Mikhail Venshchikov

Principal Dancer

Biography

Mikhail Venshchikov was born in Saint-Petersburg.
After graduation from the Vaganova Ballet Academy he was accepted into the troupe of the Mussorgsky Ballet and Opera Theatre (Mikhailovsky Theatre of opera and ballet).

Since 2006 he has been performed as a guest soloist of ballet performances presented by Theatre Agency "SoyuzSportTheatre".

He has toured in the United States of America, Japan, Italy, Poland, Turkey, Canada and Syria.

His repertoire includes:

• ''Swan Lake'', Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Prince Siegfried
  Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev

• ''Giselle'', Adolphe Adam
  Count Albrecht
  Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa

• ''The Nutcracker'', Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  Nutcracker-Prince
  Choreography: Vasily Vainonen

• ''La Sylphide'', Herman von Lovenskjøld
  James
  Choreography: August Bournonville

• ''Le Corsair'',  Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pavel Oldenburgsky
  Konrad, Ali
  Choreography: Pyotr Gusev

• ''Illusive Ball'', Frédéric Chopin
  Soloist
  Choreography: Dmitry Bryancev

• ''Chippolino'', Karen Khachaturian
  Cactus
  Choreography: Genrikh Mayorov

• ''Esmeralda", Cesare Pugni
  Phoebus de Shatoper
  Choreography: Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa