Oksana Bondareva

Oksana Bondareva

Guest Prima Ballerina

Born in 1987 in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, she graduated from the Ballet School of the Dnepropetrovsk Opera and Ballet Theatre in 2002 and the same year joined the Ballet Company of the Theatre. In 2008-2009 Oksana trained at the Moscow State Ballet Academy.

In repertoire:

  • Odette/Odile, Pas de trois (Swan Lake)
  • Sylphide (La Sylphide)
  • Medora, Gulnara (Le Corsaire)
  • Kitri (Don Quixote)
  • Jacinta (Laurencia)
  • In a Minor Key, chor. by Slava Samodurov
  • Prelude, chor. by Nacho Duato
  • Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness, chor. by Nacho Duato
  • Nikiya, Gamzatti (La Bayadere)
  • Diana (Diana and Acteon pas de deux)
  • Without Words, chor. by Nacho Duato
  • Princess Aurora, Gold Fairy, Force Fairy (The Sleeping Beauty, chor. by Nacho Duato)
  • Juliet (Romeo and Juliet, chor. by Nacho Duato)
  • Invisible, chor. by Nacho Duato

Award:

Her professional awards include medals at The World’s Young Ballet International Competition (2008), the XI Moscow International Ballet Competition (2009), the Seoul International Ballet Competition (2010), the XII Moscow International Ballet Competition (first prize, 2013).

Alexey Popov

Alexey Popov

Guest Premier

Prize-winner at the Yuri Grigorovich World Youth Ballet International
Competition (1st prize; Sochi, 2014)
Born in Chisinau in 1990, and was trained at the Vaganova Academy of
Russian Ballet. My height 184 cm
Graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in 2010.
Joined the Mariinsky Ballet the same year.
Repertoire includes in Mariinsky:
La Sylphide (James); choreography by August Bournonville, revised
version by Elsa-Marianne von Rosen,
Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised
version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Giselle (Count Albrecht); choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot
and Marius Petipa,
The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré); choreography by Marius Petipa,
revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Pas de deux from the ballet The Talisman; choreography by Marius
Petipa,
Le Corsaire (Lankendem); production by Pyotr Gusev after the
composition and choreography by Marius Petipa,
Michel Fokine’s ballets Le Spectre de la rose (Ghost of the Rose)
and Le Carnaval (Harlequin),
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Vaslav); choreography by Rostislav
Zakharov,
George Balanchine’s ballets Jewels (Emeralds, Rubies), Tchaikovsky
Pas de Deux and Symphony in C (III, IV. Allegro vivace),
The Nutcracker (Nutcracker Prince); choreography by Vasily
Vainonen,
Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio); choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky,
Le Jeune Homme et la mort (the Youth); choreography by Roland Petit,
Grand pas classique; choreography by Viktor Gsovsky,
Sylvia (Eros); choreography by Frederick Ashton,
The Nutcracker (the Nutcracker Prince); production by Mihail
Chemiakin, choreography by Kirill Simonov,
The Little Humpbacked Horse (Ivan the Fool); choreography
by Alexei Ratmansky;Without; choreography by Benjamin Millepied,
Études (Soloist); choreography by Harald Lander,
Intensio; choreography by Yuri Smekalov
and Anton Pimonov’s ballets Bambi (Bambi) and In the Jungle (Bambi
the Leader).
Repertoire also includes:
Ne me quitte pas; choreography by Yuri Smekalov.
In 2013 he participated in the gala concert of ballet stars Treasures of
the 21st Century, held at the Royal Theater Carré in Amsterdam.
Has toured with the Mariinsky Ballet to Italy, Germany, Sweden,
Switzerland, the USA and Great Britain.
In 2016 by invitation Igor Zelensky join to Bayerische staatsballet.
Leading Soloist 3rd movement in Symphony in C (G. Balanchine)
Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (J. Cranko)
Albrecht in Giselle (P. Wright/M. Petipa)
Colas in La fille mal gardée (F. Ashton)
Jack / Knave of Hearts in Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland (C.
Wheeldon)
Caroll / white rabbit in Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland (C.
Wheeldon)
Lenski in Onegin ( J. Cranko)
Soloist in Borderlands – Portrait Wayne McGregor (W. McGregor)

Vera Lenskaya

Vera Lenskaya

Soloist

Born in Moscow. Vera graduated from Moscow state academy of Choreography in 2013 (class of professor O. Sharoyko).

She started her career working with Russian National Ballet Theatre (2013-2014). From 2014 to 2017 Vera was a soloist with “Moscow Ballet” under direction of Timur Fayziev.

