Alexandre Riabko


Alexandre Riabko is a Ukrainian ballet dancer, and a principal dancer of the Hamburg Ballet.

Biography

Alexandre Riabko was born in Kyiv, and trained at the Kyiv Ballet School under Vladimir Denisenko. After reaching the finals of the Prix de Lausanne, he continued his studies at the School of the Hamburg Ballet with Anatoli Nisnevich and Kevin Haigen. He joined the Hamburg Ballet in 1996 and was promoted to soloist in 1999 and principal dancer in 2001. In 2016 he was awarded a special Prix Benois de la Danse for excellence in partnering.
Riabko is married to fellow Hamburg Ballet principal dancer and frequent stage partner Silvia Azzoni, and they are parents of a daughter.

Repertoire

Ballets by John NeumeierGiselle : Albert, peasant pas de deux The Sleeping Beauty : Prince Désiré, Catalabutte, BluebirdThe Nutcracker: Drosselmeier, Günther, FritzIllusions – like 'Swan Lake' : The King, Count AlexanderNijinsky: Vaslav Nijinsky, Arlequin/Spirit of the Rose Le Pavillon d’Armide: The Man, Vaslav Nijinsky Purgatorio: creator spiritus A Midsummer Night's Dream: Theseus/Oberon, Philostrat/Puck, DemetriusRomeo and Juliet: MercutioOthello: JagoAs You Like It: OrlandoVIVALDI or What You Will: Sir AndrewDon Juan: title roleThe Lady of the Camellias: Armand Duval, Des GrieuxThe Little Mermaid: Edvard/The Prince, Sea WitchPeer Gynt: Flying Aspect, Aggression AspectThe Seagull: Konstantin TriplevDeath in Venice: Aschenbach’s Concept A Cinderella Story: PrinceOrpheus: title roleSylvia: Aminta, Eros/Thyrsis/OrionOdyssey: WarParzival: title roleThe Saga of King Arthur: MordredThe Legend of Joseph: JosephChristmas Oratorio: Angel, ShepherdSaint Matthew PassionMessiah RequiemDuse: The Mentor The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler: The ManPreludes CV: Sascha Winterreise Seven Haiku of the Moon: Contemplator of the Moon Spring and Fall
Ballets by other choreographersLa Sylphide : JamesNapoli : Gennaro La Bayadère : SolorLa Fille mal gardée : Colas Onegin : title role The Prodigal Son : title roleLight Beings : The KnightThaïs pas de deux Jewels : Emeralds, Rubies Dances at a Gathering : Man in BrownForgotten Land Bella Figura Remanso Polyphonia
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Filmography

Illusions – like 'Swan Lake', Hamburg Ballet, 2001: as Count AlexanderDeath in Venice, Hamburg Ballet, 2004: as Aschenbach’s ConceptSaint Matthew Passion, Hamburg Ballet, 2005