Irek mukhamedov biography of albert

Irek Mukhamedov was born in Kazan in He trained at the Moscow Choreographic Institute. In he won the Grand Prix and Gold Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow and was immediately invited to join the Bolshoi Ballet, where he became the youngest man ever to dance the leading role in Spartacus.

For nine years he was the Bolshoi's leading male dancer.

Irek mukhamedov biography of albert First edition first printing. He appeared on numerous television shows and was subject of a one-hour Omnibus documentary in Contents move to sidebar hide. Kim Brandstrup created a new ballet for Mukhamedov, Othello , in which for the first time he danced with a contemporary dance company.

His repetoire included Ivan the Terrible, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Raymonda and Legend of Love. Yuri Grigorovich created the leading role in The Golden Age for him.
In he was awarded the Hans Christian Anderson Prize for Best Dancer in the World.

In he made the decision to leave Russia and join the Royal Ballet in London.

His arrival inspired Kenneth Macmillan to create a new pas de deux for him and Darcy Bussell which was performed at the Queen Mother's 90th Birthday Tribute. This pas de deux became part of the one-act ballet Winter Dreams (based on Chekov's The Three Sisters), which was subsequently filmed for television and transmitted on the BBC at Christmas He has appeared on numerous television talk shows and has been the subject of a one hour Omnibus documentary () and London Weekend Television's The South Bank Show ().

For the Royal Ballet he has danced not only the traditional classics such as The Nutcracker, Raymonda Act III, La Bayadère, Swan Lake and Giselle, but also many modern works by the Royal Ballet's own choreographers.

In Manon he danced both the leading male roles in the space of one week, made an unforgettable impression in David Bintley's Cyrano, took the role of Hero in Frederick Ashton's ever popular La Fille Mal Gardée, and in created the leading male role in Macmillan's The Judas Tree.

saw him make his debut in Macmillan's Romeo and Juliet to universal acclaim, and thrilled London audiences with his debut in Macmillan's Mayerling (also filmed for television).

Irek mukhamedov biography of albert einstein Mukhamedov has also established himself as a respected teacher. Article Talk. Agnes George De Mille. He began to focus more on creating his own choreography, and in the same year, he was invited to stage "Swan Lake" at the National Theatre in Warsaw and created his first ballet for his own company called "Four Riders.

In he danced in Balancine's Apollo and made his debut in the same choreographer's Prodigal Son. In Ashley Page created the lead role in Fearful Symmetries for him, and in Twyla Tharp was so impressed by his talent that she chose him for one of the lead roles in her first full length ballet for the Royal Ballet Company, Mr Worldly Wise.
In he appeared for the second time with Arc Dance Company where Kim Brandstrup created the leading role in The Return of Don Juan for him.

The same year saw him create the role of Peter Quint in William Tuckett's ballet The Turn of the Screw.
In he was invited to make a special guest appearance in Lorka Massine's Zorbo with the Polish National Ballet in Warsaw.

Irek made his first non-dancing debut as the King of Siam in the King and I for the Covent Garden Festival in the summer of

He was voted Dancer of the Year () by the readers of the prestigious British magazine Dance and Dancers (only the third ever male recipient of the award) and in the same year was voted Dancer of the Year by the national newspaper The Independent On Sunday.

Still in the same year he awarded the London Evening Standard Award for Dance and the Gino Tani Dance Award in Italy.

In he won the Benois de la Dance Prize in Paris, and in he was awarded the Nijinsky Medal and invited to become President of the Legat Society. In January he was awarded the OBE in the New Years Honours List.

In April Irek led his own small group Royal Ballet Dancers called Irek Mukhamedov and Company, and gave three performances (in Northampton, Oxford and Bradford) to great acclaim.

In the group performed in Bilbao, Spain and in they made their London debut at the Sadler's Wells Theatre. For the London season Mukhamedov invited Kim Brandstrup and Arc Theatre Company to join him. Kim Brandstrup created a new ballet for Mukhamedov, Othello, in which for the first time he danced with a contemporary dance company.

Biography of albert einstein Used Hardcover. Mukhamedov has also established himself as a respected teacher. Andrey Pisarev. He began to focus more on creating his own choreography, and in the same year, he was invited to stage "Swan Lake" at the National Theatre in Warsaw and created his first ballet for his own company called "Four Riders.

Othello subsequently received the Evening Standard Award for Dance.
The company also appeared at Hampton Court Palace, London, and Russian choreographer Natalia Volkova was invited to create a new ballet, Rasputin. saw them appear at the Bustan Festival of Music and Arts in Beirut. they returned to the Sadlers Wells Theatre in London for a full week, which was a huge success.

The year had the company invited to dance two performances at the Kuopio Dance Festival, Finland, and return to Sadlers Wells for a further successful week.

More recently Irek Mukhamedov has developed yet another facet of his career, for in May the Polish National Ballet gave the Premiere of his production of Swan Lake, a new conception of this enormously popular ballet which saw the introduction of his own choreography, including a moving pas de deux for the Prince and Odette in the last act.

In September Irek directed a Ballet Gala at the London Coliseum in aid of Childrens Charities, for this he choreographed Sabres 'n' Roses for the children of the Arts Educational School in Tring, and Four Horsemen for himself and other dancers.