Royal Czech Ballet
The Founder
Andrey Scharaev - the Founder and Artistic Director of Royal Czech Ballet Company
Was born in Chisinau (Republic of Moldova).
In 1995 he graduated from the Choreographic School and joined the troupe of the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Moldova, where from 1995 to 2005 participated in all the performances of the ballet repertoire.
As a ballet soloist he has toured: Spain, Portugal, Greece, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Great Britain, United States of America and Canada. In 2004 he graduated from the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts as a teacher/choreographer.
From 2005 to 2006 he was the member of the Columbia Classical Ballet company ( South Carolina,USA ), troupe leader: Radenko Pavlovitch. From 2006 to 2007 he was the member of the Philadelphia International Ballet Theatre, troupe leader: Alexander Boytsov.
From 2007 to 2009 he collaborated with the Imperial Russian Ballet. Director G. Taranda.
In 2007 he joined the Moravian Theatre in Olomouc as a ballet soloist. Performed such parts as: Paul McCartney, John Lennon ( The Beatles ), Siegfried ( Swan Lake), Drosselmeyer (The Nutcracker),Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet) and many others.
Since 2008 Artistic Director of Royal Czech Ballet Company.
The Team
Mariana Rusu Ballet Master / Choreographer
Education:
1986-1994 National Choreographic College, Chisinau Moldova 2010-2014 2018-2020. Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts, Chisinau Moldova
Work experience:
1994-1997 Ballet soloist National ballet theatre Oleg Danovski ,
Constanta Romania 1997-2002 Ballet soloist Cairo Opera House, Cairo Egypt 2002-
2014 Ballet soloist National Ballet and Opera theatre Maria Biesu , Chisinau Moldova
2014 Ballet Master / Choreographer ,Royal Czech Ballet Co.
2017 Ballet teacher National Choreographic College, Chisinau Moldova
ELIZAVETA SAVINA- BALLET SOLIST/BALLET MASTER
Elizaveta Savina was born in Kryvyi Rih (Ukraine).
Graduated from Bolshoi Ballet Academy in 2011.
From 2011 to 2013 she worked at the Odessa Opera House.
In 2013 she began working at the L. Yakobson Theater in St. Petersburg.
In 2014 she was invited as a soloist to the SPBT Theater in St. Petersburg.
With the theater troupe she took part in all the theatre’s tours, which took place on the stages of such theatres as: London Coliseum, London UK, Champs Elysees Theater Paris France, Princess Theatre Melbourne Australia and many others.
Since 2017, she has been a guest soloist at SBPT as well as at the Andrei Batalov Ballet of St. Petersburg where she performed all solo parts.
Since 2016 she has been collaborating with Talmi Intertainment Co. as a Ballet Master.
From 2018 to the present, she has been Ballet Master at the Royal Czech Ballet Company.
Repertoire:
Swan Lake: Pas de Trois, Little Swans, Big Swans, Spanish Dance, Hungarian Bride,
Brides.
La Bayadère: Trio of shadows, Pas de quatre.
The Sleeping Beauty: Fairy of Lilac, Fairy of Tenderness, Court Maids of Honor, Princess Florina, White Cat.
The Nutcracker: Doll, Spanish Dance, French Dance, Oriental Dance, Russian Dance, Waltz Solo.
Don Quixote: Kitri's Friends, Gypsy Woman, Solo in Dream, Grand Pas, insert variation.
Romeo and Juliet: Juliet's Companions.
Cinderella: Fairy of Autumn.
Giselle: Giselle's Friends, Monna, Zulma, Mirta. Paquita: grand pas, variations
Walpurgis Night: Nymphs.
Maria Poliudova - Guest Principal Dancer - Guest Ballet Master
Maria Poliudova was born in 1977. She graduated from the Choreographic School in Chisinau (Moldova). Later she graduated from the Academy of Music and Dance qualified as a teacher-choreographer.
Maria Poliudova is a leading ballerina and stage master of the Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Honored Artist of the Republic of Moldova.
