Artem Ovcharenko

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Artem Ovcharenko

As Jean de Brienne (Raymonda), Bolshoi, 2010
Born Artem Ovcharenko
(1986-12-31)31 December 1986
Dnipropetrovsk, USSR
Occupation Ballet Dancer
Employer Bolshoi Theatre

Artem Ovcharenko (Russian: Артём Вячеславович Овчаренко) (31 December 1986, Dnipropetrovsk, USSR) is a ballet dancer and principal of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Biography

Artem began his ballet study when he was 11 years old,[1] in the Dnipropetrovsk State Choreographic School. At the age 17 he entered the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in the class of Alexander Bondarenko, with whom he developed technical abilities and prepared for his career as professional ballet dancer. He participated in the academy tours to the U.S., Greece, Germany, China and other countries.

In 2007, after graduating from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, he was admitted to the Bolshoi Ballet in the corps de ballet, rehearsing under the guidance of Nikolay Tsiskaridze. One year later he danced the leading role in the ballet "The Nutcracker". Since 2009, his teacher-coach is the People's Artist of USSR Nikolai Fadeyechev.[2]

As one of the promising young generation of Bolshoi Ballet, his repertoire covers most of the romantic roles such as "Romeo", "Prince Nutcracker" and "Prince Siegfried". With a never-fading interest of exploring new roles, he is an active participant in recent ballet creations of Bolshoi Theatre, which include "Lost Illusions", "Chroma" and "Classical Symphony". He participated in the Bolshoi Ballet Tours in Asia, Europe and North America, and was invited to dance in Berlin State Ballet and Les Ballets de Monte Carlo.

He is also a welcome rising star in international ballet festivals and national culture projects. In 2009, he participated in the premiere of the ballet "Spell of Escher" (ru:Заклятие рода Эшеров, choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev) in the Festival of the Russian National Orchestra at the Bolshoi Theatre. In 2010 he took part in the International Festival "World Ballet Stars" in Donetsk. In January 2011, he presented with Nina Kaptsova in the 6th Prague Ballet Gala, and in August together with Anna Tikhomirova, performed in the closing gala-concert of the 8th Congress of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations in Hanoi. In April 2012, he was invited to the Dance Open Festival in Saint Petersburg, performing with Ekaterina Krysanova, and in July participated the "Grand Ballet Project" of Rossiya K (broadcast in December 2012) with Anna Tikhomirova, in which they were awarded the Grand Prix of jury "Best Duo".

He was promoted to "Principal" in 2013, which is the highest rank of the Bolshoi Ballet.

Creation

Repertoire

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2007

  • Policeman ("Cipollino", choreography by G. Mayorov)
  • French Doll ("The Nutcracker", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)

2008

2009

  • Frantz ("Coppelia", revival and new version by Sergei Vikharev)
  • Grand Pas ("Raymonda", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)
  • James ("La Sylphide", choreography by Johan Kobborg according to the version of August Bournonville)
  • Little Count Cherry ("Cipollino", choreography by G. Mayorov)
  • Albert (friend to Phoebus, creation at the Bolshoi Theatre), Phoebus ("La Esmeralda", Staging and new choreographic version by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev)

2010

  • Romeo ("Romeo and Juliet", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)
  • Petrouchka ("Petroushka", staging and new choreographic version by Sergei Vikharev)
  • Jean de Brienne ("Raymonda", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)
  • Lord Wilson-Taor ("The Pharaoh's Daughter", choreography by Pierre Lacotte) - debut during the Bolshoi Ballet Tour in Beijing

