As Philippe in The Flames of Paris. Maria Alexandrova as Jeanne.Photo by Mikhail Logvinov.
As Philippe in The Flames of Paris. Maria Alexandrova as Jeanne.
Photo by Mikhail Logvinov.
As Ballet Dancer in The Bright Stream. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
As Ballet Dancer in The Bright Stream. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
As Evil Genius in Swan Lake. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
As Evil Genius in Swan Lake. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Emeralds. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
Emeralds. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
In the title part in Ivan the Terrible. Photo by Elena Fetisova.
In the title part in Ivan the Terrible. Photo by Elena Fetisova.
As Conrad in Le Corsaire. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
As Conrad in Le Corsaire. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
In the title part in Onegin. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
In the title part in Onegin. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
As Armand in Lady of the Camellias. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
As Armand in Lady of the Camellias. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
As Jean de Brienne in Raymonda. Photo by Elena Fetisova.
As Jean de Brienne in Raymonda. Photo by Elena Fetisova.
In the title part in Hamlet. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
In the title part in Hamlet. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
As James in La Sylphide. Maria Alexandrova as Sylphide. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
As James in La Sylphide. Maria Alexandrova as Sylphide. Photo by Damir Yusupov.
As Jose in Carmen Suite. Olga Smirnova as Carmen. Photo by Elena Fetisova.
As Jose in Carmen Suite. Olga Smirnova as Carmen. Photo by Elena Fetisova.

Nearest performances

Four Characters in Search of a plot 16 November17 November
Swan Lake 23 November
La Bayadere 1 December

Awards

2010 — the youth grant from the independent Triumph award.
2012 — the Ballet magazine Soul of Dance prize (Rising Star nomination).
2014 — he was voted The Best Dancer of the Year (2013) by the Italian Danza & Danza magazine for his performance as Prince in Nutcracker (B. Stivenson’s production) with Estonian National Ballet on the company’s tour to Italy and for the performances as Solor and Onegin at the Bolshoi Theatre.
2015 – The Golden Mask National Theatre prize in the The Best ballet male part category for his interpretation of the role of Petruccio in The Taming of the Shrew; was voted The Best Dancer of  the Year by Tanz magazine.


						

Biography

He was born in Moscow to the ballet family.

In 2006 he completed his studies at the Moscow Choreographic Academy (Ilya Kuznetsov’s class) and joined the Bolshoi Ballet Company.

At the present time his teachers-repetiteurs are Mikhail Lavrovsky and Valery Lagunov.

Repertoire

2006
Flamenco (Carmen Suite to music by G. Bizet-R. Shchedrin, choreography by A. Alonso)
Grand Pas (Raymonda by A.Glazunov, choreography by M. Petipa in the version by Y. Grigorovich)
Final Waltz and Apotheosis (Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2007
part in Serenade by P. Tchaikovsky (choreography by G. Balanchine)
among the creators at the Bolshoi theatre
Waltz (Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, L. Ivanov, A. Gorsky in the 2nd version by Y. Grigorovich)
The part in Class Concert (to music by A.Glazunov, A. Lyadov, A. Rubinstein, D. Shostakovich, choreography by A. Messerer)
Toloragva (La Bayadère by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich production)

2008
Gurn (H. Levenskiold’s La Sylphide, choreography by A. Bournonville in the version by J. Kobborg)
Soloist (I. Stravinsky’s Jeu de cards, choreography by A. Ratmansky)
Two pairs in part 4 (Symphony in C to music by G. Bizet, choreography by G. Balanchine)
Officers (A. Melikov’s A Legend of Love, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Friends to Colas (La Fille mal gardée by L. Hérold, choreography by F. Ashton)
Hunters (among the creators at the Bolshoi Theatre), Philippe (B. Asfiev’s The Flames of Paris, production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky after V. Vainonen)
Little Count Cherry (K. Khachaturyan’s Cipollino, choreography by G. Mayorov)
The Couple in Blue (Russian Seasons to music by L. Desyatnikov, choreography by A. Ratmansky) — among the creators at the Bolshoi Theatre

2009
Wilfreed (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa in the version by V. Vasiliev)
Ballet Dancer (D. Shostakovich’s The Bright Stream, choreography by A. Ratmansky)
The Evil genius (Swan Lake)
Florent, a friend to Phoebus (C. Pugni’s Esmeralda, choreography by M. Petipa, production and new choreographic version by Y. Burlaka, V. Medvedev)

2010
Juliet’s Friends, Count Paris (S. Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Pas de trois (Grand Pas classique for the ballet Paquita by L.Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, production and new choreographic version by Y. Burlaka)
Bernard (Raymonda)
Prince Fortune, Blue Bird (The Sleeping Beauty by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich production)

