Yuri Vasilkov

Biography

Graduated from the Leningrad State Choreographic Institute (known today as the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet) in 1968. Right after that joined the company of the Mikhailovsky theatre, where he performed leading and soloist parts in classical and modern productions.

In 1981 began teaching at the Academy of Russian Ballet. Since 1991 teaches dance and movement at St. Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy. Engaged in workshops of Veniamin Filshtinsky, Lev Dodin, Yuri Krasovsky. Since 1993 works as a repetiteur at the Maly Drama Theatre — the Theatre of Europe.

Creates choreography and movement for theatre and opera productions in Russia and Europe stages in such houses as the Maly Drama Theatre, the Bolshoi Drama Theatre, Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw, Dailes Theatre in Riga, Dutch National Opera, Teatro Comunale in Florence, Paris National Opera and Théâtre du Châtelet.

Vasilkov regularly colaborates with such directors as Lev Dodin, Veniamin Filshtinsky, Andrzej Bubień and Mikhail Gruzdov.

Participated is staging of more that 100 productions incluging Gaudeamus, Claustrophobia, A Play Without a Title, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Queen of Spades, Salome, Demon and Otello directed by Lev Dodin; Daniel Stein, Translator, Little Judas, On Foot and Osage County directed by Andrzej Bubień; Marriage and Venetian Woman directed by Mikhail Gruzdov; Romeo and Juliet directed by Veniamin Filshtinsky; The Winter’s Tale directed by Declan Donnellan.

In 2001 received Latvian national award ‘Spēlmaņu nakts’.

Vasilkov’s works as a wrighter were published in the Aurora magazine and British and Australian press. Published a book with Filshtinsky as his co-author. Author of ballet libretti, including Quietly Flows the Don, Faust and The Moon Princess.