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{{Short description|Russian ballet dancer (1933–2020)}}
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'''Nikolai Fadeyechev''' ({{lang-ru|''Николай Борисович Фадеечев''}}) was a Russian dancer, [[People's Artist of the USSR]].
'''Nikolai Borisovich Fadeyechev'''{{efn|name=spelling|{{langx|ru|Николай Борисович Фадеечев|{{transliteration|ru|Nikolay Borisovich Fadeyechev}}}}}} (27 January 1933{{snd}}23 June 2020) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n ballet dancer and teacher. He was awarded [[People's Artist of the USSR]] in 1976.

==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:RIAN archive 672496 Scene from ballet Swan Lake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Fadeyechev in ''Swan Lake'' in Moscow, 1956]]
Fadeyechev was born 27 January 1933 in [[Moscow]], and was a retired dancer and a teacher and répétiteur of the [[Bolshoi Ballet]]. In 1952 he graduated from the [[Moscow State Academy of Choreography|Moscow Ballet School]], where he had studied with Alexander Rudenko, and joined the [[Bolshoi Theatre]], where he performed many principal roles. He made his international debut in London in 1956 with the ballet [[Giselle]], dancing alongside [[Galina Ulanova]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nikolai Fadeyechev obituary |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nikolai-fadeyechev-obituary-kcx2kfl0m |website=[[The Times]] |access-date=26 November 2022 |date= July 31, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He was a regular partner with [[Maya Plisetskaya]],<ref name="nyt" /> [[Raisa Struchkova]], [[Nina Timofeeva]], [[Marina Kondratyeva]], [[Natalia Bessmertnova]], [[Ekaterina Maximova]] and [[Ludmila Semenyaka]]. After retiring from the stage in 1977,<ref>{{cite web |title=Всесоюзный принц |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4390447 |website=Kommersant |access-date=26 November 2022 |language=ru |date=23 June 2020}}</ref> he became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. His students have included [[Nikolay Tsiskaridze]], [[:ru:Уваров, Андрей Иванович|Andrey Uvarov]], [[Sergei Filin]], [[Ruslan Skvortsov]] and [[Artem Ovcharenko]].


===Personal life===
'''Nikolai Fadeyechev''' born 27 January 1933 in [[Moscow]], was a Soviet dancer and danced many principal roles at the [[Bolshoi Ballet]], graduated from the [[Moscow State Academy of Choreography|Moscow Ballet School]] in 1952 and joined the [[Bolshoi Theatre]], danced many principal roles. He danced alongside some of the great ballerinas such as [[Galina Ulanova]] in "[[Giselle]]" and "[[Les Sylphides]]", was a regular partner with [[Maya Plisetskaya]], [[Raisa Struchkova]], [[:ru:Тимофеева, Нина Владимировна|Nina Timofeyeva]], [[:ru:Кондратьева, Марина Викторовна|Marina Kondratyeva]], [[Ekaterina Maximova]], [[Ludmila Semenyaka]]. After that, he became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. [[Nikolay Tsiskaridze]], [[:ru:Уваров, Андрей Иванович|Andrey Uvarov]], [[Sergei Filin]], [[Artem Ovcharenko]] were among her adepts.
He was married to Irina Kholina, a ballerina, and had two sons: {{ill|Aleksei Fadeyechev|ru|Фадеечев, Алексей Николаевич}}, a choreographer for the Bolshoi,<ref>{{cite web |last=Macaulay |first=Alastair |title=At Bolshoi, the Battle for Ballet Still Rages |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/20/arts/dance/at-bolshoi-the-battle-for-ballet-still-rages.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=26 November 2022 |date=18 April 2014}}</ref> and Aleksandr. On June 23, 2020, Fadeyechev died of heart failure in Moscow, at 87 years of age.<ref name=" nyt" >{{cite web |last=Kisselgoff |first=Anna |title=Nikolai Fadeyechev, Elegant Bolshoi Dancer, Is Dead at 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/arts/dance/nikolai-fadeyechev-dead.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=26 November 2022 |date=4 July 2020}}</ref>


