Artem Ovcharenko
Artem Vyacheslavovich Ovcharenko (; born 31 December 1986) is a Russian classical ballet dancer. He is a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet and a guest artist with the Hamburg Ballet. Life and career. Ovcharenko was born on 31 December 1986 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. He began studying ballet at the Dnipropetrovsk State Choreographic School when he was 11 years old. At the age of 17, he entered the Bolshoi Ballet Academy where he participated in the Academy's tours to the U.S., Greece, Germany, China and other countries. He graduated in 2007 and was admitted to  the Bolshoi Ballet in the corps de ballet. His mentor was Nikolay Tsiskaridze and within one year he was given the leading role in the ballet "The Nutcracker". From 2009 he studied under Nikolai Fadeyechev and since 2016 his repetiteur has been Victor Barykin. Ovcharenko's repertoire covers most of the classical romantic roles: Romeo, The Prince in "The Nutcracker", and Prince Siegfried, as well as leading roles in neoclassical productions such as George Balanchine's "Apollo" and "Jewels", "Lady of the Camellias" by John Neumeier, "Onegin" by John Cranko, "Lost Illusions" by Alexei Ratmansky, and "Marco Spada" by Pierre  Lacotte. With an ever-eager interest in exploring new roles, Ovcharenko has had much success in the contemporary ballets staged at the Bolshoi, such as "Chroma" by Wayne McGregor, "Classical Symphony" by Yuri Possokhov, and The Taming of the Shrew by Jean-Christophe Maillot. Ovcharenko has participated in the Bolshoi Ballet tours to Asia, Europe and Americas, and he is a welcome guest star in famous international companies such as Berlin State Ballet, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, Hamburg State Opera, and also at international ballet festivals and national culture projects. Ovcharenko took part in some prestigious dance competitions, receiving  gold at the Tanzolymp in Berlin in 2006, and another at the Arabesque competition in Perm in 2008. In 2009, he won a Special prize "To the best partner" at the International competition of ballet dancers, and was awarded with "The Rising Star" nomination. In 2010, he took part in the International Festival "World Ballet Stars" in Donetsk, Ukraine. In January 2011, he performed with Bolshoi principal, Nina Kaptsova at the 6th Prague Ballet Gala, and in August, he danced with Anna Tikhomirova, at the closing gala-concert of the 8th Congress of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres  and Associations in Hanoi. In July 2012, he and Anna Tikhomirova participated in Rossiya K's "Grand Ballet Project" (televised in December 2012), where they were awarded the Grand Prix as "Best Ballet Duo". In 2013, Ovcharenko was promoted to the rank of Principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet. Roles. The Bolshoi Repertoire. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 Tours. 2010 Lord Wilson-Taor (Debut), Fisherman ("The Pharaoh's Daughter", choreography by Pierre Lacotte according to the version of Marius Petipa) 2011 Antoine Mistral ("Flames of Paris", choreography by Alexei Ratmansky with  use of the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen) Phoebus ("La Esmeralda", choreography by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev, new version at Berlin State Ballet), with Iana Salenko Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake", choreography by Vyacheslav Gordeev) Count Albrecht ("Giselle", with Kristina Kretova) 2012 "Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada" Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) "Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., US" Frantz ("Coppélia", choreography by Sergei Vikharev) "Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, US" Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) 2013 The Leading Pair ("Classical Symphony", choreography by Yuri Possokhov) Five Pairs ("Dream of Dream", choreography by  Jorma Elo) Apollo ("Apollon Musagète", choreography by George Balanchine) Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake"), with Anna Antonicheva Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky, choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) Prince Désiré, Blue Bird ("The Sleeping Beauty" by Tchaikovsky, new version by Yuri Grigorovich) Antoine Mistral ("Flames of Paris", choreography by Alexei Ratmansky) 2014 The first dancer ("Lost Illusions", choreography by Alexei Ratmansky) Albrecht ("Giselle", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake", choreography by Yuri Grigorovich) Lucentio ("The Taming of the Shrew", choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot） 2015 Armand ("Lady of the Camellias", choreography by John Neumeier) Antoine Mistral ("Flames of Paris", choreography  by Alexei Ratmansky) The leading couple of Diamonds（"Jewels", choreography by George Balancine) Albrecht ("Giselle", XIII Mari El Ballet Festival, with Olga Chelpanova) Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake", with Nina Kaptsova) Gala Concerts and Ballet Festivals. 2009 "Spell of Escher" (ru:Заклятие рода Эшеров, choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev) 2010 Classical Pas de Deux 2011 "Sleeping Beauty" PDD, the Golden Age Tango, with Nina Kaptsova "Le Corsaire" PDD, with Anna Tikhomirova 2012 "Nutcracker", with Ekaterina Krysanova "La Esmeralda" PDD, with Ekaterina Krysanova Classical PDD, the Golden Age Tango, with Anna Tikhomirova 2013 "Le Corsaire" PDD, Lullaby (choreography by Radu Poklitaru), with Anna Tikhomirova  Diamonds, with Evgenia Obraztsova "Spring Water", with Anna Tikhomirova Male soloist in Two Pairs ("Classical Symphony", choreography by Yuri Possokhov) The Golden Age Tango, with Anna Tikhomirova Triangle (Johannes Brahms, choreography by A. Pimonov), with Kristina Kretova and Anna Tikhomirova Pas d'action of The Pharaoh's Daughter, with Evgenia Obraztsova Lullaby, with Anna Tikhomirova Le Carnaval de Venise, with Evgenia Obraztsova Lullaby, with Anna Tikhomirova 2014 Nutcracker, with Daria Khokhlova Armand, Act II of Lady of the Camellias, with Olga Smirnova La Sylphide PDD, with Anna Tikhomirova The Very Thought of You, new creation by Radu Poklitaru, with Anna Tikhomirova  Prince Siegfried, Act III of Swan Lake, with Kristina Kretova You're My Meloday, new creation by Andrei Merkuriev, with Anna Tikhomirova 2015 Giselle PDD, with Anna Tikhomirova The Very Thought of You, with Anna Tikhomirova Chroma, with Anna Tikhomirova Romeo and Juliet PDD, Choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot, with Olga Smirnova The Sleeping Beauty PDD, with Nina Kaptsova