Islom Baimuradov

Born in Moscow.
Trained at the Ballettschule der Österreichischen Bundestheater and completed his studies at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (class of Professor Veniamin Zimin).
Joined the Mariinsky Ballet Company in 1993. Principal Character Artist since 1998.

His repertoire includes:
La Sylphide (Madge) – choreography by August Bournonville,
Giselle (Hans, Armour Bearer),
Le Corsaire (Birbanto, Forban),
La Bayadère (Hindu Dance, Grand Pas); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Vakhtang Chabukiani,
The Sleeping Beauty (the Fairy Carabosse, Servant); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Le Réveil de Flore (Aquilon); revival of the 1894 production,
Swan Lake (Spanish Dance); choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Raymonda (Saracen Dance, Hungarian Dance, Panaderos); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Don Quixote (Espada, Gypsy Dance),
Michel Fokine’s ballets La Carnaval (Pierrot) and Pétrouchka (the Moor),
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Nurali); choreography by Rostislav Zakharov,
Spartacus (Chrisogone); choreography by Leonid Yakobson,
The Legend of Love (the Stranger); choreography by Yuri Grigorovich,
Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt, Jester, Benvolio, Paris); choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky,
George Balanchine’s ballets Symphony in C (Second Movement) and La Valse,
Carmen (José); choreography by Roland Petit,
Goya Divertissement (Torero),
Come in!; choreography by Kirill Simonov,
The Nutcracker (Spanish Dance, Two Cossacks); production by Mihail Chemiakin, choreography by Kirill Simonov,
Alexei Ratmansky’s ballets Le Baiser de la fée (the Fairy’s Retinue), Middle Duet, Cinderella (Dance Teacher, Male Dance), The Little Humpbacked Horse (Gentleman of the Bedchamber) and Anna Karenina (Alexei Karenin),
William Forsythe’s ballets Steptext and Approximate Sonata,
The Magic Nut (King, Spanish Rats); production by Mihail Chemiakin, choreography by Kirill Simonov,
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (Count Dorante); choreography by Nikita Dmitrievsky,
Noah D. Gelber’s ballets “The Overcoat” after Gogol (Petrovich) and The Golden Age (Vladimir),
Le Sacre du printemps (Spider); choreography by Donvena Pandoursky,
Glass Heart (Gustav),
Diana Vishneva: Beauty in Motion (Pierrot Lunaire),
and dances in the opera Prince Igor (Polovtsian Dances) and Carmen (Olé).

Has toured with the Mariinsky Ballet Company to Great Britain, Germany, Greece and China.