Valentin Nikolayevich Elizariev ( be, Валянцін Мікалаевіч Елізар'еў, russian: Валенти́н Никола́евич Елиза́рьев; born 1947) is a

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ian

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balletmaster,

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, and

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. He was awarded the title of

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

in 1985.

Life and career

Born on 30 October 1947 in

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. In 1967 he has graduated from the Vaganova Leningrad Academic Choreographic School and in 1973 the choreographic department of the Rimsky-Korsakov Leningrad State Conservatory (apprentice of Igor Belsky). From 1967 to 1967 he has been directing the choreographic group in the "1st Five-Year Plan" Cultural Center in Leningrad. From 1968 to 1970 he has been directing the dance studio in the

Leningrad State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

. In the age of 26, from 1973 onward, Valentin Elizariev became the Chief ballet master. of the Byelorussian State Academic Bolshoi Theatre. In 1982 he underwent a course in ballet direction in Paris, France with scholarship of

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. From 1992 to 1996 he holds the position of the artistic director of the Ballet company in the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus. From 1996 to 2009 he occupies the post of the director and the art director of the Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus. From 1995 on he is a Professor of the

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. From 1996 he is a member of the

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in the sphere of music and a member of the International Slavic Academy (Moscow). From 1997 he is a member of the Petrine Academy of Science and Arts (St. Petersburg). From 2000 to 2008 he is a member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus. From 2018 he is artistic director of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus.

Family

• Spouse – Margarita Izvorska-Elizarieva, opera director, Honoured Artist of the Byelorussian SSR, Doctor of Philosophy and Pedagogics, Professor of the Belarusian Academy of Music • Son- Alexander, daughter-Anna • Grandchildren- Boyan, Ruslan, Nikita

Choreographic Stagings

Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus

* 1974 –

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/ R. Shchedrin " Carmen Suite" * 1975 – R. Shchedrin "Chamber Suite" * 1976 – A. Petrov "The Creation of the World" * 1978 – E. Glebov "Till Eulenspigel" * 1980 – A. Khachaturian "

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" * 1981 – G. Mahler "Adagietto" * 1982 – P. Tchaikovsky "

The Nutcracker ''The Nutcracker'' ( rus, Щелкунчик, Shchelkunchik, links=no ) is an 1892 two-act ballet (""; russian: балет-феерия, link=no, ), originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaiko ...

" * 1983 – C. Orff "

Carmina Burana ''Carmina Burana'' (, Latin for "Songs from Benediktbeuern" 'Buria'' in Latin is a manuscript of 254 poems and dramatic texts mostly from the 11th or 12th century, although some are from the 13th century. The pieces are mostly bawdy, irreverent ...

" * 1984 – M. Ravel "

Boléro ''Boléro'' is a 1928 work for large orchestra by French composer Maurice Ravel. At least one observer has called it Ravel's most famous composition. It was also one of his last completed works before illness forced him into retirement. Co ...

" * 1985 – P. Tchaikovsky "

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

" * 1986 – I. Stravinsky "

Le sacre du printemps ''The Rite of Spring''. Full name: ''The Rite of Spring: Pictures from Pagan Russia in Two Parts'' (french: Le Sacre du printemps: tableaux de la Russie païenne en deux parties) (french: Le Sacre du printemps, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral ...

" * 1988 – S. Prokofiev "

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

" * 1989 – L. Minkus "Don Quichote" * 1995 – A. Mdivani "Passions" ("Rogneda") * 1997 – I. Stravinsky "

" (second edition) * 1998 – I. Stravinsky "The Firebird" * 1998 – A. Petrov "The Creation of the World" (second edition) * 2001 – P. Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" * 2004 – E. Glebov "The Legend of Eulenspigel" (second edition) * 2007 – B. Asafyev "

The Fountain of Bakhchisarai ''The Fountain of Bakhchisaray'' (russian: «Бахчисарайский фонтан», ''Bakhchisaraiskiy fontan'') is a poem by Alexander Pushkin, written during the years 1821 to 1823. Pushkin began writing ''The Fountain of Bakhchisa ...

" * 2017 – Anniversary gala concert "Ballet is the art of thinking" * 2018 – Sergei Prokofiev ''Romeo and Juliet'' (new version) * Choreographic Miniatures and One-act Ballets: "Contrasts" by R. Shchedrin, "The Way" by Samoilov, "Poem" by A. Petrov and others.

Overseas productions

* 1973 – A. Petrov's "Immortality" (Moscow Classical Ballet, Russia) * 1974 – S. Prokofiev's "

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" (Moscow Classical Ballet, Russia) * 1976 – R. Shchedrin's "Moods" ( Bolshoi Theater of the USSR,

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) * 1977 – E. Glebov's "The Legend of Eulenspiegel" (Kirov Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theatre, Russia) * 1979 – Valentin Elizariev's Ballets ("

" by S. Prokofiev, "Adagietto" by Mahler, "Carmen Suite" by Bizet-Shchedrin) ( Warsaw Bolshoi Theatre,

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) * 1990 – A. Adan's "

Giselle ''Giselle'' (; ), originally titled ''Giselle, ou les Wilis'' (, ''Giselle, or The Wilis''), is a romantic ballet (" ballet-pantomime") in two acts with music by Adolphe Adam. Considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon, ...

