Igor Kolb (born June 6, 1977, in

Pinsk Pinsk (; , ; ; ; ) is a city in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pinsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. It is located in the historical region of Polesia, at the confluence of t ...

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) is a principal dancer of

Mariinsky Ballet The Mariinsky Ballet () 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 Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's ...

. He graduated Byelorussia State Ballet School, and joined Mariinsky ballet in 1996. He became a soloist in 1998, and promoted to principal dancer in 2003. He made his debut at the

Rome Opera The Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Rome Opera House) is an opera house in Rome, Italy. Originally opened in November 1880 as the 2,212 seat ''Costanzi Theatre'', it has undergone several changes of name as well modifications and improvements. The pres ...

Rudolf Nureyev Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (17 March 19386 January 1993) was a Soviet-born ballet dancer and choreographer. Nureyev is widely regarded as the preeminent male ballet dancer of his generation as well as one of the greatest ballet dancers of all ...

's version of

Sleeping Beauty "Sleeping Beauty" (, or ''The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood''; , or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess curse, cursed by an evil fairy to suspended animation in fi ...

in 2002, and in 2006 he made his debut at the

Wiener Staatsoper The Vienna State Opera (, ) is a historic opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by ...

in Rudolf Nureyev's version of

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

. Igor Kolb left Mariinsky Ballet in 2022 for heading the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus (Minsk) ballet in position of Principal Ballet Master.

Repertoire

pas de trois In ballet, ''pas de trois'' is a French term usually referring to a dance between three people. Typically, a ''pas de trois'' in ballet consists of five parts: #Entrée (the opening number for the three dancers, usually preceded by a short in ...

in Swan Lake ( Petipa-

Ivanov Ivanov, Ivanoff or Ivanow (masculine, , Sometimes the stress is on Ива́нов in Bulgarian if it is a middle name, or in Russian as a rare variant of pronunciation), or Ivanova (feminine, , ) is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bu ...

, staged by

Sergeyev Sergeyev () is a common Russian last name that is derived from the male given name Sergey and literally means ''Sergey's''. It may refer to: People * Aleksandr Sergeyev (disambiguation), several people * Alexei T. Sergeev (1919–1998), Soviet sol ...

) *Prince Désiré in The Sleeping Beauty (Petipa, staged by K. Sergeyev) (1997) *soloist (cr.) in

Les Noces ''The Wedding'', or ''Svadebka (''), is a Russian-language ballet-cantata by Igor Stravinsky scored unusually for four vocal soloists, chorus, percussion and four pianos. Dedicating the work to impresario Sergei Diaghilev, the composer described ...

( Miroshnichenko) (1997) *the Poet in Chopiniana (

Michel Fokine Michael Fokine ( – 22 August 1942) was a Russian choreographer and dancer. Career Early years Fokine was born in Saint Petersburg to a prosperous merchant and at the age of 9 was accepted into the Saint Petersburg Imperial Ballet Sch ...

) (1997) *troubadour in

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

( Lavrovsky) (1997) *Vaslav in The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (

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) *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 ...

*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 ...

(

Coralli Coralli is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Claudio Coralli (born 1983), Italian footballer *Giulio Coralli (born 1641), Italian painter * Jean Coralli (1779–1854), French dancer and choreographer See also *Corallo Corallo ...

/ Perrot, Petipa) *Berange 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 ...

(Sergeyev) *the Prince in

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 ...

( Vainonen) *soloist in 1st movement of Symphony in C (

Balanchine George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze;, : April 30, 1983) was a Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th-century. Sty ...

) (1998) *soloist in

Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer during the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popular ...

(Balanchine) *soloist in

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 ...

Grand Pas (Petipa) *Prince Désiré in The Sleeping Beauty (Petipa, staged by Vikharev) (1999) *Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (Petipa-Ivanov, staged by K. Sergeyev) (2000) *Ali 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 ...

(Gusev after Petipa) (2001) *soloist in Le Spectre de la Rose (Fokine) *Prince Désiré in The Sleeping Beauty (Chalmer after Petipa) (Rome Opera Ballet, 2002) *Solor in

La Bayadère ''La Bayadère'' ("the temple dancer") ( ru. «Баядерка», ''Bayaderka'') is an 1877 ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by the French choreographer Marius Petipa to music by Ludwig Minkus and libretto by . The ba ...

(Petipa, staged by

Ponomarev Ponomaryov, also spelled Ponomariov or Ponomarev (), or Ponomaryova (feminine; Пономарёва) is a Russian language patronymic surname derived from the nickname ''Ponomar'' (" sexton"), and literally meaning "sexton's son". The nickname " Po ...

, Chabukiani) (2002) *Solor in La Bayadère (Petipa, staged by Vikharev) (2002) *Ferkhad in

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(

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) *Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (Lavrovsky) *Apollon in

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(Balanchine) *soloist in

Scotch Symphony ''Scotch Symphony'' is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3, "Scottish". The ballet is inspired by Scotland, and evokes the style of the romantic ballet era, particularly ''La Sylphide'', which is set in Sc ...

(Balanchine) *soloist in 1st Movement of Symphony in C (Balanchine) *soloist in Diamonds from

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(Balanchine) *soloist in Ballet Imperial-Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #2 (Balanchine) *soloist in

In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated IN, In or in may refer to: Dans * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Independen ...

( Forsythe) *soloist in Steptext (Forsythe) *2nd duet in In the Night (Robbins) *The Prince in Cinderella ( Ratmansky) *soloist in

Leningrad Symphony Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in C major, Opus number, Op. 60, nicknamed the ''Leningrad Symphony'', was begun in Leningrad, completed in the city of Samara (then known as Kuybyshev) in December 1941, and premiered in that city on March 5, ...

( Belsky) *Cleonte in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme *soloist in Le Papillion *soloist in Bakhti ( Bejart) *soloist in Sense of Moon *Golden slave in

Scheherazade Scheherazade () is a major character and the storyteller in the frame story, frame narrative of the Middle Eastern collection of tales known as the ''One Thousand and One Nights''. Name According to modern scholarship, the name ''Scheherazade ...

(Fokine) *soloist in Middle Duet (Ratmansky) *Cecchetti in Pavlova and Cecchetti (

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) *Le Chevalier des Grieux

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 f ...

( MacMillan) *soloist in

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( R. Poklitaru) *soloist in

Malachi Malachi or Malachias (; ) is the name used by the author of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Nevi'im (Prophets) section of the Hebrew Bible, Tanakh. It is possible that ''Malachi'' is not a proper name, because it means "messenger"; ...

(2007) *Abderakhman in Raymonda (2007) *Basil in

Don Quixote , the full title being ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'', is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and is of ...

(2008) *soloist in Pierrot Lunnaire (2008)

Awards

* Vaganova Prix (1995) *Vaganova Prix (1996)

References

External links

Igor Kolb homepageKolb's "Le spectre de la rose" DVDMariinsky Ballet
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