| Dmitri Gruzdyev |
| Senior Principal dancer |
Info Senior Principal dancerBirthplace St Petersburg, Russia Training Vaganova Ballet Academy Previous Companies Kirov Ballet English National Ballet Joined 1993, Principal dancer 1997, Senior Principal dancer 2007 Favourite roles Albrecht in Giselle, Solor in La bayadère Career highlight Working with Glen Tetley and Natalia Makarova and meeting Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolf Nureyev Other info First prize at the first Vaganova Ballet Competition (1988) Personal info Has two children with former dancer Sarah Arnott " Balanchine's Apollo was impressive, with Dmitri Gruzdyev mesmeric as the imperious and narcissistic deity, all flexing muscles and contained power " The Guardian CastingCasting is in the order; Giselle, Albrecht, Myrtha, Hilarion Swan Lake - Royal Albert Hall Thursday 10 June at 7.30pm Erina Takahashi, Dmitri Gruzdyev, Tamas Solymosi Saturday 12 June at 7.30pm Erina Takahashi, Dmitri Gruzdyev, Tamas Solymosi Saturday 19 June at 2.30pm Erina Takahashi, Dmitri Gruzdyev, Tamas Solymosi |
SpotlightKerry Birkett
Recently choreographed a piece inspired by The Secret Garden at the Wycombe Swan
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