Andrey Ermakov

Andrey Ermakov
Born (1987-05-27) May 27, 1987
St. Petersburg, Russia
Citizenship Russia
Education Vaganova Ballet Academy
Occupation ballet dancer
Years active 2005 – present
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Current group Mariinsky Ballet

Andrey Ermakov (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Ермаков), (born May 27, 1987) is a Russian ballet dancer, a winner of 'Soul of Dance' award (Russian 'Ballet' magazine, 2013), who performs as a soloist with the Mariinsky Ballet (formerly the Kirov Ballet).

Biography

Andrey Ermakov was born in Leningrad into a family of workers; at present his mother is an entrepreneur and his father is a shipwright.[1] Ermakov began his professional training at the age of 10 when he entered Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in Saint Petersburg, where he was tutored by Evgeny Scherbakov, Vitaly Tsvetkov and others.

Upon his graduation from the Academy in 2005,[2] he was invited by three Saint Petersburg theatres to join. He chose to join the Mariinsky ballet. In the Mariinsky he has been coached by professor Gennady Selutsky, a former ballet dancer, renowned ballet professional, Honored Art Worker of Russian Federation.

During his first years at Mariinsky he appeared as soloist in the premiere of Peter Quanz's ballet Aria Suspended to Igor Stravinsky's music of Symphony in C dedicated to 125th anniversary of the composer,[3] and in George Balanchine's La Valse;[4] he also toured with the Mariinsky Ballet Company to Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the USA, Israel, Japan, China, Thailand and Taiwan.

Then he began appearing as Vaslav in The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, and after that other leading parts followed - in George Balanchine's Serenade, Emeralds etc. At the age of 20 he danced Ali in Le Corsaire, one of the most technically and emotionally demanding male ballet parts.

Ermakov performing "Le Corsaire" pas de deux. July 16, 2012.

In 2010, Ermakov debuted as Ali-batyr in "Shurale" ballet choreographed by Leonid Yakobson to Färit Yarullin's music, as count Vronsky in Alexei Ratmansky's "Anna Karenina" and as Solor in "La Bayadère".[5]

Ermakov is very convincing in heroic, romantic or dramatic ballet roles, both in classical and modern repertoire. His dancing is known for characterization, rare manly athletizm, elegance, virtuosity,[6] great stage presence, technical strength and purity of the great Vaganova style.

In 2011, he performed as Count Vronsky in Alexei Ratmansky's Anna Karenina to Rodion Schedrin's music at Metropolitan Opera in New York during the Lincoln Centre Festival,[7] was dancing Solor in La Bayadere at Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy, as well as Conrad in Le Corsaire at Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.[8]

In March 2012, Ermakov participated in Gala Concert dedicated to reputed ballet pedagogue Gennady Selutsky,[9] then in April of the same year he performed Count Vronsky part again in Anna Karenina at Grand Theatre de Geneve, partnering People's Artist of Russia, prima-ballerina Ulyana Lopatkina. As Lopatkina's partner he took part in a series of Gala Concerts Ulyana Lopatkina and ballet stars of XXI century dedicated to Rudolph Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, where Lopatkina and Ermakov gave their first public performance of a famous adagio from Marguerite and Armand ballet, choreographed by Frederick Ashton.[10]

In May 2012, Ermakov as a guest artist participated in XXV Rudolph Nureyev International classical ballet festival dancing the part of Ali-batyr in ballet Shurale.[11] In July, 2013 he reprised this role at the International Music Festival "Shalyapin. Nureyev. Kazan" during 2013 Summer Universiade in the city of Kazan (Tatarstan, Russia).[12]

In 2012, Ermakov starred in Big Ballet TV show on "Россия К" (Культура) channel.[13][14]

In December 2012, Ermakov together with Ulyana Lopatkina took part in Gala Three centuries of Petersburg ballet marking 275th anniversary of Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet,[15] and in New Year Gala Ulyana Lopatkina – Johann Strauss Ball.[16]

February 2012 saw the debut of Ermakov as a guest artist in the role of Nutcracker Prince in The Nutcracker with the Yakobson Ballet Company.[17] In October 2015 cooperation with Yakobson ballet continued and Ermakov as a guest soloist took part in the premiere of Grand Pas "Paquita".[18]

In April 2013, Ermakov with Ulyana Lopatkina appeared in "Tango Gala" dedicated to Ástor Piazzolla at the Moscow Operetta Theatre and in a special Gala dedicated to three ballet legends - Anna Pavlova, Galina Ulanova, and Maya Plisetskaya during the Festival of Russian Culture in Baden-Baden, Germany.[19][20] In May 2013 Ermakov took part in Gala Ulyana Lopatkina & Friends at Lausanne Opera and in a world premiere of "Salome",[21] one act ballet by choreographer Emil Faski to Florent Schmitt's music at Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Italy.[22]

in June 2013 Ermakov appeared as Von Rothbart in a world premiere - a live 3D Mariinsky broadcast of "Swan Lake" ballet at cinemas around the world.[23]

Ermakov performed a leading part in the premiere of the Mariinsky Ballet production of Concerto DSCH that took place on July 4, 2013.[24]

During October - November 2013 tours by Mariinsky ballet Ermakov debuted as Golden Slave in "Scheherazade" at Auditorio Nacional, Mexico,[25] and as a soloist in Paquita grand pas classique at Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman.[26]

In October 2013 Ermakov appeared in a closing gala of XXIII "Alla Shelest" classical ballet festival in Samara, Russia.[27]

Andrey Ermakov, ballet dancer

Ermakov took part in Wayne McGregor's "Infra" which made its Mariinsky premiere on February 24, 2014.[28]

On March 4 and 5, 2014 Telmondis (France) in cooperation with Mezzo TV wrapped up principal photography of "Anna Karenina", a two-act ballet choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky to Rodion Shchedrin's music, starring Ulyana Lopatkina as Karenina, Ermakov as Count Vronsky and Victor Baranov as Karenin.[29] November 28, 2014 saw the premiere of "Anna Karenina" on Mezzo TV. Valery Gergiev conducted.[30]

On December 14, 2014 Ermakov debuted as Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet", three-act ballet choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky to Sergei Prokofiev's music, in April 2015 he debuted at Bolshoi theatre as Ferkhad in "Legend of Love" ballet,[31] on June 17, 2015 Ermakov added the role of сount Albrecht from "Giselle" to his repertoire.[32]

In May 2015 Ermakov took part in two "Ulyana Lopatkina and stars" gala performances dedicated to the 175th Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's anniversary at Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre and participated in a Benois de La Dance Stars gala.[33][34]

Ermakov took part in the yearly Workshops of Young Choreographers at Mariinsky theatre.[35] III Workshop of Young Choreographers saw the premieres of Ksenia Zvereva's "Second I" to Philip Glass's music and Maxim Petrov's "Ballet № 2" to Alexander Tsfasman's score; both ballets were included into Mariinsky ballet repertoire.[36]

In October 2015 Ermakov as one of Lopatkina's steady ballet partners participated in Three legends of Russian ballet gala at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut,;[37] he also appeared in "Tanzgötter XXI" gala at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria[38] and at Bolshoi theatre in Ave Майя gala dedicated to 90th anniversary of Maya Plisetskaya. Gala Ave Майя was broadcast by Россия К channel.[39] On December 30, 2015, according to tradition, Ermakov took part in a New Year gala Ulyana Lopatkina and stars at Moscow International House of Music.[40]

Awards

  • 'Soul of Dance' award (Russian 'Ballet' magazine, 2013, 'Rising Star' category)[41]

Repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre

Rôle
Ballet
Choreographer
Composer
Conrad; AliLe CorsairePyotr Gusev, Jules Perrot,
Marius Petipa, O. Vinogradov		Adolphe Adam, Léo Delibes,
Riccardo Drigo, Cesare Pugni
Solor La BayadereMarius PetipaLudwig Minkus
Count AlbrechtGiselleJean Coralli, Jules PerrotAdolphe Adam
BasilioDon QuixoteAlexander Gorsky, Marius PetipaLudwig Minkus
RomeoRomeo and JulietLeonid LavrovskySergei Prokofiev
Von RothbartSwan LakeLev Ivanov, Konstantin SergeyevPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Ivan-TsarevichThe FirebirdMichel FokineIgor Stravinsky
VaslavThe Fountain of BakhchisaraiRostislav ZakharovBoris Asafyev
FerkhadLegend of LoveYury GrigorovichArif Melikov
Jose; ToreroCarmen SuiteAlberto AlonsoGeorge Bizet, Rodion Shchedrin
Count VronskyAnna KareninaAlexei RatmanskyRodion Shchedrin
SpartacusSpartacusLeonid YakobsonAram Khachaturian
SoloistConcerto DSCHAlexei RatmanskyDmitri Shostakovich
Soloist"Infra"Wayne McGregorMax Richter
SoloistIn the NightJerome RobbinsFrédéric Chopin
Ali-BatyrShuraleLeonid YakobsonFärit Yarullin
Jean de BrienneRaymondaMarius PetipaAlexander Glazunov
Young ManLeningrad SymphonyIgor BelskyDmitry Shostakovich
SoloistSerenadeGeorge BalanchinePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
SoloistLa ValseGeorge BalanchineMaurice Ravel
SoloistEmeralds George BalanchineGabriel Faure
SoloistTrois gnossiennesHans Van ManenErik Satie
SoloistVariations for two couplesHans Van ManenBenjamin Britten, Einojuhani Rautavaara Pelimannit, Stefan Kovács Tickmayer, Astor Piazzolla
Soloist5 tango'sHans Van ManenAstor Piazzolla
SoloistLe Parc (ballet)Angelin PreljocajWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
SoloistDiamondsGeorge BalanchinePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
SoloistGrand Pas ClassiqueVictor GsovskyDaniel Auber
Armand (adagio)Marguerite and ArmandFrederick AshtonFranz Liszt
OrionSylvia (ballet)Frederick AshtonLéo Delibes
John the Baptist (pas de deux)SalomeEmil FaskiFlorent Schmitt
SoloistWithoutBenjamin MillepiedFrédéric Chopin
SoloistBallet №2Maxim PetrovAlexander Tsfasman
SoloistSecond IKsenia ZverevaPhilip Glass
SoloistAria SuspendedPeter QuanzIgor Stravinsky
Lysander; Titania’s CavalierA Midsummer Night's DreamGeorge BalanchineFelix Mendelssohn
Big HorsesThe Little Humpbacked HorseAlexei RatmanskyRodion Shchedrin

