• Prize-winner at the XI International Ballet and Choreography Competition, in the category “Solo” (Moscow, 2009, 1st prize)
• Prize-winner at the Vaganova-Prix International Competition (St Petersburg, 2002)
• Holder of the Soul of Dance – 2008 prize, instituted by Ballet magazine, in the category “Rising Star”
• Holder of the annual Leonid Massine International Prize For the Art of Dance (Positano, Italy, 2008)
• Holder of the Zegna – Mariinsky New Talent Awards grant (London, 2008)
Born in Leningrad.
Graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (class of Vitaly Afanaskov) in 2003.
Joined the Mariinsky Ballet Company the same year. Soloist since 2007.
Repertoire includes:
La Sylphide (James, Youths); choreography by August Bournonville, revised version by Elsa-Marianne von Rosen,
Giselle (Count Albrecht, Classical Duet); choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa,
Le Corsaire (Ali, Lankedem); production by Pyotr Gusev after the composition and choreography of Marius Petipa,
La Bayadère (Solor, Golden Idol); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani,
The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré, Grooms); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried, Pas de trois, Jester, Neapolitan Dance); choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov,
Raymonda (Jean de Brienne, Grand pas); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
“Paquita” Grand pas; choreography by Marius Petipa,
Don Quixote (Basilio); choreography by Alexander Gorsky,
Le Réveil de Flore (Zéphyr); choreography by Marius Petipa, revival of the 1894 production,
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Vaslav, Polish Youths); choreography by Rostislav Zakharov,
Romeo and Juliet (Romeo); choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky,
The Legend of Love (Ferkhad, Friends of Ferkhad); choreography by Yuri Grigorovich,
Michel Fokine’s ballets La Carnaval (Harlequin), Le Spectre de la rose (the Ghost of the Rose) and Schéhérazade (Zobeide’s Slave),
George Balanchine’s ballets Jewels (Emeralds, Rubies, Diamonds), Piano Concerto No 2 (Ballet Imperial), Symphony in C (Third Movement), Theme and Variations, Scotch Symphony and Tchaikovsky Pas de deux,
Le Jeune homme et la mort (Young Man); choreography by Roland Petit,
In the Night; choreography by Jerome Robbins,
Études (Soloist); choreography by Harald Lander,
Ondine (Matteo); choreography by Pierre Lacotte,
Grand pas classique; choreography by Viktor Gzovsky,
The Young Lady and the Hooligan (Hooligan); choreography by Konstantin Boyarsky,
Manon (Leader of the Beggars, Young Gentlemen); choreography by Kenneth MacMillan,
The Nutcracker (the Nutcracker Prince); production by Mihail Chemiakin, choreography by Kirill Simonov,
Alexei Ratmansky’s ballets Cinderella (the Prince), The Little Humpbacked Horse (Ivan the Fool) and Anna Karenina (Count Vronsky),
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude; choreography by William Forsythe,
Yuri Smekalov’s ballets Parting and Requiem for Narcissus
and Without; choreography by Benjamin Millepied.
Repertoire also includes:
Crand pas de deux from the ballet Le Carnaval de Venise; choreography by Marius Petipa
and the Pas de six from the ballet Laurencia; choreography by Vakhtang Chabukiani.
Vladimir Shklyarov gave the first performance of the role of the Zéphyr in Le Réveil de Flore (revival of Marius Petipa’s 1894 production, revived by Sergei Vikharev, 2007) and the role of Harlequin in Le Carnaval (revival of Michel Fokine’s 1910 production, revived by Sergei Vikharev, 2008).
Participant in gala-concerts including ones to mark the 70th birthday of the outstanding dancer Maris Liepa (Moscow, Kremlin Palace, 2006), Mariinsky&Bolshoi Theatres (Tokio, 2007) Malakhov and Friends (Berlin, 2008), Ballettisimo (Guadalajara, 2008) and DANCE OPEN (St Peterburg, 2010).
Has toured with the Mariinsky Ballet Company to Europe, America and China.
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