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BAM 2015 Winter/Spring Season #MariinskyBAM

Brooklyn Academy of Music The

Alan H. Fishman, , Chairman of the Board General and Artistic Director, State Academic Mariinsky Theatre

William I. Campbell, Frederick Iseman, Vice Chairman of the Board Chairman, Mariinsky Foundation of America

Adam E. Max, Donald M. Kendall, Vice Chairman of the Board Chairman Emeritus

Karen Brooks Hopkins, Michael D. White, President Vice Chairman

Joseph V. Melillo, Executive Producer BAM and the Mariinsky Theatre present : Dances for Piano

Music by Frédéric Chopin

Season Sponsor: Choreography by , , and Mariinsky BAM engagement made possible by: Musical direction by Valery Gergiev

BAM Howard Gilman House Jan 24 at 7:30pm; Jan 25 at 3pm

Leadership support for the Mariinsky Residency at Running time: two hours and 10 minutes, BAM provided by Frederick Iseman including two intermissions VTB Bank is the Principal Partner of the Mariinsky Theatre. Sberbank and Yoko Nagae Ceschina are Principal Sponsors. Chopiniana

Support for the Signature Artists Series provided by Choreography by Michel Fokine the Howard Gilman Foundation —intermission— Major support for the Mariinsky Residency at BAM provided by Renova Choreography by Jerome Robbins —intermission— Leadership support: The Harkness Foundation for Without The SHS Foundation Choreography by Benjamin Millepied Chopin: Dances for Piano

Chopiniana (1908)

Music by Frédéric Chopin Choreography by Michel Fokine Revised version by Set design by Vladimir Dementiev and Alexei Popov Based on original sketches by Orest Allegri

Performers Dancers Oxana Skorik, Timur Askerov Yana Selina, Anna Lavrinenko, Oxana Marchuk Piano Alexandra Zhilina

Chopiniana essentially grew from Chopin’s Seventh Waltz and was premiered on March 8, 1908. It is believed to have been Michel Fokine’s own favorite work, and has entered the repertoires of many of the world’s leading ballet companies.

Chopiniana does not have a traditional plot. The curtain goes up to reveal a picturesque group of ballerinas, frozen in anticipation as though embodying of the Young Man standing in the center of the composition. They rise like a romantic vision, circle around him, soar, spread out like light fog, and freeze again in their original poses.

Fokine’s ballet is a poetic example of stylization, but it is equally a work of its own time. Fokine incorporated the cultural experiences of the past and ideas of the present, imbuing them with universal meaning. It is not the characters in the ballet which develop, but the themes, moods, and feelings.

In The Night (1970)

Music by Frédéric Chopin Choreography by Jerome Robbins Staged by Ben Huys Costumes by Lighting by Jennifer Tipton Recreated by Nicole Pearce Staged by Ben Huy

Jan 24 Jan 25 Anastasia Matvienko, Filipp Stepin Anastasia Matvienko, Yekaterina Kondaurova, Yevgeny Ivanchenko Yekaterina Kondaurova, Yevgeny Ivanchenko Viktoria Tereshkina, Yuri Smekalov , Andrey Yermakov Piano Lyudmila Sveshnikova Piano Lyudmila Sveshnikova

World premiere: January 29, 1970, Ballet, New York Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: March 18, 1992 Premiere of the revival: May 5, 2009

Performed by permission of The Robbins Rights Trust

cont. Chopin: Dances for Piano cont.

Without (2011)

Music by Frédéric Chopin Choreography and costume design by Benjamin Millepied Lighting design by Vladimir Lukasevich Coaches and repetiteurs Celine Cassone and Jean-Francois Kessler

Jan 24 Jan 25 Anastasia Matvienko, Konstantin Zverev Anastasia Matvienko, Konstantin Zverev Kristina Shapran, Andrei Yermakov Kristina Shapran, Andrei Yermakov Nadezhda Batoeva, Filipp Stepin Yana Selina, Filipp Stepin Tatiana Tiliguzova, Ernest Latypov Tatiana Tiliguzova, Ernest Latypov Margarita Frolova, Margarita Frolova, Xander Parish Piano Philipp Kopachevsky Piano Philipp Kopachevsky

Premiere: April 19, 2011, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg

Production Sponsor: Toshihiko Takahashi

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810—49) was born near Warsaw, Poland. A gifted child, he began to com- pose music at the age of seven, making his first public performance the next year, and studied music with Joseph Elsner, founder of the Warsaw Conservatory, who encouraged Chopin to experiment. Poor health plagued Chopin even at the young age of 20, and his lack of stamina in performances persuaded him to focus on composing. He died of tuberculosis at a relatively young age, and although his body of work is small, it remains highly influential and practiced throughout the world.

