Ivan Vasiliev (photo below) is a famous ballet dancer. Initially, he performed at the Bolshoi Theater, but then became the premiere in Mikhailovsky. In 2014, he received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. He recently made his debut as a choreographer with the play “Ballet No. 1”. The article will describe a brief biography of the artist.
Childhood
Ivan Vasiliev was born in 1989 in the village of Tavrichanka (Primorsky Territory). The boy's father was a military man, and the family often had to move. Soon Vasilyev Sr. was transferred to Dnepropetrovsk. There, Ivan’s childhood passed. At the age of four, he went with his elder brother and mother to a casting in a folk ensemble for children. Initially, only his brother wanted to do dancing, but the future artist showed such zeal for them that the teachers credited him as well.
Study
At the age of seven, the boy saw a ballet performance. Ivan immediately fell in love with this art form. He transferred from a folk ensemble to a choreographic school, and then began to study classical dance at the Belarusian State College. Vasilyev’s leader was the famous choreographer Alexander Kolyadenko. By the way, Ivan was enrolled in college immediately for the third year, since he easily performed elements that his peers did not even know about.
During his studies, Ivan Vasiliev completed an internship at the Belarusian Theater. There, the young man played in such productions as Corsair and Don Quixote. After graduating from college, he went to Moscow.
Ballet
In 2006, Ivan Vasiliev was able to get on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. To achieve this goal, it took him four years. It was during this period that the young man became the prime minister of the troupe. Vasiliev played the main parts in such performances as Giselle, Petrushka, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote and Spartak. Also, together with N. Tsiskaridze, he participated in the project of the international scale “Kings of Dance”.
At the end of 2011, the media reported that the leaders of the Bolshoi Theater Natalya Osipova and Ivan Vasilyev moved to St. Petersburg. And it was not even the Mariinsky. Young people got a job at the Mikhailovsky Theater, whose rating was low. It turned out that Ivan needed a serious challenge, severe motivation for further growth in the profession.
Periodically, Vasiliev appears on the stage of the American theater. He is also invited to famous entreprise performances. For example, at the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics (the picture "Natasha Rostova's First Ball") and in the solo for two project, made in the style of contemporary music.
Choreographer
It is said that at the moment Ivan is one of the highest paid dancers in the world. But Vasilyeva is of little interest. First of all, ballet for him is an art. Recently, a young man tried himself as a choreographer. The artist staged a play called "Ballet No. 1".
Ivan Vasiliev: personal life
As soon as the young man moved from Belarus to Moscow, he met Natalya Osipova, who worked as a dancer. Together they reached the highest ranks in the theater - the prime minister and prima. Natalia and Ivan became a couple not only on the big stage, but also in real life. Their friends have been waiting for the wedding of the dancers for many years, but in the end Osipova and Vasiliev broke up.
Soon the hero of this article met a new love at the Bolshoi Theater. She turned out to be ballerina Maria Vinogradova. She danced with Ivan in the production of Spartak. Between the young people immediately ran a spark. It's funny that Vasiliev invited her on a first date at the Bolshoi Theater. True, not to ballet, but to opera.
After some time, Ivan made a proposal to his lover. And everything was very romantic: in a room strewn with rose petals, Vasiliev knelt and handed Mary a ring from a famous jewelry brand. Naturally, the girl could not resist and agreed. The wedding took place in June 2015. And a year later, the couple had a daughter, Anna.