Vadim Muntagirov
Vadim Muntagirov (born 16th April 1990) is a Russian ballet dancer. As of May 2014 he is a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London.
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| File:Muntagirov 00.jpg as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (Royal Opera House, 2018) | |
| Born | 16 April 1990 |
| Occupation(s) | Principal dancer at the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden |
Early life
Vadim Muntagirov was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Both of his parents were professional dancers.[1] He trained at Perm Ballet School and the Royal Ballet School.[2]
Career
In 2006, Muntagirov entered the Prix de Lausanne competition.[3] He won a scholarship and chose to attend the Royal Ballet School.[4] Upon graduation from the Royal Ballet School in 2009, Muntagirov joined English National Ballet.[1] He was promoted to first soloist in 2010, principal in 2011 and lead principal in 2012. While at the ENB, he was noted for his partnership with Daria Klimentova, which has been associated with Fonteyn and Nureyev.[5] He joined the Royal Ballet as a principal in February 2014.[2] His first performance with the Royal Ballet was as Prince Florimund in The Sleeping Beauty.[6]
In 2011, Muntagirov was featured in the BBC4 documentary Agony and Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet, which followed his performance of Swan Lake with Daria Klimentova.[7]
Awards
- 2006: Prix de Lausanne scholarship
- 2008: Gold medal, senior men's division, Youth America Grand Prix[8]
- 2011: Critics' Circle National Dance Award : Outstanding Male Performance (Classical)[9]
- 2013: Benois de la Danse : Prix Benois de la Danse for his role as the Prince in Sleeping Beauty by Kenneth MacMillan with English National Ballet[10]
- 2016: Critics' Circle National Dance Award : Dancing Times Award for best male dancer[11]
- 2019: Critics' Circle National Dance Award : Dancing Times Award for best male dancer[12]
- 2019: Benois de la Danse : Prix Benois de la Danse for his role as Prince Siegfried in the Swan Lake. Music by Tchaikovsky, choreography by Liam Scarlett for the Royal Ballet[13]
References
- ^ a b Dixon, Simonetta. "Interview with Vadim Muntagirov, English National Ballet Principal". Ballet.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Vadim Muntagirov". roh.org.uk. Royal Opera House. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Vadim Muntagirov". Prix de Lausanne. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ Baker, Emma (2014-07-28). "Vadim Muntagirov: 'I'm a mixture of Russian blood and the English school'". Roh.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ Baker, Emma. "The Sky's the Limit: Vadim Muntagirov reflects on his first year with The Royal Ballet". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ Singh, Anna. "Muntagirov joins the Royal Ballet". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Williams, Holly. "Agony & Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet, BBC4, Tuesday Monrow, ITV1, Thursday". The Independent. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "WINNERS 2000-2010 Youth America Grand Prix". Youth America Grand Prix. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "The 11th National Dance Awards – The Critics' Circle". The Critics' Circle. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Benois de la danse: 2013". Benois Centre. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "2015 National Dance Awards – Winners Announced". Dance Tabs. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "The Dance Awards". Critics' Circle. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Prix Benois de la Danse 2019 awarded". Dance for you Magazine. Retrieved 15 March 2020.