Академия русского балета имени А. Я. Вагановой
Katsapov grew up in Leningrad (St. Petersburg, Russia) until he was 20 years old. He studied at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet and from 1993 worked at the Mikhailovsky Theatre. In 1996 he was invited to the National Theatre in Prague by artistic director Vlastimil Harapes. In 1997 Katsapov became a soloist of the National Theatre and since 2003 he is a principal dancer.