Aleksandr Lavrenyuk
Acting
Biography
Aleksandr Lavrenyuk was born on June 5, 1939, in Moscow. Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (May 25, 1976). A ballet dancer, and conductor. After graduating from the Moscow Art Theatre School (class of Asaf Messerer), he performed as a soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre from 1959–1979 and served as a conductor at the Bolshoi Theatre from 1980–1988. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) since 1966. In 1971, he graduated from the choreography department of the A.V. Lunacharsky State Institute of Theatre Arts (RATI) as a choreographer-teacher and taught there from 1976–1977. As a dancer and later as a conductor, he toured with the Bolshoi Ballet company in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the US. From 1970 to 1974, he taught at the Moscow Choreographic School. During this period, he also studied at the conducting department of the Moscow Institute of Culture, before undertaking a training placement at the Moscow State Conservatoire as a symphony conductor under Yuri Simonov. He made his conducting debut at the Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre, wherein he held this position from 1978–1980. He was the stage director for the ballets: ‘Timur and His Team’ by V.G. Agafonnikov (May 9,1986) and ‘Anyuta’ by V.A. Gavrilin (May 31, 1986). In 1988, he took up the post of principal conductor at the ‘New Ballet of Moscow’ theatre-studio; in 1990 he became a conductor and rehearsal director with the ‘Bolshoi Theatre – Yuri Grigorovich Studio’ company, and from 1996, he served as principal conductor of the Yuri Grigorovich Ballet Theatre in Krasnodar. In this capacity, he staged 15 full-length productions. Between 1996 & 2003, he toured with the Krasnodar company in the UK, Greece, Germany, Turkey, US, Austria, Norway, Spain, Portugal and Italy; as well as in cities across Russia: St Petersburg, Sochi, Volgograd, Yaroslavl, Kislovodsk, and Nalchik. As musical director and conductor, he took part in productions of the ballets ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Spartacus’ in Seoul, ‘The Nutcracker’ in Istanbul and Chișinău, and ‘Le Corsaire’ at the Kremlin Ballet Theatre (all choreographed by Yury N. Grigorovich). He played over 30 roles in various theatre productions from 1956–1979.
Known For
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Anna Karenina
The Russian Civil War is over and the White Guard are all dead or abroad. Some of the exiled nobles are attempting to crown a new Tsar/Emperor abroad, and a couple of impostors are vying for the position. At the same time, some of the Elusive Avengers' old foes are trying to return to Russia, for mysterious reasons. The avengers are assigned the task of finding out what's going on. Turns out the bad guys are after the Russian Crown, which is encrusted with many diamonds and jewels. It is not clear whether the crown is only wanted for the coronation ceremony or if the bad guys are trying to sell it to the highest bidder, but either way they must be stopped. The avengers are after them. Two go to Paris to infiltrate the emigrant community, and the other two work on the Russian soil.
Crown of Russian Empire, or the Elusives Again
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation. A Bolshoi Ballet adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel with choreography by Maya Plisetskaya, who also took on the titular role.
Anna Karenina
A look behind the scenes at the Bolshoi Theatre. This feature-length ballet film explores the Russian school of realistic dance and highlights the immense daily effort that goes into an artist’s preparation before they take to the stage. Chronicles the arduous journey to mastery: from the first lessons of the kids who joined the ballet class, to the performances of famous dancers – the public’s idols, who have already mastered the magical lightness and beauty of choreography, the pinnacle of this art.
The Secret of Success
A ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with a libretto by Ivan Vsevolozhsky and Marius Petipa, based on the story of the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault. This recording of a performance by the Bolshoi Theatre of the USSR was made at the Kremlin Palace in 1971.
Sleeping Beauty
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Ballerina
This programme is dedicated to the work of the outstanding choreographer Kasyan Goleizovsky. Featured ballet dancers include Natalya Danilova, Olga Pavlova, F. Gil'fanov, M. Rativosyan, Natalia Bessmertnova, Alexander Lavrenyuk, Natalya Bolshakova, Vadim Gulyaev, Natalia Kasatkina, T. Varlamova, Shamil Yagudin, Semyon Kaufman, Ekaterina Maximova, Vladimir Vasiliev, T. Cherkasskaya, Viktor Kasatsky, Yelena Ryabinkina, Vladimir Romanenko, Mikhail Lavrovsky, M. Gorodskaya, Ella Kosterina.