Background
Belsky, Igor Dmitriyevich was born on March 28, 1925 in Leningrad, Russia.
Belsky, Igor Dmitriyevich was born on March 28, 1925 in Leningrad, Russia.
Student, Leningrad Choreography School.
Rotbart (Swan Lake), Nurali (Fountain of Bakhchiserai), Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet), Shurale (Yarushllin’s Shurale), Severyan (Prokofiev's Stone Flower), Mako (Karayev’s Thunder Road). Chief productions: Shores of Hope (Petrov) 1959, Leningrad Symphony (Shostakovich) 1961, Humpbacked Horse (Shchedrin) 1963. Teacher of folk character dance at Leningrad Choreography School since 1946. Producer and Choreographer, Leningrad Kirov Theatre of Opera and Ballet 1959-1962, Chief Choreographer since 1962. Choreographer with Kirov Ballet since 1973, Professor since 1982.
People's Artist of the RSFSR Principal roles: Rotbart (Swan Lake), Nurali (Fountain of Bakhchiserai), Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet), Shurale (Yarushllin’s Shurale), Severyan (Prokofiev's Stone Flower), Mako (Karayev’s Thunder Road).
Married Lyudmila Alekseyeva.