Artem Ovcharenko

Artem Ovcharenko
As Jean de Brienne (Raymonda), Bolshoi, 2010
Born Artem Ovcharenko
(1986-12-31) 31 December 1986
Dnipropetrovsk, USSR (now Ukraine)
Citizenship Russian Federation
Education Moscow Choreographic Academy
Occupation Ballet dancer
Years active 2007 to present
Employer Bolshoi Theatre
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Website artemovcharenko.com

Artem Ovcharenko (Russian: Артём Вячеславович Овчаренко; born 31 December 1986) is a Russian classical ballet dancer. He is а principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and guest artist the Hamburg Ballet.

Life and career

Ovcharenko was born on 31 December 1986 in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. He began studying ballet at the Dnipropetrovsk State Choreographic School when he was 11 years old.[1] At the age of 17, he entered the Bolshoi Ballet Academy where he participated in the Academy’s tours to the U.S., Greece, Germany, China and other countries. He graduated in 2007 and was admitted to the Bolshoi Ballet in the corps de ballet. His mentor was Nikolay Tsiskaridze and within one year he was given the leading role in the ballet The Nutcracker. From 2009 he studied under Nikolai Fadeyechev[2] and since 2016 his repetiteur has been Victor Barykin.

Ovcharenko’s repertoire covers most of the classical romantic roles: Romeo, The Prince in The Nutcracker, and Prince Siegfried, as well as leading roles in neoclassical productions such as George Balanchine’s Apollo and Jewels, Lady of the Camellias by John Neumeier, Onegin by John Cranko, Lost Illusions by Alexei Ratmansky, and Marco Spada by Pierre Lacotte. With an ever-eager interest in exploring new roles, Ovcharenko has had much success in the contemporary ballets staged at the Bolshoi, such as Chroma by Wayne McGregor, Classical Symphony by Yuri Possokhov, and The Taming of the Shrew by Jean-Christophe Maillot.

Ovcharenko has participated in the Bolshoi Ballet tours to Asia, Europe and Americas, and he is a welcome guest star in famous international companies such as Berlin State Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, Hamburg State Opera, and also at international ballet festivals and national culture projects.

Ovcharenko took part in some prestigious dance competitions, receiving gold at the Tanzolymp in Berlin in 2006, and another at the Arabesque competition in Perm in 2008. In 2009 he won a Special prize "To the best partner" at the International competition of ballet dancers, and was awarded with "The Rising Star" nomination. In 2010 he took part in the International Festival "World Ballet Stars" in Donetsk, Ukraine. In January 2011, he performed with Bolshoi principal, Nina Kaptsova at the 6th Prague Ballet Gala, and in August, he danced with Anna Tikhomirova, at the closing gala-concert of the 8th Congress of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations in Hanoi. In July 2012, he and Anna Tikhomirova participated in Rossiya K’s "Grand Ballet Project" (televised in December 2012), where they were awarded the Grand Prix as "Best Ballet Duo".

In 2013, Ovcharenko was promoted to the rank of Principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet.

Roles

The Bolshoi Repertoire

Artem Ovcharenko as Apollo, Apollon Musagète, Bolshoi Ballet, 2012
Ovcharenko as Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Bolshoi Theatre

2007

2008

2009

2010

  • Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Yuri Grigorovich's production
  • Petrouchka in Petroushka, choreography by Michail Fokin, staging and new choreographic version by Sergei Vikharev
  • Jean de Brienne in Raymonda, Yuri Grigorovich's production
  • Lord Wilson-Taor in The Pharaoh's Daughter, Pierre Lacotte's production – debut during the Bolshoi Ballet Tour to Beijing

2011

  • Count Albrecht in Giselle, Yuri Grigorovich's production – debut on 2011.01.22
  • Antoine Mistral in Flames of Paris, choreography by Alexei Ratmansky with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen – debut on 2011.03.26
  • The First Dancer, Youth, and Robber's Leader in "Lost Illusions", Alexei Ratmansky's production – creator of the role (2011.04.24)
  • Chroma, Wayne McGregor's production – appeared in the opening night performance in the Bolshoi Theater (2011.07.21)
  • Symphony of Psalms, Jiri Kylian's production – appeared in the opening night performance in the Bolshoi Theater (2011.07.21)
  • Blue Bird in The Sleeping Beauty, new version by Yuri Grigorovich – creation at the main stage of the Bolshoi Theatre (2011.11.18)
  • Prince Désiré in The Sleeping Beauty, new version by Yuri Grigorovich – debut on 2011.11.25