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THE is closely linked with the past—became head of the company, its the entire history of the development of Russian repertoire was enriched with new productions, choreographic art which began more than two in particular dealing with contemporary and a half centuries ago. An important role in life. , Alexei Yermolayev, Marina the establishment and evolution of Semenova, and all danced was played by foreign dance masters. At the end at the Mariinsky Theatre during that period. of the 18th century, Franz Hilverding, Gasparo Ballet in the 1930s was largely influenced Angiolini, Giuseppe Canziani, and Charles le by dramatic theater, and this was reflected in Picq were all working in St. Petersburg. As far such productions as Rostislav Zakharov’s The back as the 1790s, however, the first Russian of Bakhchisarai, Vakhtang Chabukiani’s ballet teacher, Ivan Valberkh, came to the fore. The Heart of the Hills and ’s The main sphere of his activities was in a small Romeo and Juliet. mime . He sought to make his productions rich in subject matter and to create The 1960s saw and Choreographic recognizable, lifelike images. Miniatures by being staged, as well as productions of The Stone Flower and Ballet , reflecting his response The Legend of Love by Yuri Grigorovich, and The to the events of the Napoleonic War, occupied Coast of Hope and The Leningrad a special place in his work. The history of by —ballets which revived the St. Petersburg ballet in the 19th century was traditions of symphonic dances. The success associated with the activities of Charles Didelot, of these productions would obviously have Jules Perrot, and Arthur Saint-Léon. In 1869, been impossible without superb performers. the position of principal was During the period of the 1950s to 1970s, the entrusted to who markedly raised company’s dancers included , the professional standards of the company. , , Irina The peak accomplishments of this famous Gensler, , , Mikhail choreographer were ballets staged in the period Baryshnikov, Valery Panov, , and of his collaboration with the composers Pyotr Anatoly Sapogov. Tchaikovsky and —The Sleeping Beauty, , and . and by The talents of many generations of ballerinas appeared in the repertoire towards the end of the have been revealed in these works­—from 1970s, as did fragments of old choreography by Yekaterina Vyazem, Marina Semenova, and Perrot, Saint-Léon, and Coralli. Roland Petit and Galina Ulanova to younger dancers who are just Maurice Béjart came to work with the company starting their careers at the Mariinsky Theatre. At for a period. the turn of the 19th century, the Mariinsky Ballet produced such great dancers as , The present-day repertoire of the Mariinsky Ballet , , includes, along with Petipa’s legacy—Swan Olga Preobrazhenskaya, Olga Spesivtseva, Lake, Raymonda, , La Bayadère, and , and Nikolai and . The Sleeping Beauty—ballets staged by Michel Many of them brought glory to Russian ballet Fokine, , Frederic Ashton, during the legendary Saisons russes in William Forsythe, , Angelin which brought the pioneering works of Michel Preljocaj, and Wayne McGregor. Fokine to . The first years following the Russian Revolution ushered in difficult times for Ever since 2001, the Mariinsky Theatre has the Mariinsky Theatre. Almost all of its leading hosted the annual International Ballet Festival artists abandoned the company. Nevertheless, Mariinsky. Its participants include the greatest the classical repertoire was retained during this soloists from leading ballet companies from all period. In 1922 when —a over the globe. daring innovator and a brilliant connoisseur of Who’s Who

