Aidar Akhmetov and Natalia Vyskubenko, principle dancers of the Bolshoi Theater, conducted a series of master-classes for the Mikhailovsky Theater ballet artists. The master-classes were arranged by the Farukh Ruzimatov Foundation ‘The Renaissance of the Dance Art’ held from November 11th till 16th 2008.
Aidar Akhmetov
People’s Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan
Principle Dancer of the classical ballet of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater
Laureate of international competitions in Russia, the USA, Japan, etc.
As the guest principle artist cooperated with the Albert Theater (Canada)
Repertoire includes ‘Spartacus’, ‘La Bayadere’, ‘Don Quixote’, ‘Giselle’, etc.
Natalia Vyskubenko
Has been performing in the classical ballet company of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater since 1994
Took the First Prize at the international Ballet Competition in Rietti (Italy), Third Prize at the All-Russian competition for ballet dancers and choreographers ‘New Ballet of Russia’ in Krasnodar
As the guest principle artist cooperated with the Dnepropetrovsk opera and ballet theater, ‘The Imperial Theater’, the St. Petersburg classical ballet under the leadership of V. Korolkov, the St. Petersburg classical theater under the leadership of Tachkon, and ‘The Renaissance’ ballet theater.
Repertoire includes ‘The Nutcracker, ‘The Sleeping Beauty’, ‘La Sylphide’, ‘La Bayadere’, ‘Flames of Paris’, ‘Giselle’, ‘Legend of Love’, ‘Swan Lake’, ‘Carmen-Suite’, ‘Bolt’, ‘Concerto Barocco’, etc.
