Artem Ovcharenko
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Artem Ovcharenko (31 December 1986, Dnipropetrovsk
, USSR) is a ballet
dancer and first soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre
.
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 lead role in the ballet "The Nutcracker
". Since 2009, his teacher-coach is the People's Artist of USSR Nikolai Fadeyechev
.
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
.
2008
2009
2010
2011
Lord Wilson-Taor(Debut), Fisherman("The Pharaoh's Daughter
", choreography by Pierre Lacotte according to the version of Marius Petipa
)
2011
Antoine Mistral ("The Flames of Paris", choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen)
Phoebus("La Esmeralda
", choreography by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev, new version at Berlin State Ballet)
Prince Siegfried("Swan Lake
, choreography by Vyacheslav Gordeev)
Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk or Dnepropetrovsk formerly Yekaterinoslav is Ukraine's third largest city with one million inhabitants. It is located southeast of Ukraine's capital Kiev on the Dnieper River, in the south-central region of the country...
, USSR) is a ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
dancer and first soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and most renowned ballet and opera companies in the world...
.
Biography
Artem began his study of ballet when he was 11 years old, in the Dnipropetrovsk State Choreographic School. At the age 17 he entered the Bolshoi Ballet Academy (his teacher was Alexander Bondarenko). 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
Corps de ballet
In ballet, the corps de ballet is the group of dancers who are not soloists. They are a permanent part of the ballet company and often work as a backdrop for the principal dancers. A corps de ballet works as one, with synchronized movements and corresponding positioning on the stage...
, rehearsing under the guidance of Nikolay Tsiskaridze
Nikolay Tsiskaridze
Nikolay Tsiskaridze , also spelled Ziskaridze, is a premier dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet. Ethnically Georgian, he was born in Tbilisi on 31 December 1973. He joined the Moscow Ballet School in 1987 and was admitted into the Bolshoi Ballet in 1991...
. One year later he danced the lead role in the ballet "The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St...
". Since 2009, his teacher-coach is the People's Artist of USSR Nikolai Fadeyechev
Nikolai Fadeyechev
Nikolai Fadeyechev was a Soviet dancer and danced many principal roles at the Bolshoi Ballet. He danced alongside some of the great ballerinas such as Galina Ulanova in Giselle and was a regular partner with Maya Plisetskaya. After he retired, he became a teacher with the Bolshoi...
.
In 2009, he participated in the premiere of the ballet "Spell of Escher" (ru:Заклятие рода Эшеров, choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev
Vladimir Vasiliev
Vladimir Vasiliev is the director and chief instructor of the Toronto School of Russian Martial Arts located in Thornhill, Ontario, where he teaches Ryabko's Systema as the top student of Mikhail Ryabko. V. Vasiliev has allegedly served in the Russian Special Forces...
) 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
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
.
Repertoire
2007- Policeman ("Cipollino", choreography by G. Mayorov)
- French Doll ("The NutcrackerThe NutcrackerThe Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St...
", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)
2008
- Soloist ("Class Concert"，choreography by Asaf MessererAsaf MessererAsaf Mikhailovich Messerer was a Russian Jewish ballet dancer and ballet teacher. He was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. From 1919 until 1921 he trained as a dancer at the Bolshoi Ballet School under Mikhail Mordkin...
) - Fisherman ("The Pharaoh's DaughterThe Pharaoh's DaughterThe Pharaoh's Daughter , is a ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa, to the music of Cesare Pugni, with libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges from Théophile Gautier's Le Roman de la Momie...
", choreography by Pierre Lacotte) - Blue Bird ("The Sleeping Beauty", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)
- The Nutcracker-Prince ("The NutcrackerThe NutcrackerThe Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St...
", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) - Soloist Part III ("Symphony in CSymphony in CSymphony in C may refer to:* a number of symphonies written in the key of C major** symphonies referred to by their key exclusively:*** Symphony in C major - Richard Wagner's Symphony in C...
" to music by Bizet, choreography by George BalanchineGeorge BalanchineGeorge Balanchine , born Giorgi Balanchivadze in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to a Georgian father and a Russian mother, was one of the 20th century's most famous choreographers, a developer of ballet in the United States, co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet...
)
2009
- Frantz ("CoppeliaCoppéliaCoppélia is a sentimental comic ballet with original choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon to a ballet libretto by Saint-Léon and Charles Nuitter and music by Léo Delibes. It was based upon two macabre stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Der Sandmann , and Die Puppe...
