in "Lost Illusions", Alexei Ratmansky's production – creator of the role (24 April 2011) *'' Chroma'',

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's production – appeared in the opening night performance in the Bolshoi Theater (21 July 2011) *''Symphony of Psalms'',

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's production – appeared in the opening night performance in the Bolshoi Theater (21 July 2011) *Blue Bird in '' The Sleeping Beauty'', new version by Yuri Grigorovich – creation at the main stage of the Bolshoi Theatre (18 November 2011) *Prince Désiré in ''The Sleeping Beauty'', new version by Yuri Grigorovich – debut on 25 November 2011 2012 *Student in ''Anyuta'', Vladimir Vasiliev's production – debut on 1 February 2012 *Siegfried in ''Swan Lake'' Yuri Grigorovich's production – debut on 18 February 2012 *Soloist of Grand Pas des Eventeils in ''

Le Corsaire ''Le Corsaire'' is a ballet typically presented in three acts, with a libretto originally created by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges loosely based on the poem '' The Corsair'' by Lord Byron. Originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to ...

'', choreography by Marius Petipa, production and new choreography by Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Burlaka *Two couples in ''Classical Symphony'', Yuri Possokhov's production – appeared in the opening night performance in the Bolshoi Theater (29 June 2012) *Duet in ''Dream of Dream'',

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's production – appeared in the opening night performance in the Bolshoi Theater (29 June 2012) *Apollo in

's ''

'' – debut on 5 October 2012 *Prince Kurbsky in ''Ivan the Terrible'', Yuri Grigorovich's production – creator of the role in the new version (8 November 2012) *Piggy-Wiggy in ''Moidodyr'' (Wash'em Clean), Yuri Smekalov's production – debut on 22 December 2012 2013 *Leading couple in George Balanchine's

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– debut on 6 March 2013 *Lensky in

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's '' Onegin'' – debut on 14 July 2013 *Marco Spada in ''Marco Spada'', Pierre Lacotte's production – debut on 9 November 2013 2014 *Armand Duval in '' Lady of the Camellias'', John Neumeier's production – debut on 20 March 2014 *Lucentio in ''

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'',

Jean-Christophe Maillot Jean-Christophe Maillot (born 1960) is a Monaco-based, French-born dancer and choreographer. He has been the choreographer-director of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo since 1993. Early life and education Maillot was born in Tours. He studied at the ...

's production – debut on 5 July 2014 2015 *Leading couple in ''Classical Symphony'', Yuri Possokhov's production *Hamlet in ''Hamlet'', choreography by Radu Paklitaru – debut on 13 March 2015 *Pechorin in ''A Hero of Our Time'' (Part 2 "Taman"), choreography by Yuri Possokhov – creator of the role (22 July 2015) 2016 *Basilio in ''

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'', Alexei Fadeyechev's production – debut on 6 February 2016 2017 *Principal Dancer in '' Etudes'',

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's production – debut on 19 March 2017 *Leading dancer in George Balanchine's

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– debut on 1 April 2017 *Conrad in ''Le Corsaire'', choreography by Marius Petipa, production and new choreography by Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Burlaka – debut on 20 October 2016 *Nureyev in ''Nureyev'', choreography by Yuri Possokhov, designed and directed by

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– debut on 10 December 2017 2018 *Vronsky in ''Anna Karenina'', John Neumeier's production – debut on 24 March 2018 *Konstantin (Kostya) in ''The Seagull'', John Neumeier's production – debut on 29 April 2018 at the

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(partner —

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as Nina Zarechnaya) *Petrushka in ''Petrushka'',

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Christopher Wheeldon Christopher Peter Wheeldon (born 22 March 1973) is an English international choreographer of contemporary ballet. Early life Born in Yeovil, Somerset, to an engineer and a physical therapist, Wheeldon began training to be a ballet dancer at th ...

's production – debut on 5 April 2019 *Leading Soloist of Part I in ''Symphony in C'', George Balanchine's production – debut on 13 June 2019 *Crassus in ''

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'', Yury Grigorovich's production – debut on 26 June 2019 during the Bolshoi Ballet Tour to Brisbane *Count Albrecht in ''

'', Alexei Ratmansky's production — debut on 22 November 2019 2021 *Konstantin Treplev in ''The Seagull'', Yuri Possokhov's production – debut on 1 July 2021 *Master in ''

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'',

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, choreography by

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– debut on 30 November *Lucien d’Hervilly in 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 c ...

