Valentin Mikhailovich Dragavtsev

Background

Dragavtsev Valentin Mikhailovich was born on December 20, 1946, Voronezh city, Russia.

Education

Graduated from Voronezh Choreographic College (1965, teachers were M. S. Chernyshov, L. I.Kadykov).

Career

Was dancing in Voronezh Opera and Ballet Theatre (until 1985). A teacher (1968-2001, with a break) and Artistic Director (1997-2001) of Voronezh Choreographic College. A repetiteur of Voronezh Opera and Ballet Theatre (1980-2001, with a break), troop "Classic Ballet of Krasnodar Theatre "Premiere" (1992-1993), Musical Theatre of Rostov-on-Don (2001-2003).

Achievements

• Honored Artist of RSFSR (1978), prize-winner of International Contest in Varna (1970).

Works

• movie

  • Siegfried (Swan Lake)

  • Desire (The Sleeping Beauty)

  • Prince (The Nutcracker by Pyotr Tchaikovsky)

  • Jean de Brienne (Raymonda by Alexander Glazunov)

  • Coolen (Precaution in the Vain, Louis Gerold)

  • Birbanto and Conrad (The Corsair)

  • Albert (Giselle by Adolph Adan)

  • Basile (Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus)

  • Mucjusz (The Song of the Triumphant Love by Mikhail Nosyrev)

  • David (Gayaneh by Aram Khachaturyan)

  • Adam (Adam and Eva by Andrey Petrov)

  • Ivanushka (The Little Humpbacked Horse)

  • Jose (Carmen Suite by Rodin Shchedrin)

  • Shakhryiar (The Thousand and One Night by Fikret Amirov)

  • Vseslav (The Story of the Russian Land by Gennady Stavonin)

Connections

Brother:

Victor Mikhailovich Dragavtsev