Professional activity:
she danced the entire classical repertoire, ballets by M. Petipa, L. Ivanov, M. Fokin, G. Balanchine, M. Lavrovsky, A. Adan, A. Alonso, M. Gaziev, E. Gyrnets. She also performed modern choreography by B. Eifman, R. Poclitaru, A. Merkuriev, V. Usmanov, G. Kovtun.
Maria has toured Denmark, Sweden, Norway, UK, Germany, China, Italy, Spain, Serbia, Croatia, United Arab Emirates, Colombia, Greece, Romania. She is the winner of the competition in Perm 2002, laureate of the Competition of Young Performers in Constanta (Romania), winner of the Special Jury Award for the artistic performance in St. Petersburg.
Vladimir Statnyi - Guest Principal Dancer
Vladimir Statnyi was born in 1979 in Chisinau (Moldova).
He graduated from the Choreographic School in Chisinau. In 2004 he graduated from the Academy of Music and Dance, specialty: teacher-choreographer.
Vladimir is the leading master of stage in Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Honored Artist of the Republic of Moldova.
Professional activity:
he danced the entire classical repertoire, ballets by M. Petipa, L. Ivanov, M. Fokin, G. Balanchine, A. Adan, M. Lavrovsky, A. Alonso, M. Gaziev, E. Gyrnets. He also performed contemporary choreography by B. Eifman, R. Poclitaru, A. Merkuriev, V. Usmanov, G. Kovtun.
Sergej Iliin - Ballet Master
He was born in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova.
In 1986 he graduated from the School of Choreography and began engaging in the National Theater of Opera and Ballet. , Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, USA, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal and China.
In 1994 he received a diploma from the International Ballet Competition in Constancé, Romania. In the 1994-1995 season, he worked at the Opera and Ballet Theater in Timisoara, Romania. In 1999 he collaborated with the International Ballet Theater, Philadelphia, USA. In the years 2004-2007 he was engaged in the Moravian Theater in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
He has acted in the following roles: Giselle (Albert, Hans), Nutcracker (Drosselmayer), Spartacus (Harmodius), Sleeping Beauty (Karabos), Swan Lake (Rothbart, Pas de troix, Romeo and Juliet (Merkucio, Tybalt, Paris), Mashkerada ( Arbenin), Marna Caution (Colais) and many more. Since 2008 Ballet Master of the Royal Czech Ballet.
Arcadie Nazarenco - Technical Director
Was born in Moldova in 1977.
Education:
1987 - 1995 - Chisinau Choreographic College (Moldova);
2001 - 2004 - Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts, specialty: Choreography (Diploma of Higher Education).
Professional experience:
1995 - 2009 - The National Opera and Ballet Theatre (Chisinau, Moldova);
2009 - 2013 - The Imperial Ballet Company;
2013 - General Director and Producer of the Company "Ballet Star Factory".
2014 - Producer and Teacher-choreographer, Ballet School "Escuela de Ballet Nazarenco" (Madrid, Spain).
Roles:
"Giselle" - Hans, Peasant pas de deux;
"Swan Lake" - Clown, Pas de trois, Hungarian Dance;
"The Nutcracker" - Chinese Dance, Harlequin;
"Don Quixote" - Gamache;
"Sleeping Beauty" - Bluebird, Puss-in-Boots, Catalabutte (master-of-ceremonies at the court of King Florestan);
"Romeo and Juliet" - Paris, Benvolio.
Tours:
Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the USA, England, Scotland, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, China.
Ievgen Lagunov - Guest Principal Dancer
Principal dancer with Hungarian National Ballet Date of birth 27.01.1983
Place of birth Donetsk, Ukraine Education Time School or Collage Qualifcation 1993 – 2000 Branch of The State Dance Academy (Kyiv) Diploma in Professional in Donetsk, Ukraine Competitions Time Competition Award 2002 Vaganova-Prix International Ballet Competition 2nd Prize 2004 Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition 2nd Prize 2004 Perm International Ballet Competition Special Prize 2006 Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition 1st Prize 2006 International Yury Grigorovich Competition 2nd Prize Professional Dance Experience Repertoire Donetsk Academic Opera and Ballet 2000 - 2005 All leading classical and contemporary roles principal dancer of repertoire of the theatre National Opera and Ballet of Kyiv 2005 - 2013 All leading classical and contemporary roles principal dancer of repertoire of the theatre Hungarian National Ballet 2013 - .….