'', choreography by Marius Petipa in Yuri Burlaka’s version – debut on 2 December 2022 2023 *Tomsky in ''The Queen of Spades'', Yuri Possokhov's production – debut on 14 December 2023 2024 *Romeo in ''

'',

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's production — debut on 5 April 2024 2025 *Ballet Dancer in '' The Bright Stream'', Alexei Ratmansky's production — debut on 14 March 2025

Tours

2010 *Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at the

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, Beijing, China Lord Wilson-Taor (Debut), Fisherman (''The Pharaoh's Daughter'', choreography by Pierre Lacotte according to the version of

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) 2011 *Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at the

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, Paris, France Antoine Mistral (''Flames of Paris'', choreography by

with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen) *As a guest artist with the

, Berlin, Germany Phoebus ('' La Esmeralda'', choreography by Yuri Burlaka and

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, new version at Berlin State Ballet), with Iana Salenko *As a guest artist on tour of the Russian Ballet Theatre to Stockholm, Sweden Prince Siegfried (''Swan Lake'', choreography by Vyacheslav Gordeev) *Chelyabinsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater,

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, Russia Count Albrecht (''Giselle'', with Kristina Kretova) 2012 *Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet to North America ''Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada'' Prince Siegfried (''Swan Lake'', choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) ''Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., US'' Frantz (''Coppélia'', choreography by Sergei Vikharev) ''Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, US'' Prince Siegfried (''Swan Lake'', choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) 2013 *Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at the Ekaterinburg State Opera and Ballet Theatre,

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, Russia The Leading Pair (''Classical Symphony'', choreography by

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) Five Pairs (''Dream of Dream'', choreography by

) Apollo (''Apollon Musagète'', choreography by George Balanchine) *The Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre,

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, Russia Prince Siegfried (''Swan Lake''), with Anna Antonicheva *Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at the

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, London, UK Prince Siegfried (''Swan Lake'' by Tchaikovsky, choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) Prince Désiré, Blue Bird (''The Sleeping Beauty'' by Tchaikovsky, new version by Yuri Grigorovich) Antoine Mistral (''Flames of Paris'', choreography by Alexei Ratmansky) 2014 *Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at the Paris Opera, Paris, France The first dancer (''Lost Illusions'', choreography by Alexei Ratmansky) *Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., US Albrecht (''Giselle'', choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) *Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at Lincoln Center, New York, US Prince Siegfried (''Swan Lake'', choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) *Tour of Bolshoi Ballet at the

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, Monte Carlo, Monaco Lucentio (''The Taming of the Shrew'', choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot） 2015 *Bayerisches Staatsballett, Munich, Germany Armand (''Lady of the Camellias'', choreography by John Neumeier) *Tour of Bolshoi Ballet in Hong Kong, China Antoine Mistral (''Flames of Paris'', choreography by Alexei Ratmansky) The leading couple of Diamonds（''Jewels'', choreography by George Balancine) *Mari State Opera and Ballet Theater, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia Albrecht (''Giselle'', XIII Mari El Ballet Festival, with Olga Chelpanova) *Macedonian Opera and Ballet, Skopje, Macedonia Prince Siegfried (''Swan Lake'', with Nina Kaptsova)

Gala Concerts and Ballet Festivals

2009 *Festival of the Russian National Orchestra, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia ''Spell of Escher'' (ru:Заклятие рода Эшеров, choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev) 2010 *International Festival "World Ballet Stars",

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Classical Pas de Deux 2011 *January, 6th Prague Ballet Gala, Prague, Czech Republic ''Sleeping Beauty'' PDD, the Golden Age Tango, with Nina Kaptsova *August, Closing Gala-Concert of the 8th Congress of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations, Hanoi, Vietnam ''Le Corsaire'' PDD, with Anna Tikhomirova 2012 *January, Gala Concert on Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of Yuri Grigorovich, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia ''Nutcracker'', with Ekaterina Krysanova *April, Dance Open Festival, Saint Petersburg, Russia ''La Esmeralda'' PDD, with Ekaterina Krysanova *August, Dance Open Saint Petersburg-Savonlinna Ballet Days,

