Grigory Popov

• Prize-winner at the Vaganova-Prix International Competition (St Petersburg, 2002).

Born in Chelyabinsk.
Graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in 2002.
Joined the Mariinsky Ballet Company the same year.

His repertoire includes:
La Sylphide (James),
Giselle (Peasants’ Pas de deux),
Le Corsaire (Lankedem),
La Bayadère (Magdaveya, Golden Idol); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Vakhtang Chabukiani,
The Sleeping Beauty (Blue Bird, Puss in Boots, Hunter); choreography by Marius Petipa, revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev,
Swan Lake (Jester),
Raymonda (Saracen Dance, Grand pas),
Le Spectre de la rose; choreography by Michel Fokine,
Pétrouchka (Pétrouchka); choreography by Michel Fokine, staging by Gary Chryst,
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Nurali, Youths, Tatar Dance),
Romeo and Juliet (Jester, Owner of the Inn),
The Legend of Love (Dance of the Jesters),
Prodigal Son (Friends of the Prodigal Son); choreography by George Balanchine,
The Young Lady and the Hooligan (Hooligan); choreography by Konstantin Boyarsky,
The Bedbug (Father Renaissance); choreography by Leonid Yakobson,
Études; choreography by Harald Lander,
Manon (Beggar Chief); choreography by Kenneth MacMillan,
Carmen (Bandit); choreography by Roland Petit,
The Nutcracker (Fritz, Chinese Dance, Dance of the Punches, Napoleon); staging by Mihail Chemiakin, choreography by Kirill Simonov,
Alexei Ratmansky’s ballets Cinderella (Hairdresser) and The Little Humpbacked Horse (The Little Humpbacked Horse),
The Magic Nut (Cook, Royal Jester, Turkish Grooms); staging by Mihail Chemiakin, choreography by Donvena Pandoursky,
Ondine (Tarantella); choreography by Pierre Lacotte,
The Overcoat after Gogol (Bureaucrat delivering military correspondence),
Aria Suspended; choreography by Peter Quanz
and dances in the operas Aida (Military Commander), A Life for the Tsar (Cracovienne) and Prince Igor (Polovtsian Dances).

Has toured with the Mariinsky Ballet Company to Europe and America.

 

Upcoming performances:
18 September Swan Lake
19 September The Little Humpbacked Horse

Changes to the playbill

Today Thu, 2 Sep 2010

Changes to the playbill

Information for audiences:

The concert featuring Nikolaj Znaider as listed on the playbill for 4 October will now take place on 1 October.
Tickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

On 24 October, instead of the planned performance of the opera Duke Bluebeard’s Castle and an evening of piano music, at 15.00, the Mariinsky Theatre will now be staging a premiere of the opera Věc Makropulos (The Makropoulos Affair).
Tickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

On 28 October
, the opera Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Mariinsky Theatre will now commence at 18.00 and not at 19.00 as previously announced.
Tickets remain valid


On 29 October at the Mariinsky Theatre, instead of a recital there will be a concert performance of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Tsar’s Bride featuring Olga Borodina as Lyubasha.
Tickets remain valid

The performance of the ballet La Sylphide at the Mariinsky Theatre, previously planned for 30 October, has been moved to 31 October, starting at 19.00.
ickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

The performance of the opera Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Mariinsky Theatre, previously planned for 31 October, has been moved to 30 October, starting at 17.00.
ickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

The management would like to offer its apologies