Kulish, Cyril

Kulish was born on February 16, 1994 in San Diego , California . Parents were Phil Axelrod and a native of Ukraine, Raisa Kulish ^{[1] [2]} . Cyril is fluent in Russian ^[3] . At the age of five, he began to study piano, at the age of six years - ballet, at seven years old - ballroom dancing, at eight - gymnastics, at ten - karate. In 2006, he won the “Hope” prize of the largest international ballet competition Youth America Grand Prix , and subsequently won the Grand Prix of this competition three times ^{[4] [5]} . In 2007 he became the champion of America in karate and ballroom dancing. In 2009, he was awarded the prize of the Center for Russian Culture in New York, the World Theater Prize, the Fred Aster Prize, the Society of Spectators Prize and the special prize of the External Society of Critics. In the same year, he won the Tony Awards in the nomination “ Best Leading Actor of a Musical ” for his leading role in the premiere of the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical ^[6] . That year, for the first time in the history of the ceremony, the prize was awarded immediately to three actors who played the main role of the musical alternately. Cyril received scholarship offers from the Royal Ballet School, the Paris School of Opera and Ballet, as well as an invitation to speak in the Kings of Dance project. He was the youngest dancer admitted to the San Diego Ballet Academy. He performed with ABT American Ballet Theater in eight gala concerts in Mexico City . Gives piano concerts in Mexico City and Europe, became the winner of several music awards. He continues to participate in television, film and theater projects ^[3] .

At a press conference in New York, April 22, 2008, the premiere cast of the main role was announced: Cyril Kulish, Trent Kovalik , David Alvarez. The first performance of Cyril took place on October 1, 2008, and on June 7, 2009, together with two other performers, he was awarded the Tony Awards in the nomination " Best Leading Actor of a Musical ". The musical was nominated for 15 awards ^[7] , and won 10 of them. Including Best Musical of the Year ^[8] . The last performance of Cyril took place on Saturday, October 3, 2009 ^[9] .

At the end of 2009, Kulish played the lead role in the ballet The Nutcracker ^[10] . In 2010, he took part in the Ballroom Dance Championships at the Southwest Regional US Championship in Long Beach , California . Currently lives with his parents in San Diego and New York ^[3] .

• Happy boy (neopr.) . snob.ru. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• The Boys of 'Billy' Get Ready to Lead . nytimes.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Photo Coverage: Preview Performance of 'Billy Elliot' . broadwayworld.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Photo Flash: First Look At Broadway's Dancing Billy Elliots . broadwayworld.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• The Peter Pans of Broadway . nymag.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish (inaccessible link) . playbill.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Photo Coverage: Broadway Bears XII -Preview of the Bears . broadwayworld.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Billy Elliot Handprint Ceremony at Planet Hollywood in New York on August 26, 2009 (inaccessible link) . exposay.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Tony judges send 3 clear messages . thestar.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Billy Elliot's David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish, David Bologna Set for Fidelity FutureStage Workshops . theatermania.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Tony-Winning Billy Elliott Trio Geek Out With Indy . Vanity Fair Date of treatment June 9, 2009. Archived June 18, 2009.
• Photo Coverage: CHICAGO Welcomes Chandra Wilson - Arrivals and Stage Door Fun! (eng.) . broadwayworld.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Tony winners coming to toronto? (eng.) . thestar.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Hennig And Ko To Join BILLY ELLIOT, Kulish, Gwynne And Bologna To Bid Broadway Farewell In October . broadwayworld.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• 'Billy' boys trained at SD studio . utsandiego.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Kiril Kulish, of 'Billy Elliot' fame, to perform in Hackensack . nj.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• BILLY ELLIOT Tony-Winner Kulish Bids Broadway Farewell 10/3 broadwayworld.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Last Dance: Tony Winner Kulish Departs Billy Elliot Oct. 3 (English) (inaccessible link) . playbill.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Photo Coverage: Tony Winner Kiril Kulish Bids Farewell to Broadway's BILLY ELLIOT . broadwayworld.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• A Star Is Born . backstage.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Attracting boys to ballet still a challenge . utsandiego.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Teens score Tony as 'Billy' (inaccessible link) . variety.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived May 16, 2012.
• Becoming Billy (Eng.) // DANCE SPIRIT. - November 2008.
• Billy Elliot: The musical: The Primer (English) // NEW YORK. - September 2008.
• The Peter Pans of Broadway // NEW YORK. - September 2008.
• People are talking about (English) // TEN VOGUE. - November 2008.
• Leaps and Bounds. Billy Elliot's Broadway Debut (English) // VANITY FAIR. - October 2008.
• Tone tuner talk reaches new 'Heights' (English) // VARIETY. - April 28 - May 4, 2008.
• The boys of Billy Elliot (English) // VOGUE. - September 2008.

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