VALERY GERGIEV is artistic and general direc- sky Theatre in 1904. His early works were cho- tor of the Mariinsky Theatre. He established and reographed for school performances or special directs festivals including the Stars of the White occasions. In 1907 he created his first work for Nights, the Gergiev Festival (the Netherlands), the Imperial Russian Ballet, Pavillion d’Armide. and the Easter Festival. In 1997 follow- That year he created Chopiniana, to music by ing Sir Georg Solti’s death, Valery Gergiev took Frédéric Chopin, an early example of choreogra- over the World Orchestra for Peace. The maestro phy to a pre-existing score rather than to custom- is principal conductor of the Symphony written music. Chopiniana was revised over three Orchestra and, starting in 2015, will become years and Fokine’s romantic in the principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic style of Taglioni became (1909). Orchestra. At the Mariinsky Theatre Gergiev has Fokine furthered his reputation as choreogra- overseen the emergence of a plethora of world- pher for Diaghilev’s first ballet seasons in the class singers. Under his direction the theater’s West, in which Fokine was freer to diverge from opera and ballet repertoires have become much traditional academic forms. Among his ballets for richer and more diverse, now including a broad the were the range of works from 18th- to 20th-century from , Les Sylphides, Le Spectre de classics as well as music by contemporary la Rose, and Petrouchka. Fokine worked in Rus- composers. In 2006 Hall opened sia until 1918 and moved to the US where he on the site of workshops that had burned down, continued to teach, dance, and choreograph. He and May 2, 2013 saw the opening of the new made new dances for Ballet Russes, including Mariinsky Theatre (Mariinsky-II) alongside the L’Epreuve d’Amour, and for Ballet Theatre, in- historical building—thus the Mariinsky Theatre cluding , but he was most often asked was transformed into a theater and concert to revive the masterpieces he originally made for complex unparalleled in . Established by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Gergiev in 2009, the Mariinsky recording label has already released more than 25 discs that BENJAMIN MILLEPIED (choreographer), born have won praise and acclaim from critics and in France, attended the Conservatoire National audiences alike across the globe. He works with de Lyon. In 1993, he entered School of Ameri- the ; the Vienna, New York, can Ballet, the school of and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestras; and the (NYCB), receiving the Bourse Lavoisier, a schol- Filarmonica della Scala. In 2014 the Children’s arship from the French Ministry. In the 1994 Chorus of Russia, founded on the initiative of SAB Spring Workshop, he originated a role in Gergiev on the basis of the All-Russian Choral Jerome Robbins’ Two and Three Part Inventions, Society, first performed a program at the Mariin- and won the . He received the sky-II and subsequently took part in the Closing Wien Award for Outstanding Promise at SAB Ceremony of the XXII in Sochi. and was invited to join NYCB. In 2001, he was Gergiev’s numerous awards and prizes include promoted to principal where he remained until prestigious government decorations from Russia, his retirement as a dancer in 2011. With NYCB, , Italy, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Millepied danced repertoire by Balanchine and and Poland. He is dean of the faculty of arts of Robbins. Original roles were created for him by the St. Petersburg State University, co-chairman Robbins, , Alexei Ratmansky, Chris- of the Organizational Committee of the XV topher Wheeldon, and others. Millepied started International Tchaikovsky Competition, chairman choreographing in 2001; in 2002 he founded of the All-Russian Choral Society, and honorary Danses Concertantes. For eight years the com- president of the Edinburgh International Festival. pany performed new works and ballet repertory In 2012 the maestro was awarded the titles of all over the world. From 2006—07, Millepied honorary doctor of the Moscow State University was choreographer-in-residence at Baryshnikov and honorary professor of the St. Petersburg Arts Center. He received the US Artists Wynn Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire. Fellowship (2007), and was named Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French MICHEL FOKINE (choreographer, 1880— Ministry of Culture (2010). Millepied’s ballets are 1942), a highly influential choreographer, was in the repertory of companies around the world also a gifted dancer and teacher. He graduated including NYCB, Ballet, ABT, and from the Imperial Ballet School (St. Petersburg) Mariinsky Ballet. Collaborators include compos- in 1898 and became First Soloist at the Mariin- ers and artists such as , , Who’s Who

