Nikolai Fadeyechev
Nikolai Borisovich Fadeyechev was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, teacher, and répétiteur of the Bolshoi Ballet. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1976.
Biography
Fadeyechev was born on 27 January 1933 in Moscow. In 1952, he graduated from the Moscow Ballet School, where he had studied with Alexander Rudenko, and joined the Bolshoi Theatre, where he performed many principal roles. He made his international debut in London in 1956 with the ballet Giselle, dancing alongside Galina Ulanova. He was a regular partner with Maya Plisetskaya, Raisa Struchkova, Nina Timofeeva, Marina Kondratyeva, Natalia Bessmertnova, Ekaterina Maximova and Ludmila Semenyaka. After retiring from the stage in 1977, he became one of the most important teachers and répétiteurs of the Bolshoi Theatre. His students have included Nikolay Tsiskaridze, Andrey Uvarov, Sergei Filin, Ruslan Skvortsov and Artem Ovcharenko.
He was married to Irina Kholina, a ballerina, and had two sons:, a choreographer for the Bolshoi, and Aleksandr. On June 23, 2020, Fadeyechev died of heart failure in Moscow, at 87 years of age.
Repertoire
Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried The Sleeping Beauty: Prince Désiré, BluebirdNutcracker Suite: Prince, Mouse King Giselle: AlbrechtRaimonda: Jean de Brienne, Bernard, grand pasLes Sylphides : SoloistRomeo and Juliet: RomeoThe Fountain of Bakhchisarai: VatslavLaurencia: Frondoso, YouthGayane: ArmenThe Stone Flower: Danila, OpalThe Firebird : Prince Ivan Spartacus: Harmodius Carmen Suite: José Anna Karenina: Karenin Asel: Ilyas Prelude: Soloist Class Concert: Soloist