Andrey Merkuriev

Honored Artist of Russia

Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania

Laureate of the national theater award “Golden Mask”

Leading soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia (2006-2016), soloist of the Mariinsky Theater (2001-2006), teacher, choreographer, choreographer. Member of the jury of the National Theater Award “Golden Mask” (2015).

Since 2020 – chief choreographer of the State Opera and Ballet Theater of the Komi Republic

Productions

2013
“Time, forward!”, International competition of ballet dancers and choreographers, Moscow

2014
“Scream”, Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
“Live Reality”, Festival of Contemporary Choreography “Diana Vishneva. Context”, Moscow
“Steampunk Nutcracker”, Theater S.A.D. (choreographer)

2015
“Melody”, Anniversary evening of A. Pakhmutova, Moscow
“Pas de Gala”, Christmas Ballet Gala, Moscow

2016
“The Last Conversation”, Mariinsky Ballet Festival, Creative Workshop for Young Choreographers, St. Petersburg
“Cry”, Workshop for Young Choreographers, Enlightened Night Bolshoi Theatre
, International Diaghilev Festival, Perm
“Dialogue with Yourself”, Yuri Grigorovich International Competition “Young Ballet”, Sochi
“Spanish Suite on the theme” Carmen “”, Moscow
“Shakespeare. Night, Theater S.A.D. (choreographer)
“All Life Ahead”, Theater S.A.D. (choreographer)
Living Pages, Theater of Nations (choreographer)

2017
Evening of the author’s choreography “Andrey Merkuriev. Recognition” (author and artistic director of the project)

2020
Evening divertissement “See the music, hear the dance”, State Opera and Ballet Theater of the Komi Republic (stage director and choreographer)

2021
Opera by P. I. Tchaikovsky The Queen of Spades, State Opera and Ballet Theater of the Komi Republic (choreographer)

Biography

Born in Syktyvkar (Komi Republic). In 1996 he graduated from the Ufa Choreographic School (now the Bashkir Choreographic College named after R. Nureyev). In 1996-97 worked in the troupe of the Opera and Ballet Theater of the Komi Republic.

In 1997-2001 was a soloist of the ballet troupe of the St. Petersburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after M.P. Mussorgsky, where his repertoire included the following parts:

Espada, Basil (Don Quixote by L. Minkus, choreography by A. Gorsky)
Pas de trois, Spanish dance, Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, L. Ivanov) The Nutcracker
Prince (The Nutcracker) P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by N. Boyarchikov) Prince Desire (The Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, using materials from the editions of F. Lopukhov, K. Sergeev, P. Gusev) Phoebus (Esmeralda by C. Pugni
, version by N. Boyarchikov based on the choreography by J. Perrot and M. Petipa)
Solor (La Bayadère by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa)
Pyotr (Cavalry’s Halt by J. Armsheimer, choreography by M. Petipa)
Paris, Valentin (Faust » to music by S. Kallosh, choreography by N. Boyarchikov)
Count Albert (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa)
James (La Sylphide by H. Levenshell, choreography by A. Bournonville)

In 2001 he joined the troupe of the Mariinsky State Academic Theatre, where he performed the following roles:

Count Albert (Giselle)
Espada (Don Quixote, choreography by M. Petipa, A. Gorsky)
Petrushka (Petrushka by I. Stravinsky, choreography by M. Fokine)
Prince Desire (The Sleeping Beauty, re-enactment of the 1890 production) )
Vaclav (The Fountain of Bakhchisarai by B. Asafiev, choreography by R. Zakharov)
Mercutio, Romeo (Romeo and Juliet by S. Prokofiev, choreography by L. Lavrovsky)
Title part (Prodigal Son by S. Prokofiev, choreography by G. Balanchine)
Soloist (Waltz by M. Ravel, choreography by G. Balanchine)
phlegmatic (The Four Temperaments by P. Hindemith, choreography by G. Balanchine)
Des Grieux (Manon to music by J. Massenet, choreography by C. Macmillan)
José (Carmen » to music by J. Bizet, choreography by R. Petit)
Youth (Youth and Death to music by J.S. Bach, choreography by R. Petit)
Soloist (Middle Duet to music by Y. Khanon, choreography by A. Ratmansky)
Prince (Cinderella by S. Prokofiev, choreography by A. Ratmansky )
Soloist (Come in! to music by V. Martynov, choreography by K. Simonov)
Artist, Jack (Lulu. The Dream of the Antistar to group music, choreography by G. Peparini)
The Nutcracker Prince (The Nutcracker, choreography by K. Simonov )
Young Drosselmeyer (“The Magic Nut” by S. Slonimsky, choreography by D. Pandursky)
Soloist (“Spring and Autumn” / “Spring and Fall” to music by A. Dvorak, choreography by J. Neumeier)
Soloist (“Then and Now” / ” Now and Then” to music by M. Ravel, choreography by J. Neumeier)
Soloist (“Where Golden Cherries Hang” to music by T. Illems, choreography by W. Forsyth)
Soloist (“Steptext” to music by I. aha, choreography by W. Forsythe)
Soloist (“Reverence” to music by G. Bryars, choreography by D . Dawson)