", revival and new version by Sergei Vikharev) - Grand Pas ("Raymonda", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)
- James ("La SylphideLa SylphideLa Sylphide is one of the world's oldest surviving romantic ballets. There were two versions of the ballet; the version choreographed by the Danish balletmaster August Bournonville is the only version known to have survived....
", choreography by Johan Kobborg according to the version of August BournonvilleAugust BournonvilleAugust Bournonville was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. August was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the nephew of Julie Alix de la Fay, née Bournonville, of the Royal Swedish Ballet.August was...
) - Little Count Cherry ("Cipollino", choreography by G. Mayorov)
- Albert (friend to Phoebus, creation at the Bolshoi Theatre), Phoebus ("La EsmeraldaLa EsmeraldaLa Esmeralda is a small settlement in and the capital of Alto Orinoco Municipality in Venezuela’s Amazonas State. The name means “the emerald”...
", Staging and new choreographic version by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev)
2010
- Romeo ("Romeo and JulietRomeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) - Petrouchka ("Petroushka", staging and new choreographic version by Sergei Vikharev)
- Jean de Brienne ("RaymondaRaymondaRaymonda is a ballet in three acts, four scenes with an apotheosis, choreographed by Marius Petipa, with music by Alexander Glazunov, his opus 57. First presented by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre on in St. Petersburg, Russia...
", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) - Lord Wilson-Taor ("The Pharaoh's DaughterThe Pharaoh's DaughterThe Pharaoh's Daughter , is a ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa, to the music of Cesare Pugni, with libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges from Théophile Gautier's Le Roman de la Momie...
", choreography by Pierre Lacotte) - debut during the Bolshoi Ballet Tour in Beijing
2011
- Albert ("GiselleGiselleGiselle is a ballet in two acts with a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Gautier, music by Adolphe Adam, and choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. The librettist took his inspiration from a poem by Heinrich Heine...
", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) Debut on 2011.01.22 - Antoine Mistral ("The Flames of Paris", choreography by Alexei RatmanskyAlexei RatmanskyAlexei Osipovich Ratmansky is a choreographer and former ballet dancer. He is artist in residence at the American Ballet Theatre and the former director of the Bolshoi Ballet. Ratmansky trained under Pyotr Pestov and Anna Markeyeva at the Bolshoi Ballet School...
with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen) Debut on 2011.03.26 - The First Dancer ("Lost Illusions", choreography by Alexei RatmanskyAlexei RatmanskyAlexei Osipovich Ratmansky is a choreographer and former ballet dancer. He is artist in residence at the American Ballet Theatre and the former director of the Bolshoi Ballet. Ratmansky trained under Pyotr Pestov and Anna Markeyeva at the Bolshoi Ballet School...
) - 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 Desire ("The Sleeping Beauty" by Tchaikovsky, new version by Yuri Grigorovich) Debut on 2011.11.25
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
The Pharaoh's Daughter
The Pharaoh's Daughter , is a ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa, to the music of Cesare Pugni, with libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges from Théophile Gautier's Le Roman de la Momie...
", choreography by Pierre Lacotte according to the version of Marius Petipa
Marius Petipa
Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa was a French ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer. Petipa is considered to be the most influential ballet master and choreographer of ballet that has ever lived....
)
2011
- Tour of Bolshoi Ballet at the Paris Opera, Paris, France
Antoine Mistral ("The Flames of Paris", choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
Alexei Ratmansky
Alexei Osipovich Ratmansky is a choreographer and former ballet dancer. He is artist in residence at the American Ballet Theatre and the former director of the Bolshoi Ballet. Ratmansky trained under Pyotr Pestov and Anna Markeyeva at the Bolshoi Ballet School...
with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen)
- Berlin State Ballet, Berlin, Germany
Phoebus("La Esmeralda
La Esmeralda
La Esmeralda is a small settlement in and the capital of Alto Orinoco Municipality in Venezuela’s Amazonas State. The name means “the emerald”...
", choreography by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev, new version at Berlin State Ballet)
- Russian State Ballet, Stockholm, Sweden
Prince Siegfried("Swan Lake
Swan Lake
Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger...
, choreography by Vyacheslav Gordeev)
Awards
- 2006 - Gold medal at the 3rd International Dance Olympus Competition (BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
) - 2008 - First Award for Male Dancer at the Open Competition "Arabesque" in PermPermPerm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
, 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. 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, and nominated as "Rising Star" for the "Soul of the Dance" award.