== Repertoire ==
== Repertoire ==
* ''[[Swan Lake]]'': Prince Siegfried
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* ''[[The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|The Sleeping Beauty]]'': Prince Désiré, Bluebird
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* ''[[The Nutcracker|Nutcracker Suite]]'': Prince, Mouse King
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* ''[[Giselle]]'': Albrecht
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* ''Raimonda'': Jean de Brienne, Bernard, grand pas
|image1 = [http://gallery-mt.narod.ru/pages-b/fadeechev.html on The Gallery of Masters of Musical Theatre]
* ''[[Les Sylphides]]'' (called ''Chopiniana'' in the Bolshoi production): Soloist
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* ''[[Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)|Romeo and Juliet]]'': Romeo
* ''[[Swan Lake]]'' : Prince Siegfried
* ''[[The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|The Sleeping Beauty]]'' : Prince Désiré, l'Oiseau Bleu
* ''[[The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (ballet)|The Fountain of Bakhchisarai]]'': Vatslav
* ''[[The Nutcracker|Nutcracker Suite]]'' : Prince, The Mouse King
* ''[[Laurencia (ballet)|Laurencia]]'': Frondoso, Youth
* ''[[Giselle]]'' : Albrecht
* ''[[Gayane (ballet)|Gayane]]'': Armen
* ''[[The Tale of the Stone Flower (Prokofiev)|The Stone Flower]]'': Danila (first interpreter at the Bolshoi Theater), Opal
* ''[[Raimonda]]'' : Jean de Brienne, Bernard, Grand Pas
* ''[[Les Sylphides]]'' (called ''Chopiniana'' in the Bolshoi production) : Soloist
* ''[[The Firebird]]'' (''L’oiseau de feu''): Prince Ivan (first interpreter at the Bolshoi Theater)
* ''[[Spartacus (ballet)|Spartacus]]'': Harmodius (first interpreter)
* ''[[Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)|Romeo and Juliet]]'' : Romeo
* ''[[The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (ballet)|The Fountain of Bakhchisaray]]'' : Vatslav
* ''[[Carmen Suite (ballet)|Carmen Suite]]'': José (first interpreter)
* ''[[Laurencia (ballet)|Laurencia]]'' : Frondoso, Youth
* ''[[Anna Karenina (ballet)|Anna Karenina]]'': Karenin (first interpreter)
* ''Asel'': Ilyas (first interpreter)
* ''[[Gayane (ballet)|Gayane]]'' : Armen
* ''Prelude'': Soloist (first interpreter)
* ''[[The Tale of the Stone Flower (Prokofiev)|The Stone Flower]]'' : Danila (creator of the role at the Bolshoi theater), Opal
* ''Class Concert'': Soloist
* ''[[The Firebird]]'' (''L’oiseau de feu'') : Prince Ivan (creator of the role at the Bolshoi theater)
* ''[[Spartacus (ballet)|Spartacus]]'' : Harmodius (creator of the role)
* ''[[Carmen Suite (ballet)|Carmen Suite]]'' : Jose (creator of the role)
* ''[[Anna Karenina (ballet)|Anna Karenina]]'' : Karenin (creator of the role)
* ''Asel'' : Ilyas (creator of the role)
* ''Prelude'' : Soloist (creator of the role)
* ''Class Concert'' : Soloist


==See also==
==See also==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Nikolai Fadeyechev}}
* [http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/persons/ballet/434/ Page Fadeyechev's on the website Bolshoi Theatre]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH6_tFRdpy4 Fadeyechev partnering the Ulanova in "Giselle"]
* [http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/persons/ballet/434/ Fadeyechev's page on the Bolshoi Theatre web site]
* {{YouTube|vH6_tFRdpy4|Fadeyechev partnering Galina Ulanova in "Giselle"}}
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMnEG0uAzuQ&feature=related With Maya Plisetskaya in "Swan Lake"]
* {{YouTube|mMnEG0uAzuQ|With Maya Plisetskaya in "Swan Lake"}}
* [http://gallery-mt.narod.ru/pages-b/fadeechev.html Page Fadeyechev's on The Gallery of Masters of Musical Theatre]


== Notes ==
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 18:59, 1 November 2024

Nikolai Fadeyechev
Николай Фадеечев
Fadeyechev with Maya Plisetskaya in Swan Lake, Milan, 1964
Born(1933-01-27)January 27, 1933
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
DiedJune 23, 2020(2020-06-23) (aged 87)
Moscow, Russia
Occupation(s)Ballet dancer, teacher
EmployerBolshoi Theatre
AwardsPeople's Artist of the USSR

Nikolai Borisovich Fadeyechev[a] (27 January 1933 – 23 June 2020) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer and teacher. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1976.

Biography

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Fadeyechev in Swan Lake in Moscow, 1956

Fadeyechev was born 27 January 1933 in Moscow, and was a retired dancer and a teacher and répétiteur of the Bolshoi Ballet. In 1952 he graduated from the Moscow Ballet School, where he had studied with Alexander Rudenko, and joined the Bolshoi Theatre, where he performed many principal roles. He made his international debut in London in 1956 with the ballet Giselle, dancing alongside Galina Ulanova.[1] He was a regular partner with Maya Plisetskaya,[2] Raisa Struchkova, Nina Timofeeva, Marina Kondratyeva, Natalia Bessmertnova, Ekaterina Maximova and Ludmila Semenyaka. After retiring from the stage in 1977,[3] he became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. His students have included Nikolay Tsiskaridze, Andrey Uvarov, Sergei Filin, Ruslan Skvortsov and Artem Ovcharenko.

Personal life

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He was married to Irina Kholina, a ballerina, and had two sons: Aleksei Fadeyechev [ru], a choreographer for the Bolshoi,[4] and Aleksandr. On June 23, 2020, Fadeyechev died of heart failure in Moscow, at 87 years of age.[2]

Repertoire

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Russian: Николай Борисович Фадеечев, romanizedNikolay Borisovich Fadeyechev

References

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  1. ^ "Nikolai Fadeyechev obituary". The Times. July 31, 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kisselgoff, Anna (4 July 2020). "Nikolai Fadeyechev, Elegant Bolshoi Dancer, Is Dead at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Всесоюзный принц". Kommersant (in Russian). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. ^ Macaulay, Alastair (18 April 2014). "At Bolshoi, the Battle for Ballet Still Rages". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2022.