2011

  • Count Albrecht ("Giselle", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) Debut on 2011.01.22
  • Antoine Mistral ("The Flames of Paris", choreography by Alexei Ratmansky with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen) Debut on 2011.03.26
    Artem Ovcharenko as Apollo, "Apollon Musagète", Boshoi Ballet, 2012
  • The First Dancer ("Lost Illusions", choreography by Alexei Ratmansky) - Creator of the role (2011.04.24)
  • "Chroma", choreography by Wayne McGregor - among the creators of this ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre (2011.07.21)
  • "Symphony of Psalms", choreography by Jiri Kylian - among the creators of this ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre (2011.07.21)
  • Blue Bird ("The Sleeping Beauty" by Tchaikovsky, new version by Yuri Grigorovich) - Creation at the main stage of the Bolshoi Theatre (2011.11.18)
  • Prince Désiré ("The Sleeping Beauty" by Tchaikovsky, new version by Yuri Grigorovich) Debut on 2011.11.25

2012

  • Student ("Anyuta", choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev) Debut on 2012.02.01
  • Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky, choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) Debut on 2012.02.18
  • Soloist of Grand Pas des Eventeils ("Le Corsaire", choreography by Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Burlaka)
  • "Classical Symphony", choreography by Yuri Possokhov - among the creators of this ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre (2012.06.29)
  • "Dream of Dream", choreography by Jorma Elo - among the creators of this ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre (2012.06.29)
  • Apollo ("Apollon Musagète", choreography by George Balanchine) Debut on 2012.10.05
  • Prince Kurbsky ("Ivan the Terrible", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) - creation of the new version (2012.11.08)
  • Piggy-Wiggy ("Moidodyr (Wash'em Clean)", choreography by Yuri Smekalov) Debut on 2012.12.22

2013

  • Leading pair ("Diamonds", choreography by George Balanchine) Debut on 2013.03.06
  • Lensky ("Onegin", choreography by John Cranko) Debut on 2013.07.14
  • Marco Spada ("Marco Spada", choreography by Pierre Lacotte) Debut on 2013.11.09

Tours

2010

  • Tour of Bolshoi Ballet at the National Centre of the Performing Arts, Beijing, China

Lord Wilson-Taor (Debut), Fisherman ("The Pharaoh's Daughter", choreography by Pierre Lacotte according to the version of Marius Petipa)

2011

  • Tour of Bolshoi Ballet at the Paris Opera, Paris, France

Antoine Mistral ("The Flames of Paris", choreography by Alexei Ratmansky with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen)

  • Berlin State Ballet, Berlin, Germany

Phoebus("La Esmeralda", choreography by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev, new version at Berlin State Ballet), with Iana Salenko

  • Russian State Ballet, Stockholm, Sweden

Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake, choreography by Vyacheslav Gordeev)

  • Chelyabinsk Theatre, Russia

Count Albrecht ("Giselle", with Kristina Kretova)

2012

  • Tour of Bolshoi Ballet in North America

Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada

Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)

Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., USA

Frantz ("Coppélia", choreography by Sergei Vikharev)

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, USA

Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)

2013

  • Tour of Bolshoi Ballet in Ekaterinburg State Opera and Ballet Theatre, Ekaterinburg, Russia

The Leading Pair ("Classical Symphony", choreography by Yuri Possokhov)

Five Pairs ("Dream of Dream", choreography by Jorma Elo)

Apollo ("Apollon Musagète", choreography by George Balanchine)

  • Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Samara, Russia

Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake"), with Anna Antonicheva[3]

Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky, choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)

Prince Désiré, Blue Bird ("The Sleeping Beauty" by Tchaikovsky, new version by Yuri Grigorovich)[4][5][6][7]

Antoine Mistral ("The Flames of Paris", choreography by Alexei Ratmansky)[8][9]

2014

  • Tour of Bolshoi Ballet at the Paris Opera, Paris, France

The first dancer ("Lost Illusions", choreography by Alexei Ratmansky)

Gala Concerts and Ballet Festivals

2009

  • Festival of the Russian National Orchestra, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia

"Spell of Escher" (ru:Заклятие рода Эшеров, choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev)

2010

Classical Pas de Deux

2011

  • January, 6th Prague Ballet Gala, Prague, Czech Republic

Sleeping Beauty PDD, the Golden Age Tango, with Nina Kaptsova

  • August, Closing Gala-Concert of the 8th Congress of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations, Hanoi, Vietnam

