THE PEOPLE

THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMPANY

People’s artist of the USSR

Nikita Dolgushin

People’s artist of the USSR

Ljudmila Semenjaka

People’s artist of the RSFSR

Aleksandr Bogatyrev

People’s Artist of the USSR

Alla Mikhalchenko

Honored Worker of Arts

Aleksander Prokofiev

People’s artist of the USSR

Nadezhda Pavlova

Soloist of the Bolshoi

Ruslan Pronin

People’s artist of the RSFSR

Nina Semizorova

Talented choreographer

Serge Manget

Honored artist of Russia

Mark Peretokin

People’s artist of the USSR

Natalia Zolotova

People’s artist of the USSR

Valerij Kovtun

Honored artist of Russia

Alexander Vorotnikov

People’s Artist of Ukraine

Viktor Litvinov

Honored Artist of the FSFSR

Natalia Ryzhenko

People’s artist of the USSR

Mikhail Lavrovsky

conductor

Laureate International competitions

Vladimir Bogorad

People’s artist of the RSFSR

Lubov Kunakova

Outstanding choreographers made input to the company success at various times. Among them are:

N.Ryzhenko, A.Prokofiyev, N.Dolgushin, V.Litvinov, A.Vorotnikov, M.Lavrovsky, Serge Manget (Italy), Lakhsen Zenon (Morocco)


In the course of time the following prominent star dancers performed with the company:

N. Pavlova, L.Kunakova , A.Bogatyryov, L.Semenyaka, N.Yeremenko, T.Beletskaya, A. Mikhalchenko, N.Semizorova, I.Pyatkina, R.Pronin, E.Aliyev, G.Smilevsky, N.Somova, D.Sobolevsky, D.Tamazlakaru, Ya.Salenko, N.Kaptsova, A.Volchkov

principals and soloists from Paris Grand Opera:

German Louvet, Marion Barbeau, Heloise Boutdon, Jeremy Loup Quer


The famous coachers trained the dancers in the past:

N.Zolotova, A.Prokofiyev, B.Rakhmanin, L.Semenyaka, A.Kulayeva, L.Guseva, V.Koshelev.


The following well-known scenographers contributed to the productions:

M.Sokolova, M.Zotova, Luca Dall’Alpi (Italy), E.Gurenko, M.Zavitskaya


Stage lighting was often designed by: D.Ismagilov and B.Volkov.

STAFF

Elena Lazareva

Elik Melikov

General and Artistic Director

More than 26 years he inspires and successfully leads the company.

Oksana Usacheva

Chief Choreographer

She is with “La Classique” from 2000. Earlier a brilliant soloist dancer now - Chief Choreographer.

Anastasia Solomoychenko

PR-manager

Andrey Lyapin

Administrator

Ali Dawood

Director of international tours

BALLET


Soloists

Sergey Kuptsov

Leading Soloist

Sergey Kotov

Leading Soloist

Alexey Afanasyev

Soloist

Timur Karachurin

Soloist

Maria Leonova

Soloist

Maksim Aslanov

Soloist

Semen Boldyrev

Soloist

Diana Myasoedova

Soloist

Nikol Ignateva

Soloist

Nadezhda Lavrova

Soloist

Ksenia Voznaya

Soloist

Dmitrii Pereverzev

Soloist

Mariya Konyshkina

Soloist

Lev Mikhaylov

Soloist

Ekaterina Kuznetsova

Soloist

Vadim Pahomov

Soloist

Anastasia Sviridova

Soloist

Anastasia Gushina

Soloist

Maya Zaripova

Soloist

Corps de Ballet (women)

Aleksandra Sergeeva

Maria Glushchenko

Amira Anvar

Ekaterina Ulyanova

Sofia Kaynova

Renata Khasanova

Agata Karavaeva

Anastasia Sviridova

Marina Mastyka

Olesia Nalimova

Alexandra Kotova

Aleksandra Zrelova

Valeriia Birina

Liudmila Aslanova

Liudmila Aslanova

Kseniya Polyakova

Olesa Astapchik

Mariia Vanina

Kseniia Rudneva

Elena Smirnova

Yulia Shapalova

Anastasia Yareshchenko

Ekaterina Toluenko

Yuliya Akopova

Corps de ballet (men)

Arsenii Demidov

Dmitrii Glazov

Almaz Gusmanov

Lev Mikhaylov

Georgii Nikishaev

Ilya Krasnokutskiy

Dmitrii Krapivin

Viktor Knyazev

Ravshan Mustafin

Даниил Шпилевой

Rostislav Melnikov

Maria vannnia

Ivan Golovinov

Abdrashid Vadapov

Trainer-Coaches

Irina Lazareva

Guest trainer-coacher from Bolshoi Theatre

Ekaterina Shalyapina

Trainer-coacher

Mark Peretokin

Guest trainer-coacher from Bolshoi Theatre

Evgeny Goremykin

Trainer-coacher

Valeriy Trofimchuk

Trainer-coacher

Tatiana Chernobrovkina

Guest trainer-coacher

Vera Sharipova

Guest trainer-coacher

Stage Management

Anastasiia Dorozhkina

Lighting designer

Dmitry Khamzin

Technician

Vladimir Shmulevichn

Technician

Ilya Devyaev

Audio Engineer

Marina Shigida

Costume designer

Lyudmila Froova

Costume Designer