Vladimir Aleksandrovich Preobrazhensky (1912–1981) was a Soviet ballet soloist and ballet teacher. Honored Artist of the USSR ( 1941 ). Honored Artist of the RSFSR ( 1951 ). Winner of the Stalin Prize of the first degree ( 1946 ).
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| Birth name | Vladimir Alekseevich Preobrazhensky | |||
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| Profession | ballet soloist , ballet teacher | |||
| Theater | Mariinsky Theater , The Bolshoi Theatre | |||
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Biography
V.A. Preobrazhensky was born on January 8 (21), 1912 in St. Petersburg . In 1931 he graduated from the Leningrad Choreographic School (teacher V.I. Ponomarev ). In 1931–1935, the soloist of LATOB named after S.Kirov , in 1935–1939 - of Sverdlovsk ATOB named after A. Lunacharsky , in 1939–1941 - KUATOB named after T.G. Shevchenko , in 1942-1958 - GABT (in 1960-1962, the head of the ballet troupe). In his art, romantic feelings were combined with a realistic way of expressing them in stage action. His emotionally intense, dynamic dance was distinguished by its sculptural poses. As a master of duet dance, he was a partner of G. S. Ulanova , O. V. Lepeshinskaya and others.
He staged the ballet performance “Swan Lake” by P. I. Tchaikovsky in Lviv UATOB , a number of concert numbers. In 1935-1939 he taught at the ballet school at the Sverdlovsk Atob, in 1946-1955 - in the Moscow Art School and GITIS . In 1963-1965, artistic director of the Moscow National Theater at the Palace of Hammer and Sickle Plant , since 1965 - the ballet collective of Mosconcert .
V.A. Preobrazhensky died on February 24, 1981 in Moscow.
Repertoire (major parts)
- "Cinderella" S. S. Prokofiev - Prince
- “Young lady-peasant woman” B.V. Asafyeva - Alexey
- "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai " B.V. Asafiev - Vaclav
- "Scarlet Sails" V. M. Yurovsky - Gray
- Swan Lake by P. I. Tchaikovsky - Siegfried
- Sleeping Beauty by P. I. Tchaikovsky - Desiree
- "The Heart of the Mountains" A. M. Balanchivadze - Jarji
- "Coppelia" by L. Deliba - Franz
- The Bronze Horseman by R. M. Glier - Eugene
- "Laurencia" A. A. Crane - Frondoso
- "Giselle" A. Adana - Albert
Awards and prizes
- Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1941)
- Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1951)
- Stalin Prize of the first degree (1946) - for the performance of the role of Prince in the ballet performance “Cinderella” by S. S. Prokofiev