Barbara Kruger, Rodarte, and Santiago Calatrava. (Prince Siegfried), La Bayadère (Solor), Don Millepied works in film as choreographer and Quixote (Basilio), The Legend of Love (Ferkhad), director. In 2013, Millepied founded the Amoveo Carmen Suite (Josè), (The Nut- Company with composer , a collec- cracker Prince), and George Balanchine’s Ballet tive collaborating in digital media, live events, tele- Imperial, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oberon), vision, and film. In 2010, Millepied choreographed and (Diamonds). and starred in ’s Black Swan. In 2012, he founded L.A. Dance Project, featuring NADEZHDA BATOEVA is a recipient of the new collaborative work and past multidisciplinary Hope of Russia prize (2008). She was born in dance collaborations. Millepied recently assumed Neryungri, graduated from the Vaganova Acad- directorship of . emy of Russian Ballet in 2009, and joined the Mariinsky Ballet that year. Her repertoire includes JEROME ROBBINS (choreographer) is re- (Classical Duet); Swan Lake (Friends of nowned for his ballet choreography and as a the Prince); La Bayadère (“Manu” dance, Indian director and choreographer in theater, movies, Dance, Trio of Shades); The Sleeping Beauty (the and television. Broadway shows include On White Cat); (Amour, Flower sellers); the Town, Billion Dollar Baby, West Side Story, Michel Fokine’s Chopiniana and Le Gypsy, , Call Me Madam, and Fiddler (Columbine); Leonid Jakobson’s Spartacus on the Roof. His last Broadway production, Je- (Etruscans) and Shurale (Fiery Witch); Bal- rome Robbins’ Broadway (1989), won six Tony anchine’s Jewels (Rubies), (Polyhymnia), Awards including best musical and best director. and (I. Allegro vivo, III. Allegro Among the more than 60 ballets he created are vivace); Alexei Ratmansky’s (Cinderel- , Afternoon of a Faun, The Concert, la), (Kitty), and DSCH; , In the Night, and Glass William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Pieces, which are in the repertories of NYCB Elevated; and Infra by Wayne McGregor. and other companies throughout the world. His last ballets include A created MARGARITA FROLOVA was born in St. Peters- for Baryshnikov (1994), 2 & 3 Part Inventions burg and graduated from the Vaganova Academy (1994), and (1995). In of Russian Ballet in 2009. She joined the addition to two Academy Awards for the film Mariinsky Ballet the same year. Her repertoire West Side Story, Robbins received four Tony includes: La Sylphide (Nancy, sylphs); Giselle Awards, five Donaldson Awards, two Emmy (Monna); The Sleeping Beauty (Little Red Rid- Awards, the Screen Directors’ Guild Award, and ing Hood, The Generous Fairy); The Legend of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. He Love (Shyrin’s friends); Carmen Suite (Tobacco- was a 1981 Kennedy Center Honors Recipient Worker); La Valse; The Nutcracker (Chinese and was awarded the French Chevalier dans Dance); Ratmansky’s Cinderella (Khudyshka) l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur. Robbins and The Little Humpbacked Horse (Wet-Nurses); died in 1998. Edwaard Liang’s Flight of Angels, Millepied’s Without and Preljocaj’s Le Park. DANCERS YEVGENY IVANCHENKO was named an TIMUR ASKEROV was a recipient of the Spirit Honored Artist of Russia (2010). He was born of Dance prize in the category of Rising Star in Ashkhabad (Turkmenistan), graduated from (2012), and was a prize winner at the XII In- the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, and ternational Ballet Dancers’ and Choreographers’ joined the Mariinsky Ballet in 1992, where he Competition in Moscow (1st prize, 2013). He has been a since 1996. His was born in Baku, , and graduated repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre includes from the Baku School of Dance in 2008. The Giselle (Count Albrecht), Le Corsaire (Conrad), same year he joined the Azerbaijan State Aca- La Bayadère (Solor), from the ballet demic Mirza Fatali Akhundov Opera and Ballet , The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré), Theatre, and from 2009 to 2011 he worked at Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried), Raymonda (Jean the National Academic Shevchenko Opera and de Brienne), Don Quixote (Basilio, Espada), The Ballet Theatre of Ukraine. He joined the Mari- Nutcracker (Prince), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), insky Ballet Company in 2011. His repertoire The Legend of Love (Ferkhad), Carmen Suite includes Giselle (Count Albrecht), Swan Lake (Torero), Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon (Des Who’s Who

