Andrei Merkuriev (Dancer)
Born in Syktyvkar (Komi Republic). In 1996, he completed his training at Ufa
Ballet School. From 1996-97, he was a member of the Opera and Ballet Theatre
Company of the Komi Republic. From 1997-2001, he was a soloist with the
Saint-Petersburg Mussorgsky Theatre of Opera and Ballet where his repertoire
included the following roles:
Espada, Basil (Don Quixote; choreography by Alexander Gorsky) Pas de
trois, Spanish Dance, Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake; choreography by Marius
Petipa, Lev Ivanov) Nutcracker Prince (Nutcracker; choreography by Nikolai
Boyarchikov) Prince Desire (The Sleeping Beauty; choreography Marius Petipa,
with the use of choreographic material from the versions of Fyodor Lopukhov,
Konstantin Sergeyev, Pyotr Gusev) Phoebus (Cesare Pugni’s Esmeralda; Nikolai
Boyarchikov version after motifs from the choreography of Jules Perrot and
Marius Petipa) Solor (La Bayadere; choreography by Marius Petipa) Pierre
(Ivan Armsheime’s Halte de Cavalerie; choreography by Marius Petipa) Paris,
Valentin (Faust to music by Shndor Kallos; choreography by Nikolai
Boyarchikov) Count Albrecht (Giselle; choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules
Perrot, Marius Petipa) James (Herman Lovenskjold’s La Sylphide; choreography
by August Bournonville)
In 2001, he joined the Maryinsky Theatre where he danced the
following roles:
Count Albrecht (Giselle) Espada (Don Quixote, choreography by Marius
Petipa, Alexander Gorsky) Title Role (Petrushka; choreography by Mikhail
Fokine) Prince Desire (The Sleeping Beauty, reconstruction of the 1890
production) Vatslav (Boris Asafiev’s The Fountain of Bakhchisaray;
choreography by Rotislav Zakharov) Mercutio, Romeo (Romeo and Juliet;
choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky) Title Role (Sergei Prokofiev’s The Prodigal
Son; choreography by George Balanchine) Soloist (Maurice Ravel’s Waltz;
choreography by George Balanchine) Phlegmatic (The Four Temperaments;
choreography by George Balanchine) De Grieux (Manon; choreography by Sir
Kenneth MacMillan) Jose (Carmen to music by Georges Bizet; choreography by
Roland Petit) Le Jeune Homme (Le Jeune Homme et la mort; choreography by
Roland Petit) Soloist (Middle Duet to music by Yury Khanon; choreography by
Alexei Ratmansky) Prince (Cinderella; choreography by Alexei
Ratmansky) Soloist (Come in! to music by Vladimir Martynov; choreography by
Kirill Simonov) Artist, Jake (Lulu. Dream of an Anti-star to various music;
choreography by Giuliano Pepperini) Nutcracker Prince (Nutcracker,
choreography by Kirill Simonov) The Young Drosselmeyer (Sergei Slonimsky’s
The Magic Nut; choreography Donvena Pandoursky) Soloist (Spring and Fall to
music by Antonin Dvorak; choreography by John Neumeier) Soloist (Now and Then
to music by Maurice Ravel; choreography by John Neumeier) Soloist (In the
Middle, Somewhat Elevated to music by Thom Willems; choreography by William
Forsythe) Soloist (Steptext to music by Thom Willems; choreography by William
Forsythe) Soloist (Reverence to music by Gavin Bryars; choreography by David
Dawson)
He was partner to virtually all the Maryinsky Theatre prima ballerinas.
In the 2006/07 season, he joined the Bolshoi Ballet Company. His debut as
Company member was as Yan in Bolt — it was with this performance that the French
Bel Air Media Company began filming the ballet. He rehearses under Viktor
Barykin.
Repertoire AT THE BOLSHOI THEATRE
2006 Yan (Dmitry Shostakovich’s Bolt; choreography by
Alexei Ratmansky) Jose (Carmen Suite; choreography by Alberto
Alonso) Miller (The Three-Cornered Hat; choreography by Leonide
Massine) Fisherman (Cesare Pugni’s La Fille du Pharaon; Pierre Lacotte
production after Marius Petipa) Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux (choreography by
George Balanchine) Soloist (Middle Duet to music by Yuri Khanon; choreography
by Alexei Ratmansky) Pyotr (Dmitry Shostakovich’s The Bright Stream;
choreography by Alexei Ratmansky) — role debut took place during the Bolshoi’s
Novosibirsk tour
2007 Boris (Dmitri Shostakovich’s The Golden Age;
choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) Prince (Cinderella; choreography by Yuri
Posokhov) — role debut took place during the Bolshoi’s Washington
tour Soloist (Philip Glass’ In the Upper Room; choreography by Twyla Tharp) —
was among the creators of this ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre Soloist
(Misericordes to music by Arvo Part; choreography by Christopher
Wheeldon) Toreador (Don Quixote, choreography by Marius Petipa, Alexander
Gorsky in a version by Alexei Fadeyechev) Birbanto (Le Corsaire; choreography
by Marius Petipa, production and new choreography by Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri
Burlaka) Class Concert (to music by different composers; choreography by Asaf
Messerer) Count Albrecht (Giselle in a version by Yuri Grigorovich)
2008 James (Herman Levenskiold’s La Sylphide;
choreography by August Bournonville in a version by Johan Kobborg) Jerome
(Boris Asfiev’s The Flames of Paris. Production and new choreography by Alexei
Ratmansky after Vasily Vainonen) Basilio (Don Quixote), Couple in Yellow
(Russian Seasons. Music by Leonid Desyatnikov, choreography by Alexei Ratmansky)
— was among the creators of this ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre Ballet Dancer
(The Bright Stream. Music by Dmitry Shostakovich. Alexei Ratmansky production)
— debut on Bolhsoi Theatre’s tour in Japan
2009 Teacher (Georges Delerue’s The Lesson; choreography
by Flemming Flindt) Theta/Chronos (Emiliano Palmieri’s Zakharova Super Game.
Choreography by Francesco Ventriglia) — creation Crassus (Spartacus.
Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)
Tours In 2000, he won 2nd prize at the Arabesque Open
Competition of Ballet Dancers of Russia, Perm. In 2001, he won 2nd prize at
the International Competition of Young Ballet Dancers, Kazan. In 2005, he won
the Golden Mask National Theatre Prize for his performance in In the Middle,
Somewhat Elevated.
Diana Vishneva and Andrei Merkuriev - Cinderella (Ratmansky) |
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About This Video 08:18 Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky. Music: S. Prokofiev
Performed at "Big Ballet" gala show. "Big Ballet" was a Russian TV ballet competition that aired in Fall 2012. Ballet dancers from five major ballet companies in Russia participated (including Bolshoi, Mariinsky, and Stanislavksy). Judges included Diana Vishneva, Vladimir Derevyanko, and Azari Plisetsky. Both classical and contemporary choreography were performed by each of the ballet couples. |
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