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Andrei Yermakov". www.mariinsky.ru. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ballet-Dance Magazine - Vaganova Academy Graduation Performance - Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg". www.ballet-dance.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Quanz's Romantic Russian Odyssey". The New York Sun. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Ng, Kevin (November 2006). "Mariinsky Ballet". Ballet Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Anna Karenina". www.mariinsky.ru. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kondaurova, Ermakov and the Mariinsky girls triumph in La Bayadère in Turin". gramilano. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Sirabian, Stephanie (15 July 2011). "Mariinsky Ballet: A look at the future?". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Gaillard, Valèria. "Divina Lopatkina - 28 nov 2011". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Педагогический аншлаг". Газета "Коммерсантъ" (in Russian). 4 February 2012. p. 14. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "В Москве состоялся гала-концерт, посвященный дуэту Рудольф Нуреев – Марго Фонтейн". tvkultura.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Балет Шурале: национальная нотка Нуриевского фестиваля
  12. ↑ Балет Шурале — в программе фестиваля Шаляпин. Нуриев. Казань
  13. ↑ "Андрей Ермаков". russia.tv (in Russian). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Неожиданные повороты проекта "Большой балет" на канале "Культура"". tvkultura.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Военно-хореографическое училище". Газета "Коммерсантъ" (in Russian). 12 October 2012. p. 14. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  16. ↑ Майя Крылова. Ульяна Лопаткина в Доме музыки. RBK daily 27.12.2012
  17. ↑ "Балет Якобсона | Премьеры. Дебюты. Спектакли". Балет Якобсона (in Russian). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "Товарооборот балетов". Газета "Коммерсантъ С-Петербург" (in Russian) (210). 16 November 2015. p. 10. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  19. ↑ ""Танго-гала": на сцене – Ульяна Лопаткина и Уте Лемпер". tvkultura.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "Den drei Legenden des russischen Balletts gewidmet. Anna Pavlova, Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya" (in German). Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "Гала-концерт Ульяны Лопаткиной и ее друзей в Лозанне" (in Russian). 3 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "Emil Faski firma al Verdi di Trieste una nuova "Salomé"". www.danzaedanzaweb.com (in Russian). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  23. ↑ Poon, Kina (6 June 2013). "Giant Screen. Kondaurova. Swan Lake. We're There". Dance Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "Ратманский привез в Россию маленький шедевр на музыку Шостаковича". Вечерняя Москва (in Russian). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  25. ↑ The ballet company on tour in Mexico
  26. ↑ The Mariinsky in Oman
  27. ↑ "St. Petersburg stars performed at Shelest-gala" (in Russian). The Samara. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  28. ↑ Premiere of Infra
  29. ↑ "TELMONDIS - audiovisual producer of live events". www.telmondis.fr. 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  30. ↑ Anna Karenina Choreography by A. Ratmansky, Mariinsky theatre. On Mezzo TV. Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  31. ↑ Andrey Ermakov on the Bolshoi theatre site.
  32. ↑ Mariinsky Theatre 17 June Wednesday 19:30 Giselle
  33. ↑ ""Чайковский-гала" - два вечера подряд на сцене Театра имени Станиславского". tvkultura.ru (in Russian). 25 May 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  34. ↑ "Звезды балета дали концерт на сцене Большого". tvkultura.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  35. ↑ Andrey Ermakov in Workshops of Young Choreographers at MT.
  36. ↑ Mariinsky ballet repertoire
  37. ↑ Yale School of Music presents prima ballerina in performance and conversation. By Dana Astmann
  38. ↑ Galaabend der russischen Ballettstars. Donnerstag, 22. Oktober 2015
  39. ↑ Героиня на все вечера. Гала в честь 90-летия Майи Плисецкой. Статья Т. Кузнецовой. Газета Коммерсантъ
  40. ↑ Россия К news 30.12.2015
  41. ↑ Лауреаты приза журнала "Балет" "Душа танца"-2013 года.

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