Irek mukhamedov biography of michael

His arrival inspired Kenneth Macmillan to create a new pas de deux for him and Darcy Bussell which was performed at the Queen Mother's 90th Birthday Tribute. This pas de deux became part of the one-act ballet Winter Dreams based on Chekov's The Three Sisters , which was subsequently filmed for television and transmitted on the BBC at Christmas He has appeared on numerous television talk shows and has been the subject of a one hour Omnibus documentary and London Weekend Television's The South Bank Show In he danced in Balancine's Apollo and made his debut in the same choreographer's Prodigal Son.

He appeared on numerous television shows and was subject of a one-hour Omnibus documentary in Mukhamedov distinguished himself for his wide repertory. His debut in Macmillan's Romeo and Juliet was met with universal acclaim, as also his debut in Mayerling which was filmed for television. Ashley Page created the lead role in Fearful Symmetries for him , and in Twyla Tharp was so impressed by his talent that she chose him for one of the lead roles in her first full-length ballet for The Royal Ballet, Mr.

Worldly Wise. He was voted Dancer of the Year by the readers of the prestigious British magazine Dance and Dancers only the third ever male recipient of the award and in the same year was voted Dancer of the Year by The Independent On Sunday. Kim Brandstrup created a new ballet for Mukhamedov, Othello , in which for the first time he danced with a contemporary dance company.

Othello subsequently received the Evening Standard Award for Dance. In , the Ballet of Teatr Wielki, Warsaw premiered his production of Swan Lake , a new conception of this enormously popular ballet which saw the introduction of his own choreography, including a new pas de deux for the Prince and Odette in the last act. Mukhamedov stopped dancing regularly in , but returned to the stage in the mids.

Mukhamedov danced the role of the baker in the ballet film, Coppelia , a modern adaptation of the E. We can be a little bit relaxed, but when we do, we have to do, otherwise the body will never remember. The mind will understand probably, but the body must remember! There is perhaps one grudge he bears.

Irek mukhamedov biography of michael

After his abrupt and rather acrimonious departure from the Bolshoi, amid the upheaval caused by the fall of communism and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, he never went back. But in the end we continued [carrying] the Russian flag of ballet up high, not hating Russia. Nor was he asked back. In , he became a permanent teacher at the Elmhurst School for Dance, in collaboration with the Birmingham Royal Ballet.

Throughout his career, Irek Mukhamedov has achieved global recognition for his exceptional talent as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Contact About Privacy. Edouard Lock.