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Kristian Ratevossian KRISTIAN RATEVOSSIAN Mob +49 179 1093946 London, UK EDUCATION VAGANOVA BALLET ACADEMY, ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA 1981-1990 Class: Oleg Sokolov and Benjamin Zimin Teachers: Konstantin Sergeev, Natalia Dudinskaya, Inna Zubkovskaya, Irina Gensler, Boris Brevadze, Marat Daukaev, Nikolai Serebrennikow, Ninel Kurgapkina HAMILTON ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS IN COLLABORATION WITH VANCLIFFEN ARTS FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BALLET ARTS (U.S.A.) 2012-2014 Qualification: Professional Ballet Teacher’s Program in Vaganova system EXPERIENCE CHOREOGRAPHER, BALLET MASTER, GALA CO-ORGANISER, JUDGE IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS, 2010 -PRESENT Judge and Master-Classes at Across the World competition, Turin, Italy, 2018 Member of Judge Panel and Master-Classes at London Children’s Ballet School, 2018 Rehearsal of Golden Idol variation at Mikhailovsky Theatre ballet company, 2018 Master-Classes at Centro Danza Millennium, Milan, Italy, 2018 Master-Class for Gravity Ballet, Hong Kong, 2018 Master-Classes for China’s national synchronised swimming team, Chengdu, China 2018 Technical Director, Luxembourg Gala des Etoiles, Luxembourg, 2016, 2017, 2018 Judge and Master-Classes at Planet of Talents, Samara, Russia, 2018 Master-Classes at Russian Ballet College, Genoa, Italy, 2018 Judge at Russian Open Dance Cup, Orel, Russia, 2018 Judge at Dance World Cup Qualifier, Offenburg, Germany and Krakow, Poland 2018 Master Classes at Non Solo Danza and Area Dance, Milan, Italy, 2017-2018 Master-Classes at V&T Classical Ballet Academy, Los Angeles, USA 2018 Judge, Master-Classes, Youth America Gran Prix (YAGP) Semi-Finals, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, USA, 2018 Guest Teacher at Dance Attic, London, UK, 2017 - Present Guest Teacher at DanceWorks, London, UK, 2016 - Present Master Classes at Dance Dream, Cesenatico, Italy, 2017 Master Classes at Pavlova International Ballet School and Company, Bergamo, Italy, 2012, 2017 Judge at Dance Without Rules Competition, Belgorod, Kaluga, Kursk, Russia, 2017 Master Classes at 12th Finland International Summer Ballet School, Savonlinna, Finland, 2017 Judge, Master-Classes, Dance World Cup Final, Offenburg, Germany, 2017 Master Classes at Brigitte Gauci Borda School of Dance, Malta, 2017 Master Classes and Guest Teacher at English National Ballet School, London, 2015-2017 Guest Teacher at West London School of Dance, London, UK, 2017 Guest Teacher at Het Nationale Ballet, Amsterdam, Holland, 2016 Guest Teacher at Russian Ballet School, Hong Kong, 2016 Guest Teacher at DanceWorks International Ballet Academy (DIBA), London, 2016 Guest Teacher at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Artistic Director: Nacho Duato, 2015-2016 Co-Organiser, Dance Open Festival, St Petersburg, 2015 Guest teacher at Saint-Petersburg Ballet Theatre, Artistic Director: Konstantin Tachkin, St.Peters- burg, 2015 Co-Organiser Gala Russе, les Etoiles des ballets Russes, Monaco, 2015 Guest Teacher at Kirova Ballet of Miami, USA, 2011, 2015 Master Class in Bishkek Ballet School. Ch. Bazarbaeva, Kyrgyzstan, 2014 Dancer at Saint-Petersburg Theatre Tchaikovsky, Artistic Director Elizabeth Menshikova, Tour in Norway 2014 Master Class at Hamilton City Ballet, Canada, 2014 Dancer at Russian National Ballet Theatre (Moscow), Artistic Director: Evgeny Amosov. Tour in Poland, Norway and Sweden. Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty, 2013 Dancer at Classical Ballet Theatre (St. Petersburg) V.S. Korolkov. Tour in Mexico, 2012-2013 Choreographer for http://slavapopov.com/ Cirque Du Soleil, 2011 Summer workshop SMD Scuola Movimento Danza Associazione Culturale, Sassari, Italy, 2010 CHOREOGRAPHER, BALLET MASTER AND DANCER WINTER AND SUMMER WORKSHOPS, TOKYO 2005 - 2015 BALLET MASTER AND DANCER DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN 2010–2015 DANCER VARIOUS COMPANIES, BERLIN 1997-2009 State ballet Company of Germany TV/MDR, Deutschland Company Theatre & Orchestra Ltd. Neubrandenburg /Neustrelitz Theatre Ltd. At the Culture Congress Centrum Brandenburgat the Havel State Theatre Coburg DeutscheShowballett ZDF DeutscheOper Berlin VolkstheaterRostock Belle et Fou, Berlin Show at Potsdamerplatz BALLET MASTER AND DANCER THE NBA BALLET COMPANY, TOKYO 2006-2007 CHOREOGRAPHER AND BALLET MASTER VARIOUS SHOWS, BERLIN 2003–2004 SOLOIST STAATSOPER BERLIN 1995-1997 Artistic Director: Michael Denar Teachers: Michael Denar, Berndt Dreier, Egon Bishov, Monika Lubitz, Vladimir Gelvan, Piotr Nardelli PERFORMANCES The Nutcracker; Choreographer: Wassili Wainonen Raymonda; Choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev / Petipa Apropos Scheherazade; Choreographer: Maurice Bejart Wozzeck- Reflexe; Choreographer: Helga Musial, Maryse Delente, Jorma Uotinen Le Concours; Choreographer: Maurice Bejart Sleeping Beauty; Choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev Die Welt der Ballets Russes (Les Noces); Choreographer: W. Nijinsky Les Lac des Fees (Der Feensee); Choreographer: Pierre La Cotte Violin Concerto; Choreographer: Balanchine Le Fils Prodigue (Der Verlorene Sohn); Choreographer: Balanchine Symphonie in C; Choreographer: Balanchine Carmen- Suite; Choreographer: Alberto Alonso Carmina Burana; Choreographer: Youri Vamos, Joyce Juoco Dix Oder Eros und Tod; Choreographer: Roland Petit Don Quixote; Choreographer: Patrice Bart, Maurice Petipa, Jose de Udaeta Nacht/ verklärte nacht Der Wunderbare Mandarin; Choreographer: Maurice Bejart SOLOIST THEATER DER LANDESHAUPTSTADT MAGDEBURG 1994-1995 Artistic Director: Irena Schneider Teacher: Slava Mukhamedov PERFORMANCES Ocean and Pearl; Choreographer: Gorski Bolero; Choreographer: Irene Schneider Carmina Burana; Choreographer: Irene Schneider The Nutcracker; Choreographer: Irene Schneider Three Musketeers; Choreographer: Irene Schneider Rocky Horror Show SOLOIST VEREINIGTE BÜHNEN GRAZ, STEIERMARK, AUSTRIA 1993-1994 Artistic Director: Gerlinde Dill Teachers: Christian Vancea, Elisabeth Gombkötö PERFORMANCES The Nutcracker; Choreographer: P. Shaufuss Anatevka; Choreographer: Rosita Steinhauser Sorbas; Choreographer: Rosita Steinhauser Sylvia; Choreographer: Laszlo Seregi SOLOIST STAATSOPER WIEN, VIENNA 1992-1993 Artistic Director: Elena Tschernishova Teachers: German Pribylov, Sergei Soloviev, Milan Hatala PERFORMANCES Romeo and Juliet; Choreographer: John Cranko La Fille Mal Garde; Choreographer: F. Ashton Giselle; Choreographer: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, Elena Tschernishova Don Quixote; Choreographer: Elena Tschernishova, Marius Petipa The Nutcracker; Choreographer: Y. Grigorovich Midsummer’s Night Dream; Choreographer: John Neumeier DANCER BOLSHOI THEATRE; MOSCOW, RUSSIA - 1990-1992 Artistic Director: Yuri Grigorovich Teachers: Asaf Messerer, Boris Akimov, Yuri Vladimirov, Shamil Jagoudin, Vasily Vorohobko PERFORMANCES Swan Lake; Choreographer: Y. Grigorovich The Nutcracker; Choreographer: Y. Grigorovich The Golden Age; Choreographer: Y. Grigorovich.
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