Alexandre Riabko ( uk, Олександр Рябко; born 20 February 1978) is a Ukrainian ballet dancer, and a

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. Alexandre Riabko was born in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

, and trained at the Kyiv Ballet School under Vladimir Denisenko. After reaching the finals of the

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, he continued his studies at the School of the Hamburg Ballet with Anatoli Nisnevich and Kevin Haigen. He joined the Hamburg Ballet in 1996 and was promoted to soloist in 1999 and principal dancer in 2001. In 2016 he was awarded a special Prix Benois de la Danse for excellence in partnering. Riabko is married to fellow Hamburg Ballet principal dancer and frequent stage partner

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, and they are parents of a daughter.

Repertoire

Ballets by

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* ''Giselle'' (after

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and

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): Albert, peasant pas de deux (first interpreter) * ''The Sleeping Beauty'' (after

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): Prince Désiré, Catalabutte, Bluebird * ''The Nutcracker'': Drosselmeier, Günther, Fritz * ''Illusions – like 'Swan Lake (utilizing choreography by Marius Petipa and

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): The King, Count Alexander * ''Nijinsky'': Vaslav Nijinsky, Arlequin/Spirit of the Rose (first interpreter) * ''Le Pavillon d’Armide'': The Man, Vaslav Nijinsky (first interpreter) * ''Purgatorio'': creator spiritus (first interpreter) * ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'': Theseus/Oberon, Philostrat/Puck, Demetrius * ''Romeo and Juliet'': Mercutio * ''Othello'': Jago * ''As You Like It'': Orlando * ''VIVALDI or What You Will'': Sir Andrew * ''Don Juan'': title role * ''The Lady of the Camellias'': Armand Duval, Des Grieux * ''The Little Mermaid'': Edvard/The Prince, Sea Witch * ''Peer Gynt'': Flying Aspect, Aggression Aspect * ''The Seagull'': Konstantin Triplev * ''Death in Venice'': Aschenbach’s Concept (first interpreter) * ''A Cinderella Story'': Prince * ''Orpheus'': title role * ''Sylvia'': Aminta, Eros/Thyrsis/Orion * ''Odyssey'': War * ''Parzival'': title role * ''The Saga of King Arthur'': Mordred * ''The Legend of Joseph'': Joseph * ''Christmas Oratorio'': Angel, Shepherd * ''Saint Matthew Passion'' * ''Messiah'' (world premiere) * ''Requiem'' * ''Duse'': The Mentor (Arrigo Boito) * ''The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler'': The Man * ''Preludes CV'': Sascha (first interpreter) * ''Winterreise'' (world premiere) * ''Seven Haiku of the Moon'': Contemplator of the Moon (first interpreter at the Hamburg Ballet) * ''Spring and Fall'' Ballets by other choreographers * '' La Sylphide'' (choreography: Pierre Lacotte): James * '' Napoli'' (choreography: Lloyd Riggins, after

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): Gennaro (first interpreter at the Hamburg Ballet) * '' La Bayadère'' (choreography: Natalia Makarova, after Marius Petipa): Solor * ''

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'' (choreography:

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): Colas (first interpreter at the Hamburg Ballet) * '' Onegin'' (choreography: John Cranko): title role (first interpreter at the Hamburg Ballet) * ''

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'' (choreography:

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): title role * ''Light Beings'' (choreography: Mats Ek): The Knight * ''Thaïs'' pas de deux (choreography:

) * ''

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'' (choreography: George Balanchine): Emeralds, Rubies (first interpreter at the Hamburg Ballet) * '' Dances at a Gathering'' (choreography:

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): Man in Brown * ''Forgotten Land'' (choreography:

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) * ''Bella Figura'' (choreography: Jiří Kylián) * ''Remanso'' (choreography: Nacho Duato) * '' Polyphonia'' (choreography:

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; Hamburg Ballet premiere) * ''Trio'' (choreography: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui)

Filmography

* ''Illusions – like 'Swan Lake (choreography: John Neumeier), Hamburg Ballet, 2001: as Count Alexander * ''Death in Venice'' (choreography: John Neumeier), Hamburg Ballet, 2004: as Aschenbach’s Concept * ''Saint Matthew Passion'' (choreography: John Neumeier), Hamburg Ballet, 2005 * 'Pizzicato Polka' (choreography: John Neumeier),

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, 2006 * ''Nijinsky'' (choreography: John Neumeier), Hamburg Ballet, 2017: as Nijinsky

References

External links

Alexandre Riabko's page on the Hamburg Ballet website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Riabko, Alexandre 1978 births Living people Ukrainian male ballet dancers Dancers from Kyiv Prix Benois de la Danse winners