Alexandr Trush ( uk, Олександр Труш; born 26 June 1989) is a Ukrainian
principal dancer
A principal dancer (often shortened to principal) is a dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company.
A principal may be male or female. The position is similar to that of '' soloist''; however, p ...
of the
Hamburg Ballet.
Alexandr Trush was born in
Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipro, previously called Dnipropetrovsk from 1926 until May 2016, is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnieper Rive ...
, Ukraine, and began folk dancing lessons there. At the age of 12 his family moved to Germany and he continued his training at the School of the Hamburg Ballet with Kevin Haigen. He joined the Hamburg Ballet in 2007 and was promoted to soloist in 2010 and principal dancer in 2014.
Repertoire
Ballets by
John Neumeier
John Neumeier (born February 24, 1939) is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. He has been the director and chief choreographer of Hamburg Ballet since 1973. Five years later he founded the Hamburg Ballet School, which also inc ...
* ''Giselle'' (after
Jean Coralli
Jean Coralli (15 January 1779 – 1 May 1854) was a French ballet dancer and choreographer, best known for collaborating with Jules Perrot in creating ''Giselle'' (1841), the quintessential Romantic ballet of the nineteenth century.
Early life ...
and
Jules Perrot
Jules-Joseph Perrot (18 August 1810 – 29 August 1892) was a dancer and choreographer who later became Ballet Master of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia. He created some of the most famous ballets of the 19th century including ...
): Albert
* ''The Nutcracker'': Günther, Fritz
* ''Illusions – like 'Swan Lake (utilizing choreography by
Marius Petipa
Marius Ivanovich Petipa (russian: Мариус Иванович Петипа), born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa (11 March 1818), was a French ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. Petipa is one of the most influential ballet masters an ...
and
Lev Ivanov
Lev Ivanovich Ivanov (russian: link=no, Лев Ива́нович Ива́нов; 2 March 1834, Moscow – 24 December 1901, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer and later, Second Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet. ...
): Count Alexander
* ''Nijinsky'': Arlequin/Spirit of the Rose, Léonide Massine
* ''Le Pavillon d’Armide'': Vaslav Nijinsky, Vaslav Nijinsky as a Student (first interpreter)
* ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'': Philostrat/Puck, Lysander
* ''Romeo and Juliet'': Romeo
* ''Othello'': Cassio
* ''As You Like It'': Le Beau
* ''The Lady of the Camellias'': Des Grieux, Count N.
* ''Tatiana'': Vladimir Lensky (first interpreter)
* ''Liliom'': Louis, Shy Young Man (first interpreter)
* ''Death in Venice'': Tadzio
* ''A Streetcar Named Desire'': Allan Gray
* ''Daphnis and Chloe'': Daphnis
* ''Orpheus'': Shadow of Hermes (first interpreter)
* ''The Legend of Joseph'': Joseph
* ''Christmas Oratorio'': Angel
* ''Saint Matthew Passion''
* ''Duse'': The Soldier (Luciano Nicastro) (first interpreter)
* ''The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler''
* ''The Fourth Symphony of Gustav Mahler''
* ''
The Song of the Earth
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'': The Man (first interpreter at the Hamburg Ballet)
* ''Kinderszenen''
* ''Turangalȋla'' (world premiere)
Ballets by other choreographers
* ''
La Sylphide'' (choreography:
Pierre Lacotte): Scottish pas de deux
* ''
Napoli'' (choreography: Lloyd Riggins, after
August Bournonville
August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the nep ...
): Gennaro
* ''
Onegin'' (choreography:
John Cranko): Lensky
* ''
The Prodigal Son The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a parable of Jesus from the Bible.
The Prodigal Son or Prodigal Son may also refer to:
Film
* ''L'Enfant prodigue'' (1907 film) (The Prodigal Son), by Michel Carré, based on his play
* , a short silent film b ...
'' (choreography:
George Balanchine
George Balanchine (;
Various sources:
*
*
*
* born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; ka, გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was ...
): title role (first interpreter at the Hamburg Ballet)
* ''
Dances at a Gathering'' (choreography:
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television.
Among his nu ...
): Man in Brick (first interpreter at the Hamburg Ballet)
* ''
The Concert'' (choreography: Jerome Robbins): The Shy Boy
* ''Renku'' (choreography: Yuka Oishi and Orkan Dann; world premiere)
References
External links
Alexandr Trusch's page on the Hamburg Ballet website
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1989 births
Living people
Ukrainian male ballet dancers
Principal dancers
People from Dnipro
People from Hamburg