Mikhail Lobukhin (russian: Михаил Лобухин) is a Russian

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

Bolshoi Ballet The Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi is among the world's oldest ballet companies. In the early 20th century, it came to internatio ...

. He was born in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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. In 2002 he graduated from Vaganova Ballet Academy with a bachelor's degree in arts and the same year joined

Marinsky Theatre The Mariinsky Theatre ( rus, Мариинский театр, Mariinskiy teatr, also transcribed as Maryinsky or Mariyinsky) is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music th ...

. Eight years later he joined

where he played many

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roles but also appeared as a ''young man'' at the ''

Leningrad Symphony Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, nicknamed the ''Leningrad'', was begun in Leningrad, completed in the city of Samara (then known as Kuybyshev) in December 1941, and premiered in that city on March 5, 1942. At first dedica ...

'', ''prince'' in Cinderella, ''Daphnis'' in '' Daphnis and Chloe'', and '' Ivan the Fool'' at the Little Humpbacked Horse among others. In 2010 her appeared as ''Basilio'' in the Don Quixote which was performed at the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and next year played a role of a ''Bahram Shah'' in Seven Beauties at the

Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre The Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater (Azeri: ''Axundov adına Azərbaycan Dövlət Akademik Opera və Balet Teatrı''), formerly known as the Mailov Theatre

References

Living people Russian male ballet dancers Year of birth missing (living people) Bolshoi Ballet principal dancers {{Russia-bio-stub