Her repertoire includes:

Lilac Fairy, Precious stones – “Sleeping Beauty” (M. Petipa)

Queen of Dryads, Kitri’s Friends – “Don Quixote” (A. Gorsky)

Mazurka – “Les Sylphides” (M. Fokine)

Two willis, Giselle friends – “Giselle” (J. Perrot, J. Coralli)

Pas-de-trois, Polish bride – “Swan Lake” (V.Burmeister, L.Ivanov)

Tobacco girls – “Carmen” (A. Alonso)

Nutcracker pas-de-deux (V. Vainonen)

Pas-d’esclave – “Le Corsaire”(M. Petipa)

In 2017/2018 season she’s been a soloist with Estonian National Ballet, performing roles in contemporary and classical productions such as “Medea”, “Modigliani”, “Giselle”, “Nutcracker”. During her career Vera has been working with many famous ballet masters and choreographers: Sophie Sarrote, Gianluca Sciavone (Teatro alla Scala), Tiit Helimets (San Francisco ballet), Alan Land (Het National Ballet).

Vera has been performing on tours in Australia, China, Mexico, Spain, Norway, Ireland, Germany.

Petr Raykov

Petr Raykov

Soloist

Born in Moscow, Russia. Petr graduated from «School of Classical Dance» under direction of former Bolshoi principal dancer Gennadiy Ledyah in 2012 (class of professor Yeroshenko). While studying in graduating class he had won the 1st place at international ballet competition «Youth Russia Grand-Prix» (Saint-Petersburg). After graduating Petr started touring all over the world, dancing with “Moscow Ballet” under direction of Timur Fayziev, and also as a guest dancer with other companies.

During 7 years of his professional career Petr has been performing on many prestigious stages of Barcelona, Sydney, Tokyo, Bejing, Dublin, Deli, Hague, Athens, Taipei.

He was an artist of Estonian National Ballet, where he had been working under direction of the world ballet star – Thomas Edur. During this period of his career Petr added to his repertoire roles in performances created by many world-famous contemporary choreographers: Anabelle Lopez Ochoa, Ben Stevenson, Marina Kesler, Tiit Helimets.

His repertoire includes:

Sleeping beauty (M. Petipa) – Prince Desire, Blue bird

Swan lake (V. Burmeister/T. Fayziev) – Jester, Pas-de-trois

Nutcracker (V. Vainonen) – Prince

Romeo and Juliette (L. Lavrovsky) – Mercutio

Giselle (J. Perrot/J. Coralli) – Peasant pas-de-deux

Le Corsaire (M. Petipa) – Pas d’esclave

Don Quixote (A. Gorsky) – Toreadors, Bolero

Cinderella (R. Zakharov) – Prince

Timur Gareev

Timur Gareev

DIRECTOR

Timur Gareev was born on November 27 in 1967. A ballet dancer, producer. A grandson of the famous ballet soloist of the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre, a great-grandson of the founder of the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre, the national artist of the USSR Gabdrahman Khabibullin.

“I was a student in the Academy of Russian Ballet named after A.Ya.Vaganova (1978 – 1987). I started my dancing career on the stage of the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre where I danced the leading roles for two years. I took part in competitions for ballet dancers. In 1989 I was awarded at the international competition of ballet dancers “Arabesque”and was invited to the troupe of “The Kremlin ballet”. I continued to improve myself with the help of legendary Ekaterina Maksimova and Vladimir Vasilyev. I performed the solo roles in the theatre’s plays. Since 1997 I have started my own career. I have engaged in producing activities.”

Elena Kostrova

Elena Kostrova

Tutor

People’s Artist of Tatarstan
Winner of the award “Türksoy”

In 1984 graduated from the Perm Ballet School and was accepted into the troupe of the TAGTO and B named after M.Jalil.

In 1987 she made her debut in the leading part – she danced Syuyumbike in F. Yarullin’s ballet “Shurale” and soon became one of the leading soloists of the theater.

Constant participant of the International festivals of classical ballet of R.Nuriyev.

Repeatedly toured with the troupe of the theater in Europe.

At the end of the dancer’s career, Elena Kostrova was invited to stay in the theater as a teacher and tutor.

Repertury
Masha (The Nutcracker),
Giselle,
Sylph,
Anyuta,
Nikiya, Gamzatti (“La Bayadere”),
Kitri (“Don Quixote”),
Snow White,
Carmen,
Juliet,
Scheherazade, Nurida (“Thousand and One Nights”),
Green Maiden (“Peer Gunt”),
Gulnara, Medora (“Corsair”),
Zuleikha (The Legend of Jusuf) and others.