Ilya KUZNETSOV, ballet dancer

Born in Samara. Graduated from Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (class of Prof. Vladilen Semenov). Joined Mariinsky Theatre in 1995. Became Soloist in 1997.

Repertoire includes:

Giselle (Albert, Hans); Le Corsaire (Conrad); The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Cheri, the Fairy Carabosse), revival of the 1890 production; Swan Lake (Rothbart, Prince Siegfried); Raymonda (Abderchman); Don Quixote (Espada); Sheherazade (Golden Slave); The Fountain of Bakhchisaray (Vaslav); Romeo and Juliet (Romeo); The Legend of Love (Viesir); Leningrad symphony (the Young Man); Young Lady and Hooligan (Hooligan); Serenade; Symphony in C (2nd movement); Jewels (Diamonds); In The Night (3 rd movement); Manon (Des Grieux); Now and Then; The Sounds of Empty Pages; Le Jeune Homme et La Mort; The Nutcracker (Nutcracker-prince), production by Mihail Chemiakin, choreography by Kirill Simonov; Poeme de l'extase, choreography by Alexei Ratmansky; Aria Suspended (soloist).

Honoured Artist of Russia (2009).