Artem Yachmennikov
Portrait by Allan Warren, 2013
Born (1983-02-25) February 25, 1983
Astrakhan, Russia
Occupationballet dancer
Years active2001–present

Artem Nikolayevich Yachmennikov (born 25 February 1983) is a ballet artist, soloist and premier at leading theaters, including the Bolshoi Theatre and Mariinsky Theatre.

Biography

Yachmennikov started dancing at age 6, with Russian folk dances in the choreographic ensemble "Mozaika" in Saint-Petersburg. In 1993, at age 10, he passed a 3-tour exam for the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. He was known as a hardworking student. His main teachers at the Academy were L. Melnikova, P. Silkin, and A. Garbuz.[1][2]

Yachmennikov graduated with high marks in 2001 and was immediately invited to join the troupe at the Mariinsky Theatre. His teacher at the time was Rejepmyrat Abdyyew. At 18 years old, Yachmennikov debuted in the ballet Don Quixote as Espada. During those years, he had many solo parts in the ballet repertoire, including Steptext (William Forsythe) and Le Corsaire (Birbanto).[3][4]

In 2006, Yachmennikov accepted an invitation from the Dutch National Ballet and went to Amsterdam to perform as a principal dancer there. His teachers were Rinat Gizatulin and Guillaume Graffin.[5][6] During that time, Russian ballet legend, Natalia Makarova, came to the Dutch National Ballet to rehearse with its dancers. When she saw Yachmennikov's rehearsal of Solor in the ballet La Bayadère, she recommended him as a soloist for this ballet. Yachmennikov debuted the role successfully and became a regular soloist for the next two years. He performed in leading parts in ballets such as La Bayadere (Solor), La Sylphide (James), The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Desire), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), Coppelia (Franz), Sarcasmen, Adagio Hammerklavier (Hans Van Manen), and Black Cake. (Hans Van Manen)[7]

In 2008, Yachmennikov went back to Russia. From 2008 until 2011, he performed as the first soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. His teacher during this time was an honored artist of Russia, Boris Akimov.[8] At the Bolshoi, he performed in many classical and modern ballets: Les Sylphides (Poet), Symphony in C (George Balanchine), Serenade (George Balanchine), and Russian Seasons (Alexei Ratmansky).

In 2009, Yachmennikov participated in the Korea International Ballet Competition, winning a silver medal.[9] He also performed as a guest-principal dancer in the ballet Swan Lake (Prince Siegfried) at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre.

Yachmennikov participated in many gala-concerts in Europe, Ukraine, China, South America and Japan.

In 2010, Yachmennikov accepted an invitation from the San Francisco Ballet and performed there as a principal dancer from 2010 until 2011.[10]

Other ballets from his repertoire included: Giselle (Albrecht), The Nutcracker (Prince, Snow King) by Helgi Tomasson, and Symphony in C (George Balanchine).[11][12] Unfortunately, his career was interrupted because of a serious injury to his ankle, suffered while rehearsing a new ballet. After undergoing surgery, he returned and danced as a guest artist in theaters around the world. He collaborated with the Charity Fund of Maris Liepa, led by Andris Liepa, and performed in a world tour with his project Russian Seasons, dancing in Scheherazade (Golden Slave), Cleopatra/Ida Rubinstein (Robert de Montesquiou), choreographed by Patrick de Bana, and The Firebird (Ivan-Tsarevich).[13][14][15][16]

Yachmennikov was invited to perform at the premiere of the Primorsky Theatre of Ballet and Opera in Vladivostok and an author's ballet, 14 Symphony, was choreographed by A. Akhmetov especially for him.[17]

Throughout his career, Yachmennikov worked with choreographers such as Natalia Makarova, Hans van Manen, Rudi van Dantzig, John Neumeier, Peter Wright, Alexei Ratmansky, William Forsythe, Patrick de Bana and Francesco Ventriglia.[18][19] His partners included Svetlana Zakharova, Ilze Liepa, Sofiane Sylve, Yuanyuan Tan, Igone de Jongh, Larissa Lezhnina, Maria Alexandrova, and Maria Abashova.

In 2014, Yachmennikov performed on Italian TV in Ballando Con Le Stelle of Milly Carlucci on RAI UNO to the song of the famous Italian singer, Gigi D'Alessio[20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vaganova Academy - Силкин Петр Афанасьевич". Vaganovaacademy.ru. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vaganova Academy - Главная Страница". 109.120.161.48. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Steptext — CCN - Ballet de Lorraine". Ballet-de-lorraine.eu. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Le Corsaire - Mikhailovsky Theatre St Petersburg". Mikhailovsky.ru. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rinat Gizatulin". Operaballet.nl. 2014-02-15. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Guillaume Graffin". Operaballet.nl. 2014-05-27. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Igone de Jongh en Artem Yachmennikov in Sarcasmen (Nationaal Ballet, foto Angela Sterling)". pinterest.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bolshoi Ballet". Bolshoi.ru. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Korea International Ballet Competition, 2016". Enballet.koreaballet.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Press Releases: San Francisco Ballet". Https. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  11. ↑ Jeter, Geri (1 February 2011). "Dance Review: San Francisco Ballet's Giselle". California Literary Review. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Renouf, Renee (December 2010). "San Francisco Ballet, The Nutcracker". Ballet.co. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Maris Liepa Charitable Foundation". Liepa.ru. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Review: Les Saisons Russes du XXI siecle – Mixed bills – Coliseum". Liepa.ru. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Cleopatra/Ida Rubinstein By P. De Bana With The Kremlin Theater Ballet". Mezzo.tv. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Les Saison Russes XXI in Paris". Kulturkompasset.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Во Владивостоке состоялась мировая премьера балета "Четырнадцатая" — Новости Владивостока на VL.ru". Newsvl.ru. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Peter Wright — People — Royal Opera House". Roh.org. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Patrick de Bana". Patrickdebana.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Home Page - Ballando con le stelle 2016". Ballandoconlestelle.rai.it. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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