Grieux), and lead roles in ballets by Fokine (The Lake (Cygnets, Neapolitan Dance), Don Quixote Firebird, Chopiniana, and Schéhérazade), Bal- (Flower Sellers); Fokine’s Le Carnaval (Col- anchine (Ballet Imperial, Theme and , umbine) and Chopiniana (Nocturne, Eleventh , Apollo, Symphony in C second move- Waltz); Rostislav Zakharov’s The Fountain of ment, Scotch Symphony, Jewels—Diamonds), Bakhchisarai (Bells Dance); Grigorovich’s The and Robbins’ In the Night. Legend of Love (Shirin’s friends); Balanchine’s Theme and Variations, Symphony in C, and The YEKATERINA KONDAUROVA is a recipient Four Temperaments; Alonso’s Carmen (Woman of the Benois de la Danse (2006), Golden Tobacco Worker); Le Parc by Preljocaj; Forsythe’s Sofit (2008), and Golden Mask (2011) prizes, In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated and Approxi- and Ballet magazine’s Spirit of Dance—2011 mate Sonata; Sacre (Sasha Waltz), and Infra prize. She was born in Moscow, and joined the (McGregor). Mariinsky Ballet soon after graduating from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in 2001. ULYANA LOPATKINA was named a People’s She has been a principal since 2012. Her Artist of Russia (2005). She was a recipient of repertoire includes Swan Lake (Odette-Odile); the State Prize of Russia (1999), a prize winner La Bayadère (Nikia and Gamzatti); Raymonda at the Vaganova-Prix International Competition (Raymonda); Le Corsaire (Medora); The Sleep- (St. Petersburg, 1991), and won the following ing Beauty (Lilac Fairy); Yakobson’s Spartacus prizes: the Golden Sofit (1995); Divine, together (Phrygia and Aegina); Balanchine’s with the accolade Best Ballerina (1996); the (the Siren), Serenade, Symphony in C (Second Golden Mask (1997); Benois de la Danse Movement), (Choleric), (1997); Baltika (1997 and 2001); Evening Jewels (Emeralds, Rubies, Diamonds), La Valse, Standard (1998); Monaco World Dance Award and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (, (2001); and Triumph (2004). In 1998 she Hippolyta); Yuri Grigorovich’s The Legend of was awarded the honorary title of Artiste of Her Love (Mekhmeneh Bahnu); Ratmansky’s Anna Imperial Majesty, the Stage of Sovereign Russia Karenina (Anna); as well as ballets by Fokine, and the Mankind-Creator Medal. She joined Robbins, Roland Petit, Forsythe, , the Mariinsky Ballet in 1991 after graduating Preljocaj, and McGregor. from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, and became a principal in 1995. She performs ERNEST LATYPOV was a prize winner at the XII an extremely broad range of roles including International Ballet Dancers and Choreographers’ Marius Petipa’s La Bayadère (Nikia), Swan Lake Competition in Moscow (3rd prize, 2013), and (Odette-Odile), Raymonda (Raymonda), Paquita at the XIII Yekaterina Maximova Open Russian (grand pas, Soloist), The Sleeping Beauty (Lilac Ballet Competition Arabesque 2014 (2nd prize Fairy), Le Corsaire (Medora), and ballets by in the ballet dancers’ competition; 2nd prize in Fokine, Grigorovich, Balanchine, Robbins, Petit, the contemporary choreography competition). He , and Ratmansky. was born in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, OXANA MARCHUK was born in Pärnu (), and joined the Mariinsky Ballet in 2012. His graduated from the Vaganova Academy of repertoire includes Giselle (Classical Duet), Swan Russian Ballet in 2010, and joined the Mariinsky Lake (Prince’s Friends), Le Corsaire (Ali, Lank- Ballet the same year. Her repertoire includes: edem), Don Quixote (Basilio), Schèhèrazade La Sylphide (Effie, Nancy), The Sleeping (Zobeide’s Slave) by Fokine, The Fountain of Beauty (Little Red Riding Hood, Carefree Bakhchisarai (Vaslav) by Rostislav Zakharov, Fairy), Don Quixote (Amour), Fokine’s Le Balanchine’s Piano Concerto No. 2 (Ballet Impe- Carnaval (Columbine, Butterfly) and Petrouchka rial) and Jewels (Emeralds), and (Slave, (Ballerina, Dancer), Balanchine’s A Midsummer Pluto) by . Night’s Dream (Butterfly), Vainonen’s The Nutcracker (Doll, ), Yakobson’s ANNA LAVRINENKO was born in Bagra- Spartacus (Maenad), Zakharov’s The Fountain tion (Kaliningrad region), graduated from the of Bakhchisarai (Young women), and Alonso’s Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, and joined Carmen Suite (Woman Tobacco Worker). the Mariinsky Ballet in 2005. Her repertoire includes: The Sleeping Beauty (Silver Fairy, ANASTASIA MATVIENKO was a prize-winner at Canary Fairy, Little Red Riding Hood), Swan the Serge Lifar International Competition (Kiev, Who’s Who