He was a partner of almost all the leading dancers of the Mariinsky Theatre.

In 2005, he took part in the creative evening of Svetlana Zakharova at the Bolshoi – he danced the “Middle Duet” with her.
In 2006, he performed several times at the Bolshoi Theater as Jose in the ballet Carmen Suite. In the 2006/07 season he was already a member of the Bolshoi Theater troupe. The debut took place in the role of Jan in the ballet “Bolt” – from this performance, the French company Bel Air Media began filming this ballet.

Rehearses under the direction of Viktor Barykin. Since the start of the 2016-17 season works under a contract.

Repertoire at the Bolshoi Theater

2006
Jan (The Bolt by D. Shostakovich, choreography by A. Ratmansky)
Jose (Carmen Suite to music by J. Bizet — R. Shchedrin, choreography by A. Alonso)
Melnik (Triangle Hat by M. de Falla, choreography by L. Myasina)
Rybak (The Pharaoh’s Daughter by C. Pugni, choreography by P. Lacotte after M. Petipa)
Pas de de Tchaikovsky (choreography by J. Balanchine)
soloist (Middle Duet to music by Y. Khanon, choreography by A. Ratmansky)
Piotr ( The Bright Stream by D. Shostakovich, choreography by A. Ratmansky) – debuted on tour of the theater in Novosibirsk

2007
Boris (The Golden Age by D. Shostakovich, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Prince (Cinderella by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Possokhov) — debuted on tour of the theater in Washington, DC
soloist (In the Upstairs Room by F. Glass, choreography T. Tharp) – was among the first performers of this ballet at the Bolshoi Theater
soloist (“Misericordes” to music by A. Pärt, staged by C. Wheeldon)
Toreador (“Don Quixote”, choreography by M. Petipa, A. Gorsky, revised by A. Fadeyechev)
Birbanto (The Corsair by A. Adam, choreography by M. Petipa, production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky and Y. Burlaka)
soloist (Class Concert to music by A. Glazunov, A. Lyadov, A. Rubinshtein, D (Shostakovich, choreography by A. Messerer)
Count Albert (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa, revised version by Y. Grigorovich)

2008
James (La Sylphide by H.S. Levenskold, choreography by A. Bournonville, revised by J. Kobborg)
Jérôme (The Flames of Paris by B. Asafiev, choreography by V. Vainonen)
Basil (Don Quixote by L Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, A. Gorsky, revised by A. Fadeechev)
couple in yellow (Russian Seasons to music by L. Desyatnikov, staged by A. Ratmansky) – participant in the premiere of this ballet at the Bolshoi
Theater by D. Shostakovich, choreography by A. Ratmansky) – debuted on tour of the theater in Japan

2009
Teacher (The Lesson by J. Delerue, choreography by F. Flindt)
Theta/Chronos (Zakharova Supergame by E. Palmieri, choreography by F. Ventrilla) — first performer of
Crassus (Spartacus by A. Khachaturian, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2010
Petrushka (Petrushka by I. Stravinsky, choreography by M. Fokine, new choreographic version by S. Vikharev)
lead role in Rubies (second part of the ballet Jewels) to music by I. Stravinsky (choreography by J. Balanchine)
Drosselmeyer ( The Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2011
Lucien (Lost Illusions by L. Desyatnikov, production by A. Ratmansky)

2012
Part in Remanso (choreography by N. Duato)
Student (Anyuta to music by V. Gavrilin, choreography by V. Vasiliev)

2013
bidet, pedestrians, waltz (Apartment, music by Fleshquartet, choreography by M. Ek)
Pyotr Leontyevich (Anyuta to music by V. Gavrilin, choreography by V. Vasiliev)
Pepinelli (Marco Spada to music by D. F. E. Aubert, choreography by P. Lacotte after J. Mazilier)

