Sergei Berezhnoy
Sergei Berezhnoy | |
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| Born | Sergei Mikhailovich Berezhnoy 20 July 1949 |
| Died | 3 August 2011 (aged 62) |
| Resting place | Smolensky Cemetery, Saint-Petersburg |
| Nationality |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Occupation(s) | ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet teacher |
| Years active | 1967—2011 |
| Spouse | Tatyana Gennadievna Terekhova |
Sergei Mikhailovich Berezhnoy[a] (July 20, 1949 – August 3, 2011) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, dancer and teacher at the Mariinsky Theatre, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1983).[1]
Career
[edit]In 1967 he graduated from the Kiev Choreographic School (teacher Vladimir Denisenko), and in 1970 the Leningrad Choreographic School (teacher Alexander Pushkin).[1]
In 1970–1990 at the Mariinsky Theatre.[1] Lyrical dancer.[1] Since the late 1970s, he has been a permanent partner of Irina Kolpakova,[1] since 1990 a teacher-repetiteur at the Mariinsky. He trained such ballet soloists as Viktor Baranov, Alexander Gulyaev, Dmitry Gruzdev, Nikita Shcheglov, Mikhail Lobukhin, in recent seasons he worked with Maxim Zyuzin and Alexei Nedviga.[1] In 2006, he returned to the stage and performed in the ballet production The Golden Age, and in 2010, Alexei Ratmansky invited him to work on the part of Karenin in the ballet Anna Karenina. This role became the last in the artist's life.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Sometimes transcribed to English as Berezhnoi
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Евгения Цинклер (2011-08-05). "Скончался танцовщик и репетитор Мариинского театра Сергей Бережной". Российская газета.
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