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Viacheslav Samodurov

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Viacheslav Samodurov
With the Golden Mask award,
Moscow, April 2015
Born
Viacheslav Vladimirovich Samodurov

(1974-05-19) 19 May 1974 (age 50)
Tallinn, Estonia
CitizenshipRussian Federation
EducationVaganova Academy
Occupation(s)Ballet dancer
Choreographer
Years active1992 to present
Employer(s)Yekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theatre

Viacheslav Samodurov (Russian: Вячеслав Самодуров; born 19 May 1974) is a former Principal dancer of the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden in London. Prior to this, he was a Principal Dancer at the Mariinsky Ballet, St. Petersburg and the Dutch National Ballet, Amsterdam.

Career

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Born in Tallinn in Estonia in 1974, Samodurov trained at the Vaganova Academy in St. Petersburg. Viacheslav joined the Mariinsky Ballet's corps de ballet in 1992. In 1996, he became a soloist, and won the 1st Prize at the Maya International Ballet Competition, St. Petersburg. He relocated to the UK to join the Royal Ballet in 2003,[1] and left the company in 2010.[2]

He is artistic director of the Yekaterinburg Ballet Company since 2011/12 season. He choreographed Amore Buffo after L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti; Cantus Arcticus to the music of Einojuhani Rautavaara; The Salieri Variations to the music of Antonio Salieri; Colordelic to the music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Arvo Pärt and Francis Poulenc; Curtain to the music of Ottorino Respighi; Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet (revision of the ballet mounted for the Royal Ballet of Flanders in 2014), and The Snow Queen by Artyom Vasiliev.[3]

In 2016 he staged Ondine by Hans Werner Henze at the Bolshoi Theatre.[4]

Selected repertoire

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Created roles

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Awards

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  • 1996: 1st prize at the Maya International Ballet Competition, St. Petersburg
  • 2014: Golden Mask for the production of Salieri Variations, 2013
  • 2015: Golden Mask for the production of Colordelic, 2013
  • 2016: the prize «Soul of Dance», Moscow
  • 2020: Golden Mask for the production of The King's order, 2018

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bain, David, Viacheslav Samodurov, Principal Dancer, The Royal Ballet, balletassociation.co.uk
  2. ^ Cappelle, Laura
  3. ^ Vyacheslav Samodurov // Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
  4. ^ Ondine // Bolshoi Theatre
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