2002) and the International Ballet and Chore- La Sylphide (the Sylph), Giselle (Monna), Le ography Competition (Moscow, 2005). She was Corsaire (Trio of Odalisques), La Bayadère the recipient of a prize and the press jury award (D’jampe, Trio of Shades), The Sleeping Beauty at the International Ballet Competition in Varna (Canary Fairy, Little Red Riding Hood, White (2004), and the Dance Open International Ballet Cat), Le Réveil de Flore (Aurore), Swan Lake Prize (2011). Born in Sevastopol, Ukraine, she (Pas de trois, Neapolitan Dance), Don Quixote graduated from the Kiev State School of Dance. (Amour, Flower-Sellers), Raymonda (Henrietta), She was a soloist with the National Opera of The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Maria), and the Ukraine from 2001, and from 2007 to 2009 lead roles in the ballets by Fokine, Balanchine’s was a prima ballerina with the Mikhailovsky Apollo (Calliope, Polyhymnia), Symphony in C, Theatre in St. Petersburg. She joined the Theme and Variations, The Four Temperaments Mariinsky Theatre in 2009 where she performs (Melancholy), Jewels (Emeralds, Diamonds), Piano both classical and contemporary repertoires. Her Concerto No. 2 (Ballet Imperial), Scotch Sym- repertoire includes Giselle (Giselle); La Bayadère phony, La Valse, and Serenade, and ballets by Rat- (Nikia, Gamzatti); The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora); mansky, Forsythe, David Dawson, and Neumeier. Swan Lake (Odette-Odile); Don Quixote (Kitri); Fokine’s Chopiniana; Balanchine’s Symphony in KRISTINA SHAPRAN graduated from the Va- C, Scotch Symphony, Serenade, Apollo (Terp- ganova Academy of Russian Ballet in 2011 and sichore), Jewels (Rubies), and A Midsummer was engaged as a soloist at the Stanislavsky and Night’s Dream (Hippolyta); Leonid Lavrovsky’s Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre. Romeo and Juliet (Juliet); Ratmansky’s The Little Her repertoire there included Giselle (Giselle), Humpbacked Horse (Tsar Maiden); Cinderella Don Quixote (Kitri), La Bayadère (Nikia), La (Cinderella); as well as ballets by Robbins, Mil- Sylphide (Sylph), and Coppélia (Swanilda) by lepied, and McGregor. Roland Petit. In 2014 she was a prima ballerina with the , where her reper- XANDER PARISH has received numerous ac- toire included Giselle (Giselle), La Bayadère (Ni- colades including Young British Dancer of the kia), Le Corsaire (Medora), and ballets by Nacho Year award (2nd prize, London, 2004), Ursula Duato. She joined the Mariinsky Ballet Company Moreton Choreographic Award (Royal Ballet in 2014. Her repertoire includes Le Corsaire School, 1st prize, 2003), a prize at the Adeline (Medora), Giselle (Giselle), and Balanchine’s Genée International Ballet Competition (Silver Apollo (Terpsichore). Medal, , 2004), the Taglioni Award in the category of Best Young Male Dancer (2014), VLADIMIR SHKLYAROV was a prize winner at and the Léonide Massine Prize in the category the Vaganova-Prix International Competition (St. “Emerging Talent on the International Scene” Petersburg, 2002) and the International Ballet (Positano, Italy, 2014). He was born in York- and Choreography Competition (Moscow, 2009). shire, Great Britain, graduated from the Royal He received prizes including the Spirit of Dance Ballet School in 2005, and joined the Royal (2008), Leonid Massine International Prize (Posi- Ballet Company. He began dancing with the tano, 2008), and Zegna–Mariinsky New Talent Mariinsky Ballet in 2010. His repertoire includes Award (London, 2008). He was born in St. Giselle (Count Albrecht); Swan Lake (Prince Petersburg, graduated from the Vaganova Acad- Siegfried, the Prince’s Friends); Raymonda emy of Russian Ballet, and joined the Mariinsky (Bèranger); Fokine’s Chopiniana; Romeo and Theatre in 2003, where he has been a principal Juliet (Romeo, Paris) by Lavrovsky; Balanchine’s dancer since 2011. He performs lead roles in Apollo (Apollo), Serenade, Symphony in C, Jew- all of the theater’s repertoire: La els (Emeralds, Diamonds), Piano Concerto No. Sylphide (James), Giselle (Count Albrecht), Le 2 (Ballet Imperial), and A Midsummer Night’s Corsaire (Ali), La Bayadère (Solor, Golden Idol), Dream (Demetrius); Sylvia (Aminta) by Ashton; The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré), Swan Lake Ratmansky’s Anna Karenina (Count Vronsky); Le (Prince Siegfried), Raymonda (Jean de Bri- Parc by Preljocaj; and ballets by van Manen. enne), Don Quixote (Basilio), as well as ballets by Balanchine, Forsythe, Harald Lander, and YANA SELINA was born in St. Petersburg, Ratmansky. He originated roles including Zéphyr graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Rus- in a reconstruction of Petipa’s ballet Le Réveil sian Ballet in 1997, and joined the Mariinsky de Flore (2007) and in Harlequin (a recon- Ballet the same year. Her repertoire includes struction of Fokine’s ballet Le Carnaval, 2008). L

