Born in the town of Serpukhov, Moscow Region. In 1986, on completing his training at the Moscow Choreographic College (today the Moscow Choreographic Academy ), where he studied in Alexei Zakalinsky's final year students' class, he joined the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre. At the same time, he appeared in Kremlin Ballet Company productions.
In 1995, Vladimir Vasiliev invited him to join the Bolshoi Ballet Company.
In 2003-2011, he was Assistant Ballet Artistic Director.
Born in the town of Serpukhov, Moscow Region. In 1986, on completing his training at the Moscow Choreographic College (today the Moscow Choreographic Academy ), where he studied in Alexei Zakalinsky's final year students' class, he joined the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre. At the same time, he appeared in Kremlin Ballet Company productions.
In 1995, Vladimir Vasiliev invited him to join the Bolshoi Ballet Company.
In 2003-2011, he was Assistant Ballet Artistic Director.
Repertory at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre
Interpolated pas de deux (Giselle);
Jester (Swan Lake - Vladimir Bourmeister production)
Mercutio, Servant to Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet. Alexei Cicinadze production)
Jester (Esmeralda. Vladimir Bourmeister production)
Bartolo (Bravo, Figaro! to music by Gioacchino Rossini. Dmitry Bryantsev production)
Youth (La Sylphide. Choreography by August Bournonville);
Grand pas variation (Le Corsaire. Dmitry Bryantsev production)
Pan (Walpurgis Night. Ballet Divertissement from opera Faust. Choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky)
Repertory for Kremlin Ballet
Stepmother (Cinderella. Vladimir Vasiliev production)
Solo (Nostalgia to music by Russian composers. Vladimir Vasiliev production)
Main Repertory for Bolshoi Theatre
1995
Jester (Swan Lake. Yuri Grigorovich production)
Peasant pas de deux (Giselle)
Gnome Apchkhi (Snow White. Music by Karen Khachaturyan. Genrikh Mayorov production) - creation at Bolshoi Theatre
Jester (Romeo and Juliet. Choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky)
He-Devil ( Nutcracker. Yuri Grigorovich production)
1996
Russian doll (Nutcracker)
Modest Alekseyevich (Anyuta to music by Valery Gavrilin. Vladimir Vasiliev production)
Dance scene in opera La Traviata (Vladimir Vasiliev production)
Friends to Prince (Swan Lake. Vladimir Vasiliev production) - creation
1997
The Bronze Idol (La Bayadere. Yuri Grigorovich production)
1998
Title role (Cipollino. Music by Karen Khachaturyan. Genrikh Mayorov production)
1999
Title role (Balda to music by Dmitry Shostakovich. Vladimir Vasiliev production) - creation
Title role (The Humpbacked Horse. Music by Rodion Shchedrin. Production by Nikolai Androsov)
2000
Spanish doll (Nutcracker)
John Bull - Passiphonte (creator of role), pas d'action (La Fille du Pharaon. Music by Cesare Pugni. Pierre Lacotte production after Marius Petipa)
Evil Fairy Carabosse (The Sleeping Beauty. Yuri Grigorovich version)
2002
Jester (A Legend of Love. Music by Arif Melikov. Yuri Grigorovich production)
Alain (La Fille mal gardee. Music by Louis Herold. Choreography by Frederick Ashton) - creator of the role at Bolshoi Theatre
2003
Accordion Player (The Bright Stream. Music by Dmitry Shostakovich. Alexei Ratmansky creation)
Mother Simone (La Fille mal gardee)
2005
Kozelkov (Bolt. Music by Dmitry Shostakovich. Alexei Ratmansky creation)
2006
Dancing Master (Cinderella. Yuri Possokhov production)
Variety show compere (The Golden Age. Music by Dmitry Shostakovich. Yuri Grigorovich production)
2007
Isaac Lanquedem (Le Corsaire. Production and new choreography by Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Burlaka after Marius Petipa) - creator of the role
2008
Madge (Herman Levenskiold's La Sylphide; choreography by August Bournonville in a version by Johan Kobborg)
King Louis XVI (Boris Asfiev's The Flames of Paris. Production and new choreography by Alexei Ratmansky after Vasily Vainonen) - creator of the role
2009
Coppelius (Coppelia. Choreography by Marius Petipa and Enrico Cecchetti; revival and new choreographic version by Sergei Vikharev) - creation at the Bolshoi Theatre
Qusimodo (Esmeralda by Cesare Pugni, choreography by Marius Petipa, staging and new choreographic version by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev) - creation
Awards
In 1992, he won lst prize at the International Ballet Competition, in Rieti (Italy).
In 1999, he was awarded the title of Merited Artist of the Russian Federation.
In 2004, he received the special jury prize of the Golden Mask National Theatre award (2002/2003 season) for his performance of the role of the Accordion Player (The Bright Stream)