Leonid Sarafanov

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Leonid Sarafanov
Born (1982-06-28) June 28, 1982 (age 40)
EducationKyiv State School of Choreography
OccupationBallet dancer
SpouseOlesya Novikova
Children3
Current group Mikhailovsky Ballet
Former groups Mariinsky Ballet, National Ballet of Ukraine
Dances Swan Lake , Giselle , Don Quixote , The Sleeping Beauty , La Bayadère

Leonid Sarafanov (born 28 June 1982 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a principal ballet dancer with the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia.

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Biography

Leonid Sarafanov studied at the Kyiv State School of Choreography and graduated in 2000, joining the National Ballet of Ukraine the same year as soloist. [1]

In 2002, he was invited to join the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg by the director of the time, Makhar Vaziev and quickly became famous. The young Ukrainian was catapulted into the most challenging[ which? ] of roles in the Mariinsky repertoire and abroad on tour. He was promoted to soloist in 2003 and finally, became a principal. In January 2011, he left the Mariinsky and joined the Mikhailovsky Ballet as a principal.

His repertoire includes James in La Sylphide , Solor in La Bayadère, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, the Nutcracker-Prince in The Nutcracker , Prince Désiré in The Sleeping Beauty , Basilio in Don Quixote , and Romeo in Romeo and Juliet . He has also danced the lead roles in ballets by George Balanchine, such as Apollo and Jewels .

In 2006, he danced the lead role of Matteo in the premiere of Pierre Lacotte's revival of Ondine .

Personal life

Sarafanov's wife is Mariinsky ballerina, Olesya Novikova; the couple lives in St Petersburg with their four children.

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References

  1. "Profile on Mihailovsky theatre website".