The outstanding dancer of modern Russian ballet Nikolai Tsiskaridze conquered the whole world with his diverse roles, charm and fantastic technique. Any his appearance on the stage causes a standing ovation in the hall. The biography of Nikolai Tsiskaridze can be briefly described by the phrase “ballet genius”. In dance, he was able to embody all the best parts of the classical and modern repertoire, his name was forever included in the list of the greatest dancers in the world.
Georgian childhood Tsiskaridze
The biography of Nikolai Tsiskaridze began in Tbilisi on the last day of 1973. His mother, Lamara Nikolaevna Tsiskaridze, was a physicist at a nuclear power plant in the past, then worked as a teacher, taught physics and mathematics. About father Maxim Nikolaevich it is known only that he was a violinist, but was completely absent in the baby's life. The boy was raised by her mother with her new husband and nanny, who in childhood was the main person for the child. Excessive employment of parents often causes difficulties in creating their own family in children. Such an example is Nikolai Tsiskaridze. The biography, the marital status of an already adult dancer suggests the correctness of such a conclusion, since the famous artist is still single.
Little Kolya spent most of his time with a nanny who, by the age of 6, had introduced him to Shakespeare and Tolstoy. From a young age, the boy showed extraordinary artistry: he danced, acted out sketches, recited poems. It was said that he looked like a paternal grandmother who was a French actress.
Tsiskaridze talks with enthusiasm about his childhood. He likes to recall that Tbilisi at that time was a real paradise: people dressed well, there were a lot of different foods on the table, and his mother took him to theaters. All this led Nicholas to delight. He speaks of his mother only in excellent forms. When it became clear that the boy had undoubted talent, she changed her whole life and helped him to get on his feet in the profession.
The beginning of the way
At 11 years old, Nikolai was sent to the Tbilisi Choreographic School. Although his mother, pitying the boy, at first discouraged him from such a difficult profession. But Kolya from childhood was very persistent, even stubborn, and no one was able to lead him off his chosen path. Three years later, it became clear that the talent of the young dancer was so great that Tbilisi was not enough for him, and the guy was sent to Moscow. In 1987, Tsiskaridze entered the Moscow Choreographic School and fell into the class of P.A. Pestov, who was distinguished by a strict manner of teaching. But years later, Nikolai spoke words of infinite gratitude to the teacher, who was able to temper his will and character. Although Nikolai was an obvious favorite of Pestov, he did not give a student a descent, and this became a wonderful school of life.
Already at the school, Tsiskaridze was significantly different in manner and technique from classmates, so in student performances he constantly got solo parts. Nikolai Tsiskaridze, whose biography was now forever associated with ballet, graduated from college in 1992. He continued his studies at the Moscow Choreographic Institute, in which he completed his education in 1996, but here he already studied in fragments, because he began working in the theater.
The Bolshoi Theatre
Even at the final performance at the school, a talented young man was noticed by Yuri Grigorovich, who insisted on his invitation to the Bolshoi Theater. So, the biography of Nikolai Tsiskaridze led him to the best world theater, where he was destined to become prime minister. First, the young graduate was put on the corps de ballet, he danced the entire repertoire of extras and only after that he began to receive various parts in the performances. Three years after coming to the theater, Tsiskaridze already shone in the main roles in The Nutcracker, La Sylphide, and Paganini. The period of work Tsiskaridze was a time of triumph for the theater, the dancer performed with tours around the world with incredible success. In total, during his work on the Bolshoi stage, Nikolai danced more than 40 roles in various performances.
Since 2004, he began working in the theater as a teacher, led choreographic classes. In total, Nikolai worked at the Bolshoi for 21 years. In 2013, the theater, for various reasons, did not renew the contract with the artist.
Cooperation with Yuri Grigorovich
At the final exam, the chairman of the examination committee was the artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater Yuri Grigorovich. He immediately drew attention to the textured graduate and insisted that he be enrolled in the troupe of the theater, although there were no seats. The first performance, in which the director involved a novice dancer, was The Golden Age, where Tsiskaridze performed the role of entertainer. Then there were Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, the French doll in The Nutcracker. With these roles, Nikolai toured with a theater in London. The choreographer kept an eye on the dancer and gradually began to entrust him with more significant roles. The brilliant performance of the parties of the Prince in The Nutcracker, Prince Desiree in Sleeping Beauty, Ferhad in The Legend of Love, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake was glorified by Tsiskaridze, and his multifaceted talent was fully revealed in them. In total, Tsiskaridze danced in 20 performances of Grigorovich. Nevertheless, the relationship between the artist and the director was not particularly warm. But the director allowed the dancer a lot, treated him with patience and respect. However, it was Grigorovich who initiated the termination of the contract with Tsiskaridze when he already worked as a tutor-tutor. Despite everything, Tsiskaridze always with great love and reverence spoke about Grigorovich, to whom, according to him, he owes everything to life.