" ( Slovenian Opera and Ballet Theatre,

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) * 1993 – Minkus "Don Quichote" (Istanbul Opera and Ballet Theatre, Turkey) * 1995 – A. Khachaturian's "Spartacus" (Ankara Opera Theatre, Turkey) * 2003 – C. Pugni's "Esmeralda" (NBA Theatre Ballet Company, Tokyo, Japan) * 2010 – A. Khachaturian's "Spartacus" (Cairo Opera Theatre, Egypt) * 2011 – Minkus "Don Quichote" (Japan Ballet Association, Tokyo, Japan) * 2013 – P. Tchaikovsky's "The Swan Lake" (Japan Ballet Association, Tokyo, Japan)

On the screen

* 1975 – "Fantasia" (telefilm-ballet) A. Efros after the novel "Spring waters" by Turgenev (Participating M. PLisetskaya, with a musical selection from Tchaikovsky), Moscow, Central TV. * 1979 – "Creation" a film by Shevelevitch, Minsk, Byelorussian TV. * 1987 – "The Return of the 'Spring'" by A. Kanevski, Minsk, Belarusfilm. * 1990 – "Romeo and Juliet" a video film by N. Lukyanov (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 1991 – "Don Quichote" a video film by G. Nikolaev (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 1992 – "Bolero" a video film by G. Nikolaev (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 1992 – "Carmen Suite" a video film by G. Nikolaev (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 1992 – "Carmina Burana" a video film by V. Shevelevich (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 1992 – "The Nutcracker" a TV film by V. Shevelevich (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 1993 – "Valentine's Day" a video film by V. Shevelevich (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 1993 – "Spartacus" a video film by V. Shevelevich (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 1995 – "Passions "Rogneda"" a video film by V. Shevelevich (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 2000 – "Spartacus" a TV film by V. Shevelevich (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 2001 – "The Job that's called Composition" a video film by V. Shevelevich (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter", TRO Soyuz) * 2002 – "Valentin Elizariev" a video film by V. Shevelevich (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 2003 – "Valentin Elizariev – the Mirror of time" a chronicle documentary by V. Shevelevich (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 2003 – "Some Stories from the Life of the Choreographer" a video film by V. Shevelevich (Minsk, TRO Soyuz) * 2008 – "The Shklov Aquafortis" a chronicle documentary by Yu. Tsvetkova (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 2012 – "Byelorussian Ballet. History" a semidocudrama by O. Lukashevich (Minsk, "BelVideoCenter") * 2014 – "Rogneda. The Intrigue of the Paris Stage" a TV film by N. Golubeva and T. Kravchenko (Minsk, "Countdown ONT") * 2014 – Common interest. No. 269 from 09.12.2014 (Intergovernmental TV & Radio company "MIR") * 2017 – "Panorama with Aizikovich". LLC "Cinemania" on behalf of TRO Soyuza * 2017 – "Masters and idols. People's Artist of the USSR and Belarus-Valentin Elizariev (Minsk, TV Channel Belarus 3) * 2017 – ''Ballet is the art of thinking'', documentary. Directed by Aleh Lukashevich and Aleksandr Alekseyev (Minsk, TV Channel Belarus 1) * 2017 – "Camertone", People's Artist of the USSR Valentin Elizariev (Minsk, TV Channel Belarus 3) * 2017 – "Valentin Elizariev - about his anniversary, inspiration, present and future of the ballet" (CTV channel) * 2019 – "Theatre in details. Ballet Romeo and Juliet" (Minsk, TV Channel Belarus 1)

Awards and titles

* Honored Artist of the Byelorussian SSR (1976) *

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(1979) *

(1985) * The State Prize of the Byelorussian SSR (1996) * The Special Award of the President of the Republic of Belarus for the Achievements in the sphere of choreographic art and the Contribution in the development of the foreign relations of the Republic of Belarus (1998, 2001) * The

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(1981) * The Order of Francysk Skaryna (1997) * The Order of Fatherland 3d Class (2003) * The Order of Fatherland 2nd Class (2007) * The Friendship Medal (

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) (1983) * The Pushkin's Medal (

) (2007) * The All-Soviet Union Ballet Masters' Competition Prize (Moscow. 1972) * The Best Modern Choreography Prize on the 7th International Ballet Competition (Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre, 1993) * The Benois de la Dance Prize from the International Dance Association (1996)V.Elizariev won Benois de la Danse Grand Prix in 1996
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– the main prize of the Union of the Theatre Workers of Belarus (2012) * The Certificate of Honor of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR (1976) * The Certificate of Honor of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR (1983) * The Certificate of Honor of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus (2007) * Certificate of Acknowledgement of the President of the Republic of Belarus (2007) * Certificate of Acknowledgement of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus (2012) * The Badge of Honor of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus "For Significant Contribution in the Development of the Belarusian Culture" (1997) * A Badge of Ministry of Culture of Belarus "For the Contribution in the Development of Culture of Belarus" (2003) * The Order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation "For the Contribution in Russian Culture and Cooperation" * The title "The Person of the Year" in the sphere of Music Arts and the commitment of the Prize "Golden Nefertiti" * Honorary Freeman of the City of Minsk (2007)

Books

# Valentin Elizariev. 30 Years with the National Ballet of Belarus: 1973–2003. A three language edition. Minsk, 'Belarus', 2003. # The International Encyclopedia of Dance. Edited by Selma Jeanne Cohen and DANCE PERSPECTIVES FOUNDATION. Oxford University Press. 1998. Print # 『バレエ誕生から現代までの歴史』薄井憲二著　音楽之友社　1999年　 # Nikolai Tsiskaridze. Chancellor's diary. 2016–2018. Compiler and editor - G.Petrova (Publishers - Academy of Russian Ballet, Saint-Petersburg, 2018)

References

External links

OXFORD Reference: Valentin Elizariev. OVERVIEW

Belarus in Focus: Valentin Elizariev
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