2012

  • Student in Anyuta, Vladimir Vasiliev's production – debut on 2012.02.01
  • Siegfried in Swan Lake Yuri Grigorovich's production – debut on 2012.02.18
  • Soloist of Grand Pas des Eventeils in Le Corsaire, choreography by Marius Petipa, production and new choreography by Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Burlaka
  • Two couples in Classical Symphony, Yuri Possokhov's production – appeared in the opening night performance in the Bolshoi Theater (2012.06.29)
  • Duet in Dream of Dream, Jorma Elo's production – appeared in the opening night performance in the Bolshoi Theater (2012.06.29)
  • Apollo in George Balanchine's Apollo – debut on 2012.10.05
  • Prince Kurbsky in Ivan the Terrible, Yuri Grigorovich's production – creator of the role in the new version (2012.11.08)
  • Piggy-Wiggy in Moidodyr (Wash'em Clean), Yuri Smekalov's production – debut on 2012.12.22

2013

  • Leading couple in George Balanchine's Diamonds – debut on 2013.03.06
  • Lensky in John Cranko's Onegin – debut on 2013.07.14
  • Marco Spada in Marco Spada, Pierre Lacotte's production – debut on 2013.11.09

2014

2015

  • Leading couple in Classical Symphony, Yuri Possokhov's production
  • Hamlet in Hamlet, choreography by Radu Paklitaru – debut on 2015.03.13
  • Pechorin in A Hero of Our Time (Part 2 "Taman"), choreography by Yuri Possokhov – creator of the role (2015.07.22)

2016

  • Basilio in Don Quixote, Alexei Fadeyechev's production – debut on 2016.02.60

2017

  • Principal Dancer in Etudes, Harold Lander's production – debut on 2017.03.19
  • Leading dancer in George Balanchine's Rubies – debut on 2017.04.01
  • Conrad in Le Corsaire, choreography by Marius Petipa, production and new choreography by Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Burlaka – debut on 2016.10.20
  • Nureyev in Nureyev, choreography by Yuri Possokhov, designed and directed by Kirill Serebrennikov – debut on 2017.12.10

2018

  • Vronsky in Anna Karenina, John Neumeier's production – debut on 2018.03.24
  • Konstantin (Kostya) in The Seagull, John Neumeier's production – debut on 2018.04.29 at the Hamburg Opera (partner — Alina Cojocaru as Nina Zarechnaya)

Tours

2010

Lord Wilson-Taor (Debut), Fisherman (The Pharaoh's Daughter, choreography by Pierre Lacotte according to the version of Marius Petipa)

2011

  • Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at the Paris Opera, Paris, France

Antoine Mistral (Flames of Paris, choreography by Alexei Ratmansky with use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen)

Phoebus (La Esmeralda, choreography by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev, new version at Berlin State Ballet), with Iana Salenko

  • As a guest artist on tour of the Russian Ballet Theatre to Stockholm, Sweden

Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake, choreography by Vyacheslav Gordeev)

  • Chelyabinsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Chelyabinsk, Russia

Count Albrecht (Giselle, with Kristina Kretova)

2012

  • Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet to North America

Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada

Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake, choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)

Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., US

Frantz (Coppélia, choreography by Sergei Vikharev)

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, US

Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake, choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)

2013

  • Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at Ekaterinburg State Opera and Ballet Theatre, Ekaterinburg, Russia

The Leading Pair (Classical Symphony, choreography by Yuri Possokhov)

Five Pairs (Dream of Dream, choreography by Jorma Elo)

Apollo (Apollon Musagète, choreography by George Balanchine)

  • Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Samara, Russia

Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake), with Anna Antonicheva[3]

Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky, choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)

Prince Désiré, Blue Bird (The Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky, new version by Yuri Grigorovich)[4][5][6][7]

Antoine Mistral (Flames of Paris, choreography by Alexei Ratmansky)[8][9]

2014

  • Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at the Paris Opera, Paris, France

The first dancer (Lost Illusions, choreography by Alexei Ratmansky)

  • Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., US

Albrecht (Giselle, choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)

  • Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet at Lincoln Center, New York, US

Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake, choreography by Yuri Grigorovich)[10]

Lucentio (The Taming of the Shrew, choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot）

2015

  • Bayerisches Staatsballett, Munich, Germany

Armand (Lady of the Camellias, choreography by John Neumeier)

  • Tour of Bolshoi Ballet in Hong Kong, China

Antoine Mistral (Flames of Paris, choreography by Alexei Ratmansky)

The leading couple of Diamonds（Jewels, choreography by George Balancine)

  • Mari State Opera and Ballet Theater, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia

Albrecht (Giselle, XIII Mari El Ballet Festival, with Olga Chelpanova)

  • Macedonian Opera and Ballet, Skopje, Macedonia

Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake, with Nina Kaptsova)

