Valentin Elizariev


Valentin Nikolayevich Elizariev is a Belarusian Soviet balletmaster, choreographer, and pedagogue. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1985.

Life and career

Born on 30 October 1947 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR.
In 1967 he has graduated from the Vaganova Leningrad Academic Choreographic School and in 1973 the choreographic department of the Rimsky-Korsakov Leningrad State Conservatory.
From 1967 to 1967 he has been directing the choreographic group in the "1st Five-Year Plan" Cultural Center in Leningrad.
From 1968 to 1970 he has been directing the dance studio in the Leningrad State University.
In the age of 26, from 1973 onward, Valentin Elizariev became the Chief ballet master. of the Byelorussian State Academic Bolshoi Theatre.
In 1982 he underwent a course in ballet direction in Paris, France with scholarship of UNESCO.
From 1992 to 1996 he holds the position of the artistic director of the Ballet company in the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus.
From 1996 to 2009 he occupies the post of the director and the art director of the Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus.
From 1995 on he is a Professor of the Belarusian State Academy of Music.
From 1996 he is a member of the Council of Europe in the sphere of music and a member of the International Slavic Academy.
From 1997 he is a member of the Petrine Academy of Science and Arts.
From 2000 to 2008 he is a member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus.
From 2018 he is artistic director of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus.

Family

Choreographic Stagings

Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus

Overseas productions

  • 1973 – A. Petrov's "Immortality"
  • 1974 – S. Prokofiev's "Classical Symphony"
  • 1976 – R. Shchedrin's "Moods"
  • 1977 – E. Glebov's "The Legend of Eulenspiegel"
  • 1979 – Valentin Elizariev's Ballets
  • 1990 – A. Adan's "Giselle"
  • 1993 – Minkus "Don Quichote"
  • 1995 – A. Khachaturian's "Spartacus"
  • 2003 – C. Pugni's "Esmeralda"
  • 2010 – A. Khachaturian's "Spartacus"
  • 2011 – Minkus "Don Quichote"
  • 2013 – P. Tchaikovsky's "The Swan Lake"

On the screen

  • 1975 – "Fantasia" A. Efros after the novel "Spring waters" by Turgenev, Moscow, Central TV.
  • 1979 – "Creation" a film by Shevelevitch, Minsk, Byelorussian TV.
  • 1987 – "The Return of the 'Spring'" by A. Kanevski, Minsk, Belarusfilm.
  • 1990 – "Romeo and Juliet" a video film by N. Lukyanov
  • 1991 – "Don Quichote" a video film by G. Nikolaev
  • 1992 – "Bolero" a video film by G. Nikolaev
  • 1992 – "Carmen Suite" a video film by G. Nikolaev
  • 1992 – "Carmina Burana" a video film by V. Shevelevich
  • 1992 – "The Nutcracker" a TV film by V. Shevelevich
  • 1993 – "Valentine's Day" a video film by V. Shevelevich
  • 1993 – "Spartacus" a video film by V. Shevelevich
  • 1995 – "Passions "Rogneda"" a video film by V. Shevelevich
  • 2000 – "Spartacus" a TV film by V. Shevelevich
  • 2001 – "The Job that's called Composition" a video film by V. Shevelevich
  • 2002 – "Valentin Elizariev" a video film by V. Shevelevich
  • 2003 – "Valentin Elizariev – the Mirror of time" a chronicle documentary by V. Shevelevich
  • 2003 – "Some Stories from the Life of the Choreographer" a video film by V. Shevelevich
  • 2008 – "The Shklov Aquafortis" a chronicle documentary by Yu. Tsvetkova
  • 2012 – "Byelorussian Ballet. History" a semidocudrama by O. Lukashevich
  • 2014 – "Rogneda. The Intrigue of the Paris Stage" a TV film by N. Golubeva and T. Kravchenko
  • 2014 – Common interest. No. 269 from 09.12.2014
  • 2017 – "Panorama with Aizikovich". LLC "Cinemania" on behalf of TRO Soyuza
  • 2017 – "Masters and idols. People's Artist of the USSR and Belarus-Valentin Elizariev
  • 2017 – Ballet is the art of thinking, documentary. Directed by Aleh Lukashevich and Aleksandr Alekseyev
  • 2017 – "Camertone", People's Artist of the USSR Valentin Elizariev
  • 2017 – "Valentin Elizariev - about his anniversary, inspiration, present and future of the ballet"
  • 2019 – "Theatre in details. Ballet Romeo and Juliet"

Awards and titles

Books

  1. Valentin Elizariev. 30 Years with the National Ballet of Belarus: 1973–2003. A three language edition. Minsk, 'Belarus', 2003.
  2. The International Encyclopedia of Dance. Edited by Selma Jeanne Cohen and DANCE PERSPECTIVES FOUNDATION. Oxford University Press. 1998. Print
  3. 『バレエ 誕生から現代までの歴史』 薄井憲二 著　音楽之友社　1999年　
  4. Nikolai Tsiskaridze. Chancellor's diary. 2016–2018. Compiler and editor - G.Petrova