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He has appeared in gala concerts to celebrate ballets by Balanchine, Robbins, Fokine, Ashton, Maris Liepa’s 70th birthday (Moscow, 2006), Preljocaj, and Ratmansky. Malakhov and Friends gala (Berlin, 2008), Bal- lettisimo (Guadalajara, 2008), DANCE OPEN FILIPP STEPIN was born in St. Petersburg, (St. Petersburg, 2010), Nureyev and Friends graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Rus- (Vienna, 2012), and Stars of the 21st Century sian Ballet in 2005, and joined the Mariinsky (Paris, New York, 2012). In 2012 at the Company the same year, where he Theatre he performed the role of Prince Siegfried has been a soloist since 2009. His repertoire in Swan Lake. includes a vast range of roles in classical ballets: Don Quixote (Basilio), Le Corsaire (Ali, Lank- OXANA SKORIK is a recipient of Léonide Mas- edem), The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré), La sine International Prize for the Art of Dance Sylphide (James), Giselle (Albrecht, Classical (Positano, Italy, 2014), the Spirit of Dance prize Duet), La Bayadère (Idol), Lavrovsky’s Romeo in the category of Rising Star (2012), and a and Juliet (Romeo), Forsythe’s Steptext and In prize-winner at the XII International Ballet Danc- the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, and ballets by ers’ and Choreographers’ Competition in Moscow Fokine, Yakobson, Balanchine, Ratmansky, and (2nd prize, 2013). She was born in Kharkov, McGregor. Ukraine, graduated from the Perm School of Dance in 2007, and joined the Mariinsky Bal- VIKTORIA TERESHKINA was named an Hon- let the same year. Her repertoire includes La ored Artist of Russia (2008). Honors include: a Sylphide (Sylph), Giselle (Giselle), La Bayadère prize at the Perm International Ballet Competition (Nikia), The Sleeping Beauty (Lilac Fairy, (2006), recipient of the Spirit of Dance prize Princess Florine), Swan Lake (Odette-Odile), from Ballet magazine (2006), the Golden Sofit, Le Corsaire (Medora), Raymonda (Raymonda), St. Petersburg’s theater prize (2006), the DANCE Don Quixote (Kitri, Queen of the Dryads), The OPEN International ballet prize in the category Nutcracker (Masha), Fokine’s Chopiniana, of “Miss Virtuosa” (2010). She was born in Balanchine’s Serenade, Symphony in C (3rd Krasnoyarsk, graduated from the Vaganova movement), Jewels (Diamonds, Rubies), A Academy of Russian Ballet in 2001, and joined Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Piano Concerto the Mariinsky Ballet Company where she is a No 2 (Ballet Imperial), as well as The Legend of prima ballerina. Her repertoire includes principal Love (Mekhmeneh-Bahnu) by Grigorovich and roles in all classical ballets that are performed at Infra by McGregor. the Mariinsky Theatre as well as ballets by Grig- orovich, Lander, Balanchine, Robbins, Forsythe, YURI SMEKALOV was a prize winner at the and McGregor. She was the first performer of XI International Ballet Dancers’ and Choreogra- the roles of the Queen of the Sea ( with phers’ Competition (choreography category, 1st choreography by Lacotte, 2006) and the Tsar prize, Moscow, 2009), a recipient of St. Peters- Maiden (The Little Humpbacked Horse with burg’s theater prize, the Golden Sofit (best male choreography by Ratmansky, 2009). role in ballet) for the lead in Angelin Preljocaj’s ballet Le Parc (2011), and a prize winner at the TATIANA TILIGUZOVA won prizes at the VII International Competition of Choreographers international youth dance competitions (Kiev, and Ballet Masters under the patronage of the 2002: Kharkov, 2004). She was born in Minsk, International Dance Council CID-UNESCO (ballet , graduated from the Vaganova Acad- video category, 1st prize, Novosibirsk, 2012). emy of Russian Ballet in 2009, and joined the He was born in Nizhny Tagil, and graduated in Mariinsky Ballet that year. Repertoire includes: 1998 from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Swan Lake (Hungarian Dance), The Sleeping Ballet. From 1998 to 2009 he was a soloist with Beauty (Frolicsome Fairy), Fokine’s Le Carnaval the St. Petersburg State Academic (Estrella), La Valse by Balanchine, Shurale (Fiery Ballet Theatre. Smekalov was invited to join the Witch) by Yakobson, ’s Carmen Mariinsky Theatre in 2009. At the Mariinsky Suite (Tobacco Worker), Forsythe’s In the Middle, Theatre his repertoire includes Don Quixote Somewhat Elevated, as well as choreography by (Espada), Giselle (Hans), Swan Lake (von Yuri Smekalov and Anton Pimonov. Rothbart), Raymonda (Abderakhman), Leonid Yakobson’s Shurale (Ali-Batyr) and Spartacus ANDREI YERMAKOV was born in St. Peters- (Spartacus, Harmodius), and lead roles in burg, graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Who’s Who

