Anton Korsakov

• Prize-winner at international competitions: the Vaganova Prix (St Petersburg, 1998) and in Finland (2001).
• In line with the results of a survey by Dancer of Europe magazine, in 2005 he was named “Dancer of the Year”.

Born in Leningrad (St Petersburg).
Graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (class of K. V. Shatilov) in 1998.
Joined the Mariinsky Ballet Company the same year.

Repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre includes:
La Sylphide (James);
Giselle (Count Albrecht, Peasants’ Pas de deux);
La Vivandière Pas de six;
Le Corsaire (Ali, Lankendem);
La Bayadère (Solor, Idol);
The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré, Bluebird);
The Nutcracker (Nutcracker Prince), staging by Mihail Chemiakin, choreography by Kirill Simonov;
Swan Lake (Siegfried, Pas de trois);
Don Quixote (Basilio);
Chopiniana (Youth);
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Vaslav);
Romeo and Juliet (Romeo);
Now and Then, choreography by John Neumeier;
Symphony in C, Jewels (Emeralds, Rubies), Apollo (Apollo) and The Four Temperaments, choreography by George Balanchine.

Has toured with the Mariinsky Ballet Company to Europe, the USA, China and Japan.

 

Changes to the playbill

Today Wed, 8 Sep 2010

Changes to the playbill

Information for audiences:

The concert featuring Nikolaj Znaider as listed on the playbill for 4 October will now take place on 1 October.
Tickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

The concert featuring Nikolaj Znaider as listed on the playbill for 7 October will now take place on 7 October.
Tickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

On 24 October, instead of the planned performance of the opera Duke Bluebeard’s Castle and an evening of piano music, at 15.00, the Mariinsky Theatre will now be staging a premiere of the opera Věc Makropulos (The Makropoulos Affair).
Tickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

On 28 October, the opera Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Mariinsky Theatre will now commence at 18.00 and not at 19.00 as previously announced.
Tickets remain valid

On 29 October at the Mariinsky Theatre, instead of a recital there will be a concert performance of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Tsar’s Bride featuring Olga Borodina as Lyubasha.
Tickets remain valid

The performance of the ballet La Sylphide at the Mariinsky Theatre, previously planned for 30 October, has been moved to 31 October, starting at 19.00.
ickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

The performance of the opera Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Mariinsky Theatre, previously planned for 31 October, has been moved to 30 October, starting at 17.00.
ickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

The management would like to offer its apologies