Dmitry Korneyev

Dmitry Korneyev studied at the Leningrad Vaganova School of Dance. In 1981, after graduating from the school he joined the Mariinsky Theatre as a ballet dancer and in 1988 became a soloist with the Ballet Company.
Dmitry Korneyev’s repertoire included the roles of Ali-Batyr (Shurale), Vizier ( The Legend of Love), Ghirei ( The Fountain of Bakhchisarai), Abderakhman (Raymonda), Espada ( Don Quixote) and Birbanto ( Le Corsaire) to name but a few.
Since 1993 he has worked as a dance coach for operas as well as with soloists as a character coach. Dmitry Korneyev is also principal coach for many concerts at the Mariinsky Theatre and other venues. Dmitry Korneyev has worked at the Mariinsky Theatre since 2000 as a choreographer of dances for operas that include Turandot, The Golden Cockerel, Eugene Onegin, La traviata, Parsifal, The Enchanted Wanderer, Nabucco, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Das Rheingold, Siegfried, Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung.