Mikhail Sergeevich Koltunov was born in Novosibirsk in 1976. Russian dancer, teacher-choreographer, raised many students who became leading ballet soloists. In 1993 he graduated from the Novosibirsk Choreographic School . After, for some time, he danced at the Novosibirsk Academic Opera and Ballet Theater (NGATOiB), after he was invited to Moscow in the troupe of the Imperial Ballet, whose founder is Taranda Gedeminas Leonovich .
He was distinguished by a high jump, ease, deep acting filling of his roles. In 2003, he graduated with honors from the Russian Academy of Theater Arts (GITIS). Teacher Sekh Yaroslav Danilovich, Honored Artist of Russia, Professor, the first performer of the role of Paganini in the ballet of Leonid Lavrovsky, to the music of Sergei Rachmaninov.
As an artist he performed solo parts in the ballets Paquita, Spartak, Giselle, Raymonda, The Nutcracker, Corsair, La Sylphide. He worked in theaters in Japan, USA, Portugal, Spain, Egypt, Holland, China. He staged one-act performances in theaters of Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, and the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.
| Years | Ballet | Choreographer (choreographer) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000- | Corsair | M Petipa |
| 1997- | Polovtsian dances | M Fokine |
| 2001- | Nutcracker | pas de deux Act 2 as amended Vasily Vainonen |
| 2001- | Paquita | (based on choreography by Mikhail Fokin ) |
| 2000- | Sylphide | choreography of Augustus Bournonville |
| 1999- | world creation | Cranco (renewal, 1999) |
| 2002- | Don Quixote | Vyacheslav Vronov (using choreographic fragments of Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky ) |
| 1998- | Spartacus | Yuri Grigorovich (renewal 1998) |
| 2002- | Thousand and One Nights | N. Nazirova |
| 2000- | Swan Lake | choreography by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov , Alexander Gorsky |
| 2002- | Giselle | choreography by Jean Coralli , Jules Perrault and Marius Petipa, red. Leonid Lavrovsky ; stage edition |
| 2000- | La Bayadere | choreography by Marius Petipa, ed. Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani |
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Ranks and Awards
Laureate of the contest "Ballet of Russia" (1999).
A graduate of the open competition of ballet dancers "Arabesque" (Perm, 1999).
Gold medal of the international competition "Ballet of the World" (2000)
Winner of the Governor's Prize in the field of culture and the arts (2008).
In 2014, he was awarded the Order of Honor by the Department of Culture for his contribution to the development of youth culture in the Novosibirsk Region.
Prize of the International Association of Choreography Figures " Benois de la Danse " in the nomination "For Life in Art" 2004.
Cavalier of the Order of Friendship (Russia)
Biography
Born on July 28 in the village of Sokur, Moshkovsky district of the Novosibirsk region. He graduated from the Novosibirsk State Choreographic School. Class teacher Vladimirova V.F. Since 1992 he worked as a ballet soloist in the troupes: NGATOiB (Novosibirsk), the Smirnov-Golovanov Classical Ballet (Moscow), the Imperial Ballet of Gedeminos Taranda (Moscow). Since 1998 he was engaged in choreography. The production of "Tango in the Night" took 1st place in the ballet competition of the Department of GITIS "Maria" in 2002.
This year:
- International Ballet Festival in Havana, pas de deux from the ballet “Flames of Paris” and pas de deux from the ballet Don Quixote
- Guest artist of the English National Ballet in performances on the stage of the London Coliseum: Romeo in Frederick Ashton's ballet Romeo and Juliet and the Young Man in Roland Petit Petit Petit Petit's ballet Young Man and Death (partner Zhi Jang)
- Filmed in the art series "Son of the Father of the Nations" directors Sergey Ginzburg, Sergey Shcherbin.
In 2003, Mikhail Koltunov graduated with honors from the ballet department of the Russian Academy of Theater Arts (GITIS), Moscow, with a degree in choreography. In 2014 graduate school of the Academy of Russian Ballet named after Vaganova.
After completing a dance career in 2004, he worked as a choreographer for the Novosibirsk City Theater "Old House". In this theater, he choreographed the play "Toybel and her demon" based on the play by Yi Singer.
Since 2003, teacher-choreographer of the Novosibirsk State Choreographic School.
Since 2007, the teacher-choreographer of the highest category of the Novosibirsk Regional College of Culture and Arts.
From 2007-08, he was a teacher at the Novosibirsk Academic Opera and Ballet Theater.
Since 2008 Laureate of the Governor Award in the field of culture and art.
Since 2008, the founder and director of the New project dance center in Novosibirsk.
Since 2010, he has been chairman of the jury of the international competition of choreographic groups "100 Friends".
Since 2014, Honorary Member of Russian Open Society (Russian Authors Society)
Since 2015, member of the jury of the international festival "Salute of Talents".
In 2016, he gave master classes on improvement at the Russian ballet school in Italy (Genoa)
Son: Koltunov Mark Mikhailovich
Pupils
Mikhail Koltunov formed his own teaching methodology, based on a clear definition of the main movement of the lesson of classical dance and its leitmotif construction, as well as development in all three main sections. At the same time, each lesson is filled not with multitude, but with a concrete element and its derivatives, the performance of which is honed. Particular attention in the technique is given to the development of jump elevation, the coordinated work of the arms, head and the wide development of small, technically complex movements.
Great importance is attached to the view of the dancer, which should be filled with meanings and image, as well as the development of musicality in students, which is the basis for creating an artistic image. It is necessary to begin compiling a case study with a pure form of movements and a slower pace of musical layout - from quarter to eighth. A new program element must be sounded in the case study at least twice, and before its execution it is necessary to pause so that the body and consciousness are tuned in to movement.
- Mikhail Lifentsev (Leading soloist of the ballet NOVAT)
- Ivan Oskorbin (Leading soloist of the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg)
- Valery Tselishchev (Leading soloist of the Chelyabinsk Opera and Ballet Theater)
- Sergey Kalmykov (Soloist of the ballet Yuri Grigorovich in Krasnodar)
- Roman Malyshev (Soloist of the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg)
- Nikolay Maltsev (Leading soloist of the ballet NOVAT, Novosibirsk)
Methodical work
- “Petipa's choreography in the system of choreographic education” 2004.
- “Development of sustainability in dance lessons” 2003.
- “ Some principles of building classical dance lessons ” 2003.
- “Some tasks of pedagogy of classical dance” 2006.
- Sustainability 2006.
- "The basics of teaching classical dance for children 3-5 years old" 2010 year.
- “Musical design of classical dance lessons” 2005
- "Development of rotation skills in the lower grades" 2006.
In his works, the author shares experience and gives methodological examples, which can help young teachers achieve their goals. The works of Mikhail Koltunov clearly define the concepts of “classical dance system” and “classical dance technique”. Practical advice on building and planning lessons is given.