Russian Ballet, and joined the Mariinsky Ballet Spivakov, Alexander Dmitriev, and Dmitry Liss, Company in 2005. Repertoire includes roles in among others. Kopachevsky has appeared Le Corsaire (Conrad, Ali), La Bayadère (Solor), at international festivals, such as the Andrei Swan Lake (von Rothbart), Raymonda (Jean de Sakharov Festival (Nizhny Novgorod), Steinway Brienne), Don Quixote (Basilio), Fokine’s The Festival, Arts Naples World Festival (US), Colmar Firebird (Ivan Tsarevich), Rostislav Zakha- International Festival (France), Mstislav Rostropo- rov’s The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Vaslav), vich Memorial Festival (Baku), Vladimir Spivakov Yakobson’s Shurale (Ali-Batyr), Grigorovich’s Invites, Stars on Baikal, Crescendo, and Denis The Legend of Love (Ferkhad), Alonso’s Carmen Matsuev Invites, among others. He performed at Suite (José, Torero), Balanchine’s Serenade, the world premiere of choreographer Millepied’s Jewels (Emeralds, Diamonds), La Valse, A Without at the Mariinsky and is involved in the Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ratmansky’s Anna Moscow State Academic Philharmonic’s project Karenina (Count Vronsky) and Concerto DSCH, Stars of the 21st Century. and McGregor’s Infra. LYUDMILA SVESHNIKOVA (piano) received KONSTANTIN ZVEREV was a prize winner at medals including For Valour in Labour (1983), the International Ballet Competition in Seoul in Veteran of Labour (1999), For Services to the 2009. He joined the Mariinsky Ballet in 2005 Fatherland, 2nd class (2010), and won prizes after graduating from the Vaganova Academy of at the Golden Sofit (2010) and the VII Window Russian Ballet. His repertoire includes roles in on Europe (2012). Born in Leningrad, she such ballets as Giselle (Count Albrecht, Hans); graduated from Leningrad State Rimsky-Korsakov Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried, von Rothbart); Don Conservatoire (classes of Ikharev, Shenderov- Quixote (Basilio and Espada); Le Réveil de Flore ich). She was concertmistress at Conservatoire’s (Apollo); Balanchine’s Theme and Variations, Opera Studio. She has worked at the Mariinsky Jewels (Diamonds, Emeralds), La Valse, and A Theatre since 1975, responsible for musical Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oberon, Pas de deux preparation of numerous productions, and a lead from Act II); Yakobson’s Shurale (Shurale); Lav- performer of piano solos for ballets. As a concert- rovsky’s Romeo and Juliet (Romeo, Paris); Ratman- mistress she has worked with Gergiev, Rodion sky’s Anna Karenina (Count Vronsky) and Concerto Shchedrin, Viktor Fedotov, and Gianandrea DSCH; Alonso’s Carmen Suite (José, Torero); In Noseda, to name a few. She has worked with the Middle, Somewhat Elevated by Forsythe, and choreographers, dancers, and coaches includ- ballets by Robbins, Lander, and Preljocaj. ing Yakobson, Irina Kolpakova, Yuri Grigorovich, Natalia Makarova, Robbins, and Rudolf Nureyev. PIANISTS Solo piano repertoire at the Mariinsky includes Le Parc by Preljocaj; In the Night by Robbins; PHILIPP KOPACHEVSKY (piano), a soloist of Without by Millepied; Piano Concerto No. 2 the Moscow State Academic Philharmonic and a (Ballet Imperial), Jewels (Rubies), and prize-winner at international competitions, won by Balanchine; Lunaire by Ratmansky; early acclaim, appears in recitals throughout and Errand into the Maze by Martha Graham. the world, and is particularly popular in Japan, where he recorded for NHK-TV a disc of music ALEXANDRA ZHILINA (piano) was a prize by Chopin. He was born in Moscow in 1990, winner at an international competition in Trapani and graduated from the Central School of Music (Italy, 1995). She was born in Leningrad and of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire. graduated from the St. Petersburg State Rimsky- He is a student at the Moscow Conservatoire Korsakov Conservatoire (class of I. Lebedev, S. (class of Sergei Dorensky). He has won prizes at Vakman, T. Fidler). She has been an assistant eight international competitions, among them the to T. Fidler. Zhilina has worked at the Mariinsky International Piano Competition Theatre since 1994, where she is responsible for (Germany). He has performed with the world’s the musical preparation of the ballet Sylvia. She great orchestras, including English Chamber participated in a collaboration between the Bol- Orchestra, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, shoi and Mariinsky Theatres in Japan in 2007. Russian National Orchestra, and the Aca- Solo repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre includes demic Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg In the Night by Robbins, Jewels (Rubies) by Bal- Philharmonic. He has collaborated with such anchine, and Trois Gnossienes by van Manen. conductors as Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Who’sMariinsky Who Orchestra

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