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, Finland Classical PDD, the Golden Age Tango, with Anna Tikhomirova 2013 *February, Gala Concert of Future Stars of Benois de la Danse, Theatro Salieri, Italy ''Le Corsaire'' PDD, Lullaby (choreography by

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), with Anna Tikhomirova *March, Russian Ballet Icons Gala 2013: Vaslav Nijinsky,

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, Great Britain ''Diamonds'', with Evgenia Obraztsova *April, Gala concert in honor of Marina Kondratieva, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia ''Spring Water'', with Anna Tikhomirova *April, Dance Open Festival, Saint Petersburg, Russia Male soloist in Two Pairs (''Classical Symphony'', choreography by Yuri Possokhov) The Golden Age Tango, with Anna Tikhomirova Triangle (Johannes Brahms, choreography by A. Pimonov), with Kristina Kretova and Anna Tikhomirova *May, XXI Benois de la Danse Award Ceremony Gala, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia Pas d'action of The Pharaoh's Daughter, with Evgenia Obraztsova *September, Gala Concert of Russian Ballet Stars, Ríos Reyna del Teatro Teresa Carreño, Venezuela Lullaby, with Anna Tikhomirova *September，Kremlin Gala "Ballet Stars of the XXI century"，Kremlin Palace，Russia Le Carnaval de Venise, with Evgenia Obraztsova Lullaby, with Anna Tikhomirova 2014 *May, Sobinov Festival, Saratov Opera and Ballet Theater, Russia Nutcracker, with Daria Khokhlova *July, Nijinsky Gala, The Hamburg Ballet, Germany Armand, Act II of Lady of the Camellias, with Olga Smirnova *September, Kremlin Gala "Ballet Stars of the XXI century", Kremlin Palace, Russia La Sylphide PDD, with Anna Tikhomirova The Very Thought of You, new creation by Radu Poklitaru, with Anna Tikhomirova *October, "A Celebration of Dance - The Hong Kong Ballet at 35", Hong Kong, China Prince Siegfried, Act III of Swan Lake, with Kristina Kretova *November, Gala Concert to celebrate the 85th birthday of musician Alexandra Pakhmutova, Kremlin Palace, Russia You're My Meloday, new creation by Andrei Merkuriev, with Anna Tikhomirova 2015 *May, Hommage aux Grimaldi, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco Giselle PDD, with Anna Tikhomirova *September, Gala Russe, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco The Very Thought of You, with Anna Tikhomirova Chroma, with Anna Tikhomirova Romeo and Juliet PDD, Choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot, with Olga Smirnova *October, Gala in Commemoration of Sophia Golovkina's Centennial, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia The Sleeping Beauty PDD, with Nina Kaptsova

Filmography

*''Nutcracker'', Bel Air Classiques, 2011 (Prince Nutcracker with Nina Kaptsova, filmed at the Bolshoi Theatre in 2010). *''Sleeping Beauty'', Bel Air Classique, 2012 (Blue bird, filmed at the Bolshoi Theatre in 2011). *''

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: Dance to Freedom'' (title role, docudrama by BBC Two, 2015).

Awards

*2006 – Gold medal at the 3rd International Dance Olympus Competition (

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) *2008 – First Award for Male Dancer at the Open Competition "Arabesque" in

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, as well as a prize named after Marius Petipa, "Pearl of the Urals", offered by Perm Public Foundation for Purity and Line of Classical Tradition, and the Press Jury Award for Fidelity to Moscow School Classical Tradition.Arabesque-2008
from the official site of "Arabesque". In the same year, he was granted the youth award of "Triumph". *2009 – Special Award "Best Partner" at the XIth Moscow International Ballet Competition and Contest of Choreographers, and nominated as "Rising Star" for the "Soul of the Dance" award. *2012 – First Award "The Best Ballet Duet" at competition ''Big Ballet'' on Rossiya K - Russian television network (partner - Anna Tikhomirova). *2020 – National theatre award " The Golden Mask" in the Best Actor category in Ballet/Contemporary Dance.

References

External links

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Personal page on the Bolshoi official site
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