All leading classical and contemporary roles principal dancer of repertoire of the theatre Choreography by Petipa, Minkus, Bournonville, Vainonen, Gorsky, Fokin, Grigorovich, Lavrovsky, Balanchine, Forsythe, Kylian, MacMillan, Cranko, Ashton, Clug…
Guest artist in current time with Nationl Opera and Ballet of Kyiv Latvian National Ballet Madach Theater Budapest.
As a member of ballet company or as guest had performed in many countries of EU, of Asia and North and South America, arabic countries and in Africa as well. Participated in famous Gala shows such a Gala New Tokyo National Welstar Gala Vienna 2018 World Ballet Stars for Andrey Batalov Tallin 2019 Vadim Pisarev VIII International Festival World Ballet Stars 2001 Donetsk Professional Teaching Experience Acri Hiramoto Ballet School (Tokyo Japan) Danceflsh Summer Workshop 2017,2018,2019 (St.Polten Austria) Terada Ballet Art School (Kyoto Japan).
Since 2011 Guest Solist in the Royal Czech Ballet Company
Nikolay Nazarkevich - Guest Principal Dancer
Biography
Nikolay was born in Chisinau, Moldova. He began to study dance at Chisinau Ballet Academy, (class of Tatiana Petuhov and Alexander Ivanov).
After graduation, in 2009, he joined the “Maria Biesu National Opera and Ballet Theater” in Chisinau, Moldova. In 2019 - graduated from the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts, Chisinau, Moldova.
Professional activity:
2009 - 2011: dancer in the ballet company of NTOB "Maria Biesu" in Chisinau, Moldova.
2011-2015: soloist in the ballet company of the "OCT East" Theater in Shenzhen, China.
2015-2018: dancer in the ballet company of NTOB "Maria Biesu" in Chisinau, Moldova
2018-present: ballet soloist in the ballet company of NTOB "Maria Biesu" in Chisinau, Moldova.
Since 2016 guest solist in the Royal Czech Ballet Company.
Repertoire:
Nutcracker-Prince (Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake by P.Tchaikovsky)
Count Albrecht (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa)
Prince Desire (The Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa)
Franz (Coppelia by L. Delibes, choreography Marius Petipa and Enrico Cecchetti )
Count Cherry (Cipollino by Karen Khachaturian, choreography Genrikh Mayorov)
Prince (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by B. Pavlovski, choreography G. Mayorov)
Colas (La Fille mal gardée by P.L.Hertel )
Tours
Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France, USA,Canada, Romania, Czech Republic, China.
Tatiana Nazarkevich - Guest Solist
Biography
Tatiana was born in Chisinau, Moldova. She began to study dance at Chisinau Ballet Academy, (class of Elvira Kern).
After graduation, in 2009, she joined the “Maria Biesu National Opera and Ballet Theater” in Chisinau, Moldova. In 2019 - graduated from the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts, Chisinau, Moldova
Professional activity:
2009 - 2011: dancer in the ballet company of NTOB "Maria Biesu" in Chisinau, Moldova.
2011-2015: soloist in the ballet company of the "OCT East" Theater in Shenzhen, China.
2015-2018: dancer in the ballet company of NTOB "Maria Biesu" in Chisinau, Moldova.
2018-present: ballet soloist in the ballet company of NTOB "Maria Biesu" in Chisinau, Moldova.
Since 2016 guest solist in the Royal Czech Ballet Company.
Repertoire:
Maria (Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Odetta / Odilia, Pas de trois, Little Swans(Swan Lake by P.Tchaikovsky)
Princess Aurora (The Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa)
Snow White(Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by B. Pavlovski, choreography G. Mayorov)
Peasant Pas de Deux (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa)
Friends of Swanilda (Coppelia by L. Delibes, choreography Marius Petipa and Enrico Cecchetti )
Countesses Cherry, Flowers (Cipollino by K. Khachaturian, choreography Genrikh Mayorov)
Amour, Friends Kitry (Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus, choreography M. Petipa)
Tours:
Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France, USA,Canada, Romania, Czech Republic, China.