Gala Concerts and Ballet Festivals

2009

  • Festival of the Russian National Orchestra, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia

Spell of Escher (ru:Заклятие рода Эшеров, choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev)

2010

Classical Pas de Deux

2011

  • January, 6th Prague Ballet Gala, Prague, Czech Republic

Sleeping Beauty PDD, the Golden Age Tango, with Nina Kaptsova

  • August, Closing Gala-Concert of the 8th Congress of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations, Hanoi, Vietnam

Le Corsaire PDD, with Anna Tikhomirova[11]

2012

  • January, Gala Concert on Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of Yuri Grigorovich, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia

Nutcracker, with Ekaterina Krysanova

  • April, Dance Open Festival, Saint Petersburg, Russia

La Esmeralda PDD, with Ekaterina Krysanova

Classical PDD, the Golden Age Tango, with Anna Tikhomirova

2013

  • February, Gala Concert of Future Stars of Benois de la Danse, Theatro Salieri, Italy

Le Corsaire PDD, Lullaby (choreography by Radu Poklitaru), with Anna Tikhomirova

Diamonds, with Evgenia Obraztsova

  • April, Gala concert in honor of Marina Kondratieva, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia

Spring Water, with Anna Tikhomirova

  • April, Dance Open Festival, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Male soloist in Two Pairs (Classical Symphony, choreography by Yuri Possokhov)

The Golden Age Tango, with Anna Tikhomirova

Triangle (Johannes Brahms, choreography by A. Pimonov), with Kristina Kretova and Anna Tikhomirova

  • May, XXI Benois de la Danse Award Ceremony Gala, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia

Pas d'action of The Pharaoh's Daughter, with Evgenia Obraztsova

  • September, Gala Concert of Russian Ballet Stars, Ríos Reyna del Teatro Teresa Carreño, Venezuela

Lullaby, with Anna Tikhomirova[12]

  • September，Kremlin Gala “Ballet Stars of the XXI century”[13]，Kremlin Palace，Russia

Le Carnaval de Venise, with Evgenia Obraztsova

Lullaby, with Anna Tikhomirova

2014

  • May, Sobinov Festival, Saratov Theater, Russia

Nutcracker, with Daria Khokhlova

  • July, Nijinsky Gala, The Hamburg Ballet, Germany

Armand, Act II of Lady of the Camellias, with Olga Smirnova

  • September, Kremlin Gala “Ballet Stars of the XXI century”, Kremlin Palace, Russia

La Sylphide PDD, with Anna Tikhomirova

The Very Thought of You, new creation by Radu Poklitaru, with Anna Tikhomirova

  • October, "A Celebration of Dance - The Hong Kong Ballet at 35", Hong Kong, China

Prince Siegfried, Act III of Swan Lake, with Kristina Kretova

  • November, Gala Concert to celebrate the 85th birthday of musician Alexandra Pakhmutova, Kremlin Palace, Russia

You're My Meloday, new creation by Andrei Merkuriev, with Anna Tikhomirova

2015

  • May, Hommage aux Grimaldi, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco

Giselle PDD, with Anna Tikhomirova

  • September, Gala Russe, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco

The Very Thought of You, with Anna Tikhomirova

Chroma, with Anna Tikhomirova

Romeo and Juliet PDD, Choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot, with Olga Smirnova

  • October, Gala in Commemoration of Sophia Golovkina's Centennial, Bolshoi Theatre, Russia

The Sleeping Beauty PDD, with Nina Kaptsova

Filmography

  • Nutcracker, Bel Air Classiques, 2011 (Prince Nutcracker with Nina Kaptsova, filmed at Bolshoi Theatre in 2010)
  • Sleeping Beauty, Bel Air Classique, 2012 (Blue bird, filmed at Bolshoi Theatre in 2011)
  • Dance to Freedom, 2015 (BBC)

Awards

  • 2006 - Gold medal at the 3rd International Dance Olympus Competition (Berlin)
  • 2008 - First Award for Male Dancer at the Open Competition "Arabesque" in Perm, as well as a prize named after Marius Petipa, "Pearl of the Urals", offered by Perm Public Foundation for Purity and Line of Classical Tradition, and the Press Jury Award for Fidelity to Moscow School Classical Tradition.[14] In the same year, he was granted the youth award of "Triumph".
  • 2009 - Special Award "Best Partner" at the XIth Moscow International Ballet Competition and Contest of Choreographers,[2] and nominated as "Rising Star" for the "Soul of the Dance" award.[15]
  • 2012 - First Award "The Best Ballet Duet" at competition "Big Ballet" on Rossiya K - Russian television network (partner - Anna Tikhomirova).

See also

References

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