Two geniuses: Roland Petit and Nikolai Tsiskaridze
A real friendly and creative tandem developed between Tsiskaridze and Roland Petit. The classic of modern ballet found in Nicholas the embodiment of many of his ideas and like-minded people. Together they created outstanding performances: The Queen of Spades, where German Tsiskaridze danced splendidly, and The Notre Dame Cathedral with Nikolai in the image of Quasimodo. The production of Youth and Death, where Tsiskaridze shone as the Youth, was a real shock to the Tokyo national theater.
Dancer's repertoire
Nikolai Tsiskaridze, whose biography is associated with the classical theater, during his career he danced all the most famous ballet parts. He has included such famous productions as Swan Lake, Giselle, Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty, Chopeniana, Romeo and Juliet, Raymond, and La Bayadere.
In addition, Tsiskaridze danced with great love and talent in modern ballets, including The Queen of Spades, Love for Love, Symphony in C Major, and Paganini.
A special part of the dancer’s repertoire consists of one-act ballets with which he toured around the world: “The Blue God”, “Narcissus”, “Vision of the Rose”, “Flower Festival in Genzano”, “Diamonds” and others.
The biography of Nikolai Tsiskaridze, whose repertoire has more than 50 roles, was full of creative successes, he managed to dance almost all the parties that the artist can dream of. He had only one plan that had not yet come true. No woman in the world has yet uttered the phrase: “My husband is Nikolai Tsiskaridze.” Biography, wife, children in which have not yet appeared, remains an incomplete project. Therefore, the dancer has the main role in front - a happy husband and father.
The best productions
Critics have always praised the talent of Nikolai Tsiskaridze, many of his works received excellent reviews. However, such productions as Swan Lake, directed by Yu. Grigorovich, in which Nikolai alternately performs the parts of Prince Siegfried and Evil Genius, classical performances of the Bolshoi Theater Raymond, Daughter of the Pharaoh, and Sleeping Beauty, are recognized as the best of the best. The most outstanding performances of Tsiskaridze are recorded on film and retain his talent for posterity. Among them are "Giselle", "Vision of the Rose", "Queen of Spades".
Retirement
Biography of Nikolai Tsiskaridze as a dancer ended in 2004. After that, he worked as a tutor at the Bolshoi Theater for several years. But in 2013, he finally parted with the theater and worked for several years on the Culture channel, participated in the show Dancing with the Stars as a member of the jury. Nikolai Tsiskaridze, biography, personal life, a photo of which has been harassing the hearts of ladies all over the world for more than a year, continues to be interesting even off the stage. After dancing for 21 years, he believed that he could no longer do it with dignity, as before, and was proud that he was "not seen by anyone dancing badly."
Big stories
The biography of Nikolai Tsiskaridze, the personal life of the artist was often accompanied by scandalous events, and this was due to his intractable character. He always told the truth, and many do not like it. A criticism of Tsiskaridze made a lot of noise about the quality of the Bolshoi theater decoration during the reconstruction. Theater employees even applied for the appointment of a dancer to the post of director of the theater.
The story received great publicity when the Bolshoi Theater decided to terminate the contract with Tsiskaridze on working as a tutor. Nikolai through court restored justice, but in 2013 he still left the theater.
The appointment of Tsiskaridze as acting rector of the Vaganov Academy was also accompanied by great resonance, since it violated the charter of the educational institution. There were several reshuffles in the staff and a compromise was found. Enemies say that behind the scenes of the scandal was the wife of one of the country's top people. But nevertheless, the artist was able to prove his worth both as a dancer and as a leader.
Academy of Russian Ballet AND I. Vaganova
In 2013, the biography of Nikolai Tsiskaridze makes a new turn: he becomes first acting, and then rector of the Ballet Academy named after Vaganova in St. Petersburg. This was the first time that he was not led by a graduate of an educational institution. One of the oldest ballet schools in the world has established rules and traditions; Tsiskaridze had yet to meet many of them. In order to adequately cope with their duties, Tsiskaridze even enters the Moscow School of Management at the Faculty of Management. Despite many doubts as to whether Tsiskaridze would be able to adequately lead the oldest ballet school, he proved his worth as a rector; in 2014, the team elected him to this post by a majority vote. He sets up and restores performances for students of the academy, transfers his experience to young people and makes big plans to preserve the national treasure - the Russian ballet.
Awards
The outstanding dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze received a huge number of awards and prizes in his life. He is a national artist of Russia and North Ossetia, as well as an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
For the roles in La Sylphide and the role of Herman in The Queen of Spades, Tsiskaridze received two Golden Mask awards. He is a gentleman of the French Order of Arts and Literature and the Order of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Nino and the Order of Honor (Georgia).
Tsiskaridze is also the holder of numerous prizes and awards, in particular, the State Prize of the Russian Federation, the Moscow Mayor’s Prize, the Triumph Prize, the Benois de la dance prize as the best dancer of 1999, the International Peace Prize from the United Cultural Convention of the United States “For outstanding personal achievements on the benefit of the world community. ”