Nicole Ferazzino - Guest Solist
She studies at the Ukrainian Academy of Ballet "Українська академія балету" International Choreographic Art Development Centre, with professors, soloists and principal dancers from Perm andMoldova National Opera Ballet Theatre. In 2012 she graduatesas Professional Dancer with also the specialization in Choreography.
Before finishing her studies in Academy, she dances in some principal Italian and international theatres working with the Royal Czech Ballet and the Macedonian Opera and Ballet; she also wins gold and bronze medals in the International Ballet Competition “танець без кордонів” at the National Opera Theater of Ukraine in Kiev.
In 2014, Nicole became a member of Saint Petersburg Classical Ballet of Andrey Batalov, taking part in many international tours in the most important Theatres. Even today, she is Soloist in this company and also works with Municipal Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Kiev.In 2019 she takes part of the tour in Turkey with “Wiener Staatsoperballet” and in April 2022 she dances in Riyadh with Romae Capital Ballet bringing on stage for the first time in the history of Saudi Arabia the ballet “Swan Lake”.
Her repertoire comprises:
Pas de trois, little swans, Neapolitan dance and mazurka in “Swan Lake”, children, snowflakes, Chinese dance and solist of waltz in “Nutcracker”, Canary Fairy,Fairy Crumbs, Little Red Riding Hood and Pas de deux of Blue Bird in “Sleeping Beauty”, friend in “Gieselle”, Cupid and Giga in “Don Quixote”.
Since 2018 guest solist in the Royal Czech Ballet Company.
Valerie Ferazzino - Guest solist
After studying at La Scala Ballet School in Milano she graduates in 2015 as a Professional Ballet Dancer at the Ukrainian Academy of Ballet "Українська академія балету" International Choreographic Art Development Centre, where she studied with teachers from Bolshoi Ballet Theater of Moscow and from the Opera and Ballet Theater of Moldova.
With only 14 years old, in 2011, she has her first experiences with classical ballet companies dancing on tour with Macedonian Opera and Ballet Theater and Royal Czech Ballet and the following year she wins the first place and gold medal in the International Ballet Competition “танець без кордонів” at the National Opera Theater of Ukraine in Kiev.
During her graduation year, she starts to work as a soloist with Saint Petersburg Classical Ballet of Andrey Batalov taking, part to International tournées and dancing in the most important ballets of the Classical Repertoire: Swan Lake (Pas de Trois; Little Swans; Brides); Sleeping Beauty (Crumbs Fairy; Force Fairy; Blue Bird Pas De Deux); Nutcracker (Kissing Doll; Spanish Doll); Giselle (Giselle’s friends; 2 willis); Don Chisciotte (Kitri’s Friends; Bridesmaid).
She works also with the Municipal Opera and Ballet Theater of Kiev and with the Varna Opera and Ballet Theater in Bulgaria and she wins other International Ballet Competitions such as the American Competition “World Dance Movement” in which the principal dancer Tiler Peck rewards her with the first place. In 2019 she debuts in the Principal Role of Masha in the Nutcracker dancing with Denis Nedak (Principal Dancer of the National Opera Theater of Ukraine and Honorable Artist of Ukraine).
Since 2018 guest solist in the Royal Czech Ballet Company.
Ogasawara Seiyu - Guest Solist
Japanese.Born in Kanagawa Japan.
Started ballet at the Ogurasachiko Ballet Studio in Japan. In 2014, transferred to the Vaganova Ballet School in St. Petersburg.
Graduated in 2016 (studying under Andrey-Elmalenkov). In the same year, he joined the St. Petersburg Ballet Theater as a soloist.
He has won numerous international ballet competitions and participated in performances at theaters around the world.
The main repertoire is ballet ''Don Quixot'' (Basil). ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Mercutio). ''Swan Lake'' (Jester),. ''Sleeping Beauty'' (Blue Bird),
''Diana&Action''(Action),''
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