Vladimir Shklyarov
Principal Dancer with the Mariinsky Theatre
Dance Open: 2010, 2014Dance Open Award: Mister Expressivity 2014
Born in Leningrad, graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in 2003 and was immediately accepted to the Mariinsky Theater. In 2011 received the status of Principal Dancer. Performs a wide classical repertoire: Albert, Solor, Prince Desiree, Jean de Brienne, Basil and other parties. Works with modern choreography, performing pieces by Roland Petit, Jerome Robbins, Harald Lander, Kenneth MacMillan, Pierre Lacotte, Alexey Ratmansky, William Forsythe, Benjamin Millepied and Angelin Preljocaj. Winner of international awards, including the Leonid Massine’s Prize «For the art of dance» (Italy, 2008), Vaganova-Prix (St. Petersburg, 2002), Soul of the Dance in the nomination «The Rising Star» (Moscow, 2008) and others.
Marat Shemiunov
Principal Dancer of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
Dance Open: 2012, 2016
He graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in 2001 and the same year joined the Mikhailovsky Theatre. Participant of the International Competition in Rieti (2003), Lifar Competition (2006), Ulanova Competition in Krasnoyarsk (2008). Repertory includes: Prince Siegfried, Rothbart (Swan Lake), Jean de Brienne, Abderakhman (Raymonda), Conrad (Le Corsaire), Spartacus, Crassus (Spartacus), Count (Giselle), The High Brahmin (La Bayadére), Don Quixote (Don Quixote), The Sleeping Beauty (King), Paris (Romeo and Juliet), Frondoso (Laurencia) and others.
Graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy (class of Scherbakov) in 1996 and joined the Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after M.P. Moussorgsky (Mikhailovsky Theatre) as soloist. Diploma of the International Ballet Competition “Arabesque 2000”.
Semyon Chudin
Principal Dancer, Bolshoi Theater of Russia
Dance Open: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017Dance Open Award: Mister Virtuosity 2014, Grand Prix 2016
Born in Barnaul. Graduated from Novosibirsk Choreographic College. Straight after the graduation he joined the Universal Ballet Company (Republic of Korea) as the principal dancer, in 2007–2008 he was the principal with the Zurich Ballet. In 2008 he was invited by Sergei Filin to join the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre as the principal dancer. Since 2011 he has been dancing with the Bolshoi Ballet.
He is twice the award winner at the Seoul International Dance Competition (2004 and 2006), the winner of the Soul of the Dance award in the Star nomination (2011) and the Benois de la Danse International Dance Association prize (2011). His repertoire is remarkably wide and includes works by M. Petipa, A. Bournonville, A.Gorsky, M.Fokine, G. Balanchine, V.Vainonen, Y. Grigorovich, O. Vinogradov, F. Ashton, J. Neumeier, P. Lacotte, P. Lightfoot, D. Bryantsev, N. Duato, C. Wheeldon, K. Shperly, J. Kylián, J. Elo, M. Ek. J. Cranko and many others.
Semyon is an example of a great talent who could have achieved everything without putting much effort, but he prefers to take the most difficult decisions instead. As soon as he reaches one level, he sets a new creative goal to achieve. His path from the graduate of the Novosibirsk Choreographic College to the principal dancer with the Bolshoi might not seem straightforward and simple, but he took the most out of each stage in it in the technical, creative and artistic way.
His manner of dance is distinguished by the great skill, spectacular lines, elegancy and the immaculate performing. As for the spectators, they are conquered by Chudin-artist who is at times brave, powerful, bright, capable to win the attention of the great audience, at times strikingly romantic and touching, and always one of a kind.
He won the Dance Open International Ballet Award twice in 2014 (Mister Virtuosity) and 2016 (Grand Prix).
Prize-winner of the Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition (Kiev, 2002), Vaganova-Prix International Competition (St.Petersburg, 2006), International Istanbul Ballet Competition (Istanbul, 2012).
Elizaveta graduated first from Kiev State Choreographic School and then from Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. In 2006-2012 she was a soloist at Mariinsky theatre and toured with the company in Germany, USA, England, Finland, Greece and China. In 2012 she was invited as a main soloist to the ballet troupe of The National Opera house of Ukraine, then returned back to Russia and 2014 joined the ballet company of Moscow Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.
A young and very talented ballerina, Elizaveta is used to work hard in a non-stop manner. Her repertory, wide as it is, adds new and new pieces regularly. She is surprisingly different in each her character performed: a tender and timid Cinderella, naughty little Mary (Nutcracker), splendid Gulnare (Le Corsaire), passionate Kitry (Don Quixote) and many others.
