Pavel Dmitrichenko

Pavel V. Dmitrichenko is a Russian ballet dancer and formerly a principal dancer of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Biography

Dmitrichenko was born on 3 January 1984 in Moscow into a family of artists, all members of the State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble under the direction of Igor Moiseyev.

In 2002 he graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography and was accepted into the ballet company of the Bolshoi Theatre. In 2005 he graduated from the Institute of Russian theater.

He is Angelina Vorontsova's common-law husband.[1]

Roles

Among the roles he has played are: "Yasha" in the "Golden Age", the "Evil Genius" in "Swan Lake", "Abderrahmane" in "Raymond", "Spartacus" in "Spartacus", "Jose" in "Carmen Suite", "Tybalt" in "Romeo and Juliet", "Hans" in "Giselle" and "Ivan the Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible".

Prizes and Awards

In 2004 Dmitrichenko received the diploma of the International Ballet Competition in Rome, Italy.

Sergei Filin acid attack case

Dmitrichenko was arrested on 5 March 2013 in relation to the attack, of 17 January 2013, on the artistic director of the Bolshoi Sergei Filin.[2] According to the police an unknown assailant doused acid on the face of Filin.[3] On 5 March Dmitrichenko’s home was searched.[4] According to Moscow police on 6 March, all three detainees wrote a confession.[5] On 3 December 2013 Dmitrichenko was given a six year prison sentence for his role in the attack,[6] which was later reduced by six months to 5½ years by an appeals court.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Exclusive Interview: Did this Bolshoi Ballerina Inspire an Acid Attack?
  2. ↑ Нападение на Филина: задержанные признали вину
  3. ↑ Балетмейстеру Большого театра Филину угрожали незадолго до нападения
  4. ↑ Полиция задержала исполнителя нападения на Филина
  5. ↑ ГУВД Москвы: Задержаны подозреваемые в нападении на Сергея Филина
  6. ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/03/world/europe/russia-bolshoi-acid-attack/
  7. ↑ Prison sentences reduced in Bolshoi attack

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