Igor Kolb

• Honoured Artist of Russia (2009)
• Prize-winner at the Vaganova-Prix Competition (1995).

Born in Pinsk, Belarus.
Graduated from the Byelorussian State Ballet School (class of Professor Koliadenko).
Joined the Mariinsky Theatre in 1996. Became a Principal Dancer in 1998.

Repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre includes:
La Sylphide (James);
Giselle (Albert);
Le Corsaire (Ali);
Grand pas from Paquita;
Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried, Pas de deux);
Pas de Six from Esmeralda;
The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Dèsirè), Marius Petipa´s 1890 production and Konstantin Sergeyev´s version;
La Bayadére (Solor), Marius Petipa´s 1900 production;
Raymonda (Bèranger);
The Nutcracker (Prince), Vasily Vainonen´s production;
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Vaslav);
The Legend of Love (Ferkhad);
Leningrad Symphony (Youth);
Romeo and Juliet (Romeo, Troubadour);
Cinderella (Prince), choreography by Alexei Ratmansky;
Chopiniana (Nocturne, Mazurka, Seventh Waltz);
Le Spectre de la rose (Ghost of the Rose);
Schèhèrazade (Golden Slave);
Symphony in C (1st Movement);
Scotch Symphony;
Tchaikovsky Pas de deux:
Jewels (Diamonds);
Apollo (Apollo);
Ballet Imperial (Soloist);
In the Night (2nd Duet), choreography by Jerome Robbins;
Steptext;
In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated;
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (Cleonte);
Silenzio (with Diana Vishneva);
The Dying Swan, choreography by Radu Poklitaru to music by Camille Saint-Saëns;
Autumn Colours, choreography by Yevgeny Panfilov to music by Arvo Pärt.

In 2002, Igor Kolb made his Opera di Roma debut as Prince Dèsirè in The Sleeping Beauty (Rudolf Nureyev´s version).
In 2006 he made his debut at the Wiener Staatsoper as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (Rudolf Nureyev´s version).

Has toured with the Mariinsky Ballet Company throughout Russia and abroad.

For more information, please go to the www.igorkolb.ru