2014
embryos (The Apartment)
Monsieur Duval (Lady of the Camellias to music by F. Chopin, choreography by J. Neumeier) — principal performer at the Bolshoi
Pechorin Theater (Hero of Our Time by I. Demutsky, part of Princess Mary, choreography Y. Posokhova, director K. Serebrennikov)

2016
Wicked Fairy Carabosse (The Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, revised version by Y. Grigorovich)
part in the ballet “Together for a short time” to music by M. Richter and L. van Beethoven (choreography by P. Lightfoot and S. Leon)

2018
Karenin (Anna Karenina to music by P. Tchaikovsky, A. Schnittke, Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam, choreography by J. Neumeier)

Participated in the projects of the Bolshoi Theater “Workshop of new choreography” – in 2006 he performed with Ekaterina Krysanova in the number “+2” to the music of G.F. Handel staged by Vyacheslav Samodurov (London), in 2008 he also performed with her “Dramatic Poem”, which was included in the first section of the “Workshop” – based on “Scriabiniana” by Kasyan Goleizovsky.
In 2007, he performed in the ballet Old Women Falling Out to music by L. Desyatnikov (choreography by A. Ratmansky), shown first at the Territory festival and then as part of the New Choreography Workshop.

In 2011, he established a nominal scholarship for the best students of the Bashkir Choreographic College, in 2012 – a nominal prize at the Arabesque Open International Competition – “For the truth of the image, emotionality and expressiveness.”

In 2014 he tried himself as a choreographer, staging the ballet The Scream to music by S. Upen, J. Vandenbroek, E. Melleck, J. Sollim, A. Torg, M. Richter, P. Wasks, R. Wagner based on Alexander Zinoviev’s novel “Go to Golgotha” at the Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.

In 2015 he became a member of the jury of the Golden Mask National Theater Award.

Tour

He regularly participates in international gala concerts, in particular, he performed in the concert programs “Roberto Bolle and his friends”, “Vladimir Malakhov and his friends”. He is one of the permanent partners of Svetlana Zakharova, with whom she performs a lot abroad.
In a concert under the auspices of Malakhov (Japan, 2004) he performed with Polina Semionova, performing pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty and Tchaikovsky’s Pas de deux (choreography by J. Balanchine).
Filmed for the traditional Viennese New Year’s concert (Eggenberg Castle near Graz, 2003, live broadcast on TV, choreography by B. Eifman).
2009 – with Chulpan Khamatova he performed in the play “Poor Liza” to the music of L. Desyatnikov (staged by A. Sigalova). The premiere of the play, included in the repertoire of the Theater of Nations, took place on the stage of the Center. Sun. Meyerhold.
2011 – performed as Basil in the ballet Don Quixote (edited by R. Barra) with the Bavarian State Ballet (Munich, Kitri – Ekaterina Krysanova);
participated in the world premiere of the number “The Object of Change” to the music of F. Schubert “Death and the Maiden” (movement II Andante con moto) arranged for the chamber orchestra by G. Mahler (choreography by P. Lightfoot and S. Leon), shown as part of the program “ Diana Vishneva: Dialogues at the Mariinsky Theatre.
2012 – performed as Espada at the premiere of a new version of the ballet Don Quixote (edited by M. Messerer) at the Mikhailovsky Theater.
2013 – performed in the ballet “Don Quixote” (staged by E. Khasyanova) with the troupe of the Donetsk National Academic Theater. A.B. Solovyanenko within the framework of the XX International Festival “Stars of the World Ballet” (Donetsk, partner – Ekaterina Krysanova);
took part in the Evening of Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky at La Scala (Russian Seasons, partner – Svetlana Zakharova).
2014 – performed at the I Trans-Siberian Festival in Novosibirsk (organizer Vadim Repin), performing with Svetlana Zakharova the number “Screams in the distance” to the music of T. Albinoni (choreography by E. Liang);
in the Fringe / “On the Roadside” program of the Edinburgh Festival, performing the number “Log In / Log Out” to the music of M. Monk (choreography by Susana B. Williams) and a fragment of his own ballet “The Scream” as part of the International Choreographers Showcase / International Choreographers Showcase, constantly conducted by S.B. Williams and her Dance Forms Productions troupe;
on the stage of the Moscow Novaya Opera Theater he participated in the world premiere of the ballet Fortuna vis Lucem with the troupe of the Moscow State Musical Theater of Plastic Ballet New Ballet (choreography by F. Ventrilla, partner Anna Antonicheva).