Le Corsaire PDD, with Anna Tikhomirova[10]

2012

  • January, Gala Concert on Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of Yuri Grigorovich, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia

Nutcracker, with Ekaterina Krysanova

  • April, Dance Open Festival, Saint Petersburg, Russia

La Esmeralda PDD, with Ekaterina Krysanova

  • August, Dance Open Saint Petersburg-Savonlinna Ballet Days, Olavinlinna Castle, Finland

Classical PDD, the Golden Age Tango, with Anna Tikhomirova

2013

  • February, Gala Concert of Future Stars of Benois de la Danse, Theatro Salieri, Italy

Le Corsaire PDD, Lullaby (choreography by Radu Poklitaru), with Anna Tikhomirova

Diamonds, with Evgenia Obraztsova

  • April, Gala concert in honor of Marina Kondratieva, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia

Spring Water, with Anna Tikhomirova

  • April, Dance Open Festival, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Male soloist in Two Pairs ("Classical Symphony", choreography by Yuri Possokhov)

The Golden Age Tango, with Anna Tikhomirova

Triangle (Johannes Brahms, choreography by A. Pimonov), with Kristina Kretova and Anna Tikhomirova

  • May, XXI Benois de la Danse Award Ceremony Gala, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia

Pas d'Actions of The Pharaoh's Daughter, with Evgenia Obraztsova

  • September, Gala Concert of Russian Ballet Stars, Ríos Reyna del Teatro Teresa Carreño, Venezuela

Lullaby, with Anna Tikhomirova[11]

  • September，Kremlin Gala “Ballet Stars of the XXI century”[12]，Kremlin Palace，Russia

Le Carnaval de Venise, with Evgenia Obraztsova

Lullaby, with Anna Tikhomirova

Filmography

  • Nutcracker, Bel Air Classiques, 2011 (Prince Nutcracker with Nina Kaptsova, filmed at Bolshoi Theatre in 2010)
  • Sleeping Beauty, Bel Air Classique, 2012 (Blue bird, filmed at Bolshoi Theatre in 2011)

Awards

  • 2006 - Gold medal at the 3rd International Dance Olympus Competition (Berlin)
  • 2008 - First Award for Male Dancer at the Open Competition "Arabesque" in Perm, as well as a prize named after Marius Petipa, "Pearl of the Urals", offered by Perm Public Foundation for Purity and Line of Classical Tradition, and the Press Jury Award for Fidelity to Moscow School Classical Tradition.[13] In the same year, he was granted the youth award of "Triumph".
  • 2009 - Special Award "Best Partner" at the XIth Moscow International Ballet Competition and Contest of Choreographers,[2] and nominated as "Rising Star" for the "Soul of the Dance" award.[14]
  • 2012 - First Award "The Best Ballet Duet" at competition "Big Ballet" on Rossiya K - Russian television network (partner - Anna Tikhomirova).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Artem OVCHARENKO. Ballet dancer. BOLSHOI Theatre (subtitle), interview by Siberia TV.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bolshoi Official Site
  3. ↑ Stars of the Bolshoi Theatre in the play "Swan Lake"(ru)
  4. ↑ The Sleeping Beauty, Royal Opera House, London – review
  5. ↑ The Independent: The Sleeping Beauty - The art of growing up gracefully – review
  6. ↑ Sunday Times: Staggering beauty – review
  7. ↑ The Stage: The Sleeping Beauty – review
  8. ↑ The Independent, The Flames of Paris – review
  9. ↑ The Telegraph, The Flames of Paris – review
  10. ↑ Performance of the Bolshoi Ballet in Hanoi concluded Congress of UNESCO (ru)
  11. ↑ La danza resurge en Caracas con la Gala de las Estrellas del Ballet Ruso (es)
  12. ↑ Большой заполнил небосво(ru)
  13. ↑ Arabesque-2008, from the official site of "Arabesque".
  14. ↑ Ballet Magazine (Russian)

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