2011
Nutcracker-Prince (Nutcracker)
Phoebus (Esmeralda)
Lucien (Illusions perdues by L. Desyatnikov, choreography by A. Ratmansky)
The part in Chroma (music by Joby Talbot and Jack White, choreography by W. McGregor)
among the creators at the Bolshoi Theatre
Count Albrecht (Giselle in the version by Y. Grigorovich)
Foreign Princes seeking Aurora’s hand in marriage (The Sleeping beauty)
Basilio (Don Quixote by L.Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, A. Gorsky in the 2nd version by A. Fadeyechev)

2012
Solor (La Bayadere)
Two Leading Couples in Emeralds (Part I of Jewels to music by G. Faure, choreography by G. Balanchine)
among the creators at the Bolshoi Theatre
Two couples (Classical Symphony to music by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Possokhov)
Duet (Dream of Dream to music by S. Rachmaninov, choreography by J. Elo)
Fisherman (C. Pugni’s La Fille du Pharaon, choreography by P. Lacotte after M. Petipa)
Apollo (Apollon Musagète by I. Stravinsky, choreography by G. Balanchine)
The title part (Ivan the Terrible to music by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2013
Conrad (Le Corsaire by A. Adam, production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky and Y. Burlaka after M. Petipa)
Crassus (A. Khachaturian’s Spartacus, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Onegin (Onegin to music by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by J. Cranko)
creation at the Bolshoi Theatre

2014
Armand Duval (Lady of the Camellias to music by F. Chopin, choreography by J. Neumeier)
Jean de Brienne (Raymonda)
Petruchio (The Taming of the Shrew to music by D. Shostakovich, choreography by J.-C. Maillot) — creation
Ferkhad
(A Legend of Love)
Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake) — debuted on the Bolshoi Ballet tour to Japan

2015
The Leading Couple
(Classical Symphony)
Hamlet (Hamlet to music by D. Shostakovich, D. Donnelan and R. Poklitary production)
Pechorin (A Hero of Our Time by I. Demutsky, Taman part, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director K. Serebrennikov)
The Couple in Yellow (Russian Seasons)

2016
Part in Short time together
to music by M. Richter and L. van Beethoven (choreography by by P. Lightfoot and S. León)
among the creators at the Bolshoi Theatre
The Fugitive
(Ondine by H. W. Henze, choreography by V. Samodurov)
Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet)
The Leading Couple in Rubies (Part II of Jewels, music by I.Stravinsky, choreography by G. Balanchine)
Boris (The Golden Age by D. Shostakovich, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
James (La Sylphide)

2017
Jose
(Carmen Suite)
Couple in Black (Forgotten Land to music by B. Britten, choreography by J. Kylián)
among the creators at the Bolshoi Theatre
Romeo (Romeo and Juliet, choreography by A. Ratmansky)
creation at the Bolshoi Theatre
Nureyev (Nureyev by I. Demutsky, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director K. Serebrennikov) – creation

2018
Two Couples
(Artifact Suite to music by E. Crossman-Hecht and J. S. Bach, choreography by W. Forsythe)
Petrushka (I. Stravinsky’s Petrushka, choreography by E. Clug)

2019
Lord Wilson/Taor
(La Fille du Pharaon)
Florizel (The Winter’s Tale by J. Talbot, choreography by Ch.Wheeldon)
– creation at the Bolshoi Theatre (at the beginning of the 2nd act)

He participated in the Bolshoi Theatre’s Studio of New Choreography workshop. In 2006 he was among the creators of the number I think, therefore I am to music by group Coil (choreography by A. Abalichina, D. Hussein).

Tours

In 2011 he appeared at the star gala-concert in memoriam of Galina Ulanova from the cycle “The Russian ballet icons” on the stage of the London Coliseum — there he danced a fragment from The Red Poppy by R. Glière (choreography by V. Vasiliev) opposite Daria Khokhlova and pas de deux from Flames of Paris opposite Ekaterina Krysanova.
December 2012-January 2013 — performed as Prince in Nutcracker (B. Stivenson’s production) with Estonian National Ballet in Tallinn and on the company’s tour to Italy (Venice, La Fenice).
2013 — Count Albrecht (XIII Mariinsky International Ballet Festival, Svetlana Zakharova in the title part).
2014 — performed as Philippe in The Flames of Paris (choreography by V. Vainonen, M. Messerer’s production) with the Mikhailovsky Theatre Ballet Company (Oxana Bondareva as Jeanne).
2015 — performed the title part in Onegin with the Stuttgart Ballet (Evgenia Obraztsova as Tatiana).