Andrey Ermakov

Andrey Ermakov (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Ермаков), (born May 27, 1987) is a Russian ballet dancer, a winner of 'Soul of Dance' award (Russian 'Ballet' magazine, 2013), who performs as a principal with the Mariinsky Ballet (formerly the Kirov Ballet).

Andrey Ermakov
Born (1987-05-27) May 27, 1987
St. Petersburg, Russia
CitizenshipRussia
EducationVaganova Ballet Academy
Occupationballet dancer
Years active2005 – present
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Current groupMariinsky Ballet

Biography

Andrey Ermakov was born in Leningrad into a family of workers; at present his mother is an entrepreneur and his father is a shipwright.[1] Ermakov began his professional training at the age of 10 when he entered Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in Saint Petersburg, where he was tutored by Evgeny Scherbakov, Vitaly Tsvetkov and others.

Upon his graduation from the Academy in 2005,[2] he was invited by three Saint Petersburg theatres to join. He chose to join the Mariinsky ballet. In the Mariinsky he has been coached by professor Gennady Selutsky, a former ballet dancer, renowned ballet professional, Honored Art Worker of Russian Federation.

During his first years at Mariinsky he appeared as soloist in the premiere of Peter Quanz's ballet Aria Suspended to Igor Stravinsky's music of Symphony in C dedicated to 125th anniversary of the composer,[3] and in George Balanchine's La Valse;[4] he also toured with the Mariinsky Ballet Company to Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the USA, Israel, Japan, China, Thailand and Taiwan.

Then he began appearing as Vaslav in The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, and after that other leading parts followed - in George Balanchine's Serenade, Emeralds etc. At the age of 20 he danced Ali in Le Corsaire, one of the most technically and emotionally demanding male ballet parts. Later Ermakov added many principal male ballet parts to his wide repertoire and now performs not only with Mariinsky, his home ballet company, but also takes part in ballet galas and performances with other troupes as a guest artist.

Ermakov is very convincing in heroic, romantic or dramatic ballet roles, both in classical and modern repertoire. His dancing is known for characterization, rare manly athleticism, elegance, virtuosity,[5] great stage presence, technical strength and purity of the great Vaganova style.

For several years Ermakov was a steady ballet partner of People's Artist of Russia, prima-ballerina Ulyana Lopatkina. As Lopatkina's partner he took part in a series of Gala Concerts "Ulyana Lopatkina and stars"[6] and in "Anna Karenina", a two-act ballet choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky to Rodion Shchedrin's music, starring Ulyana Lopatkina as Karenina, Ermakov as Count Vronsky and Victor Baranov as Karenin filmed by Telmondis (France) for Mezzo TV.[7] November 28, 2014 saw the premiere of "Anna Karenina" on Mezzo TV. Valery Gergiev conducted.[8]

In January 2018 Ermakov acquired a status of individual entrepreneur [9] and opened up a car service.[10]. As of May, 2020 Ermakov's car service has been out of business.[11]

Personal life
External images
Andrey Ermakov with Veronika Akhmadieva at a charity gala, Alexandrinsky theatre, SPb, June, 2017
Veronika, Ermakov's life companion, and her surfing coach in Sri Lanka, March, 2018

Since autumn of 2016 Ermakov has been in a relationship with Veronika Akhmadieva, a small entrepreneur, 4 years his senior, divorced, childless.[12]

Awards
  • 'Soul of Dance' award (Russian 'Ballet' magazine, 2013, 'Rising Star' category)[13]

Repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre
Rôle
Ballet
Choreographer
Composer
Conrad; AliLe CorsairePyotr Gusev, Jules Perrot,
Marius Petipa, O. Vinogradov		Adolphe Adam, Léo Delibes,
Riccardo Drigo, Cesare Pugni
Solor La BayadereMarius PetipaLudwig Minkus
Count AlbrechtGiselleJean Coralli, Jules PerrotAdolphe Adam
BasilioDon QuixoteAlexander Gorsky, Marius PetipaLudwig Minkus
RomeoRomeo and JulietLeonid LavrovskySergei Prokofiev
Von RothbartSwan LakeLev Ivanov, Konstantin SergeyevPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Ivan-TsarevichThe FirebirdMichel FokineIgor Stravinsky
VaslavThe Fountain of BakhchisaraiRostislav ZakharovBoris Asafyev
FerkhadLegend of LoveYury GrigorovichArif Melikov
Jose; ToreroCarmen SuiteAlberto AlonsoGeorges Bizet, Rodion Shchedrin
Count VronskyAnna KareninaAlexei RatmanskyRodion Shchedrin
SpartacusSpartacusLeonid YakobsonAram Khachaturian
SoloistConcerto DSCHAlexei RatmanskyDmitri Shostakovich
Soloist"Infra"Wayne McGregorMax Richter
SoloistIn the NightJerome RobbinsFrédéric Chopin
Ali-BatyrShuraleLeonid YakobsonFärit Yarullin
Jean de BrienneRaymondaMarius PetipaAlexander Glazunov
Young ManLeningrad SymphonyIgor BelskyDmitry Shostakovich
SoloistSerenadeGeorge BalanchinePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
SoloistLa ValseGeorge BalanchineMaurice Ravel
SoloistEmeralds George BalanchineGabriel Faure
SoloistTrois gnossiennesHans Van ManenErik Satie
SoloistVariations for two couplesHans Van ManenBenjamin Britten, Einojuhani Rautavaara Pelimannit, Stefan Kovács Tickmayer, Astor Piazzolla
Soloist5 tango'sHans Van ManenAstor Piazzolla
SoloistLe Parc (ballet)Angelin PreljocajWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
SoloistDiamondsGeorge BalanchinePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
SoloistGrand Pas ClassiqueVictor GsovskyDaniel Auber
Armand (adagio)Marguerite and ArmandFrederick AshtonFranz Liszt
OrionSylvia (ballet)Frederick AshtonLéo Delibes
John the Baptist (pas de deux)SalomeEmil FaskiFlorent Schmitt
SoloistWithoutBenjamin MillepiedFrédéric Chopin
SoloistBallet №2Maxim PetrovAlexander Tsfasman
SoloistSecond IKsenia ZverevaPhilip Glass
SoloistAria SuspendedPeter QuanzIgor Stravinsky
Lysander; Titania’s CavalierA Midsummer Night's DreamGeorge BalanchineFelix Mendelssohn
Big HorsesThe Little Humpbacked HorseAlexei RatmanskyRodion Shchedrin

Filmography
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References
  1. "Andrei Yermakov". www.mariinsky.ru. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. "Ballet-Dance Magazine - Vaganova Academy Graduation Performance - Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg". www.ballet-dance.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. "Quanz's Romantic Russian Odyssey". The New York Sun. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. Ng, Kevin (November 2006). "Mariinsky Ballet". Ballet Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. "Kondaurova, Ermakov and the Mariinsky girls triumph in La Bayadère in Turin". gramilano. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. "В Москве состоялся гала-концерт, посвященный дуэту Рудольф Нуреев – Марго Фонтейн". tvkultura.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. "TELMONDIS - audiovisual producer of live events". www.telmondis.fr. 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. Anna Karenina Choreography by A. Ratmansky, Mariinsky theatre. On Mezzo TV.
  9. Page of Andrey Ermakov, Individual Entrepreneur, at Rusprofile site.
  10. Site of "Premier" car service in Saint-Petersburg
  11. - Page of "Premier" car service powered by Zoon says the business has been shut down.
  12. Official congratulations on a promotion to Ermakov from his long-time life companion V. Akhmadieva Archived 2019-06-23 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. Лауреаты приза журнала "Балет" "Душа танца"-2013 года.

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