Irina Dvorovenko

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Irina Dvorovenko
Ірина Дворовенко
Born (1973-08-28) 28 August 1973 (age 51) [1]
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
CitizenshipAmerican [2]
Occupations
Years active1990–2013 (dancer)
2013–present (actress)
Spouse Maxim Beloserkovsky
Career
Former groupsNational Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kyiv
American Ballet Theatre
Website IrinaMaxBallet.com

Irina Vladimirovna Dvorovenko [a] (born August 28, 1973) is a retired ballet dancer and actress. She was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.

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Early life

Dvorovenko was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine) [3] and is Ukrainian-American. Her parents are dancers. She started with gymnastics before entering the Kyiv Ballet School at the age of ten. [4] [5]

Career

Ballet

In 1990, Dvorovenko joined the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kyiv as a soloist, and was promoted to principal dancer in 1992. [4] When she was touring with the company, she and her colleagues decided to bring as much food back home as possible. [5]

In 1996, Dvorovenko joined the American Ballet Theatre, and was promoted to soloist the following year. She became a principal dancer in 2000. [3] She had danced many lead roles at the company, including Odette/Odile in Swan Lake , Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty and Kitri in Don Quixote . [4]

In May 2013, Dvorovenko retired from ABT following a performance as Tatiana in Onegin , with Cory Stearns as the title role. She planned to perform as a guest artist. [3]

Dvorovenko now coaches younger dancers at ABT along with her husband, Maxim Beloserkovsky. Dancers they coached include Skylar Brandt, for her debut as the title role in Giselle . [6] She also runs a ballet intensive with Beloserkovsky. [7]

Acting

In May 2013, she made her acting debut as Vera Baronova in the Encores! production of On Your Toes at New York City Center. [8] Her performance received positive reviews. [9]

In 2015, Dvorovenko starred in Starz TV series Flesh and Bone , as Kiira, an aging prima ballerina. The show was choreographed by Dvorovenko's former ABT colleague Ethan Stiefel. [10]

In 2017, Dvorovenko appeared as a recurring character in the fifth season of The Americans . She played a Soviet émigré, Evgheniya Morozova. [5]

In March 2018 Dvorovenko returned to Encores! as Elizaveta Grushinskaya in Grand Hotel . [7]

She has also appeared in the television series Forever, The Blacklist and Power .[ citation needed ]

She is set to star in the upcoming romance thriller Verity.

Personal life

Dvorovenko is married to Maxim Beloserkovsky, a fellow ABT principal dancer. [3] They have a daughter, Emma Galina, born in 2005. Dvorovenko is a naturalised American citizen. [2]

Selected repertoire

Awards

Source: [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Ukrainian: Ірина Володимирівна Дворовенко, romanized: Iryna Volodymyrivna Dvorovenko

References

  1. ↑ ДВОРОВЕ́НКО Ірина Володимирівна (in Ukrainian). Vol. 7. Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. February 2007. ISBN   9789660220744 . Retrieved 3 November 2015.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. 1 2 Kinetz, Erika (April 10, 2005). "Belly Dancing". The New York Times . Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Wakin, Daniel (22 January 2013). "Irina Dvorovenko, Principal Dancer, to Retire From American Ballet Theater". New York Times. New York, United States. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Irina Dvorovenko - Principal Artist". Bloch. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "I Don't Miss 'Swan Lake': A Ballerina's Role on 'The Americans'". New York Times. April 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Skylar Brandt: A Ballerina Invests in Herself". New York Times. 6 February 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Why ABT-Star-Turned-Actress Irina Dvorovenko Likes Playing Real People over Princesses". Dance Magazine. March 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ballerina Irina Dvorovenko talks about American Ballet Theatre and On Your Toes". Time Out New York. May 6, 2013. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  9. ↑ Kourlas, Gia (2013-12-13). "Scene Stealers: Irina Dvorovenko, Lauren Lovette and Meg Stuart". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  10. ↑ Blake, Meredith (2015-11-06). "To capture dark world of dance, 'Flesh and Bone' used pro dancers and a 'Breaking Bad' writer". Los Angeles Times. ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved 2017-04-26.
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