Nikolai Fadeyechev

Russian ballet dancer (1933–2020)

Nikolai Fadeyechev
Nikolai Fadeyechev and Maya Plisetskaya in Swan Lake, Milan, 1964
Born	Nikolai Borisovich Fadeyechev (1933-01-27)27 January 1933 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	23 June 2020(2020-06-23) (aged 87) Moscow, Russia
Occupation(s)	Ballet dancer, teacher
Employer	Bolshoi Theatre
Awards	People's Artist of the USSR

Nikolai Borisovich Fadeyechev (Russian: Николай Борисович Фадеечев, 27 January 1933 – 23 June 2020) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer and teacher. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1976.

Biography

Fadeyechev was born 27 January 1933 in Moscow, and was a retired dancer and a teacher and répétiteur of the Bolshoi Ballet. 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.^[1] He was a regular partner with Maya Plisetskaya,^[2] Raisa Struchkova, Nina Timofeeva, Marina Kondratyeva, Natalia Bessmertnova, Ekaterina Maximova and Ludmila Semenyaka. After retiring from the stage in 1977,^[3] 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.

Personal life

He was married to Irina Kholina, a ballerina, and had two sons: Aleksei Fadeyechev [ru], a choreographer for the Bolshoi,^[4] and Aleksandr. On June 23, 2020, Fadeyechev died of heart failure in Moscow, at 87 years of age.^[2]

Repertoire

Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried
The Sleeping Beauty: Prince Désiré, Bluebird
Nutcracker Suite: Prince, Mouse King
Giselle: Albrecht
Raimonda: Jean de Brienne, Bernard, grand pas
Les Sylphides (called Chopiniana in the Bolshoi production): Soloist
Romeo and Juliet: Romeo
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai: Vatslav
Laurencia: Frondoso, Youth
Gayane: Armen
The Stone Flower: Danila (first interpreter at the Bolshoi Theater), Opal
The Firebird (L’oiseau de feu): Prince Ivan (first interpreter at the Bolshoi Theater)
Spartacus: Harmodius (first interpreter)
Carmen Suite: José (first interpreter)
Anna Karenina: Karenin (first interpreter)
Asel: Ilyas (first interpreter)
Prelude: Soloist (first interpreter)
Class Concert: Soloist

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nikolai Fadeyechev.

Fadeyechev's page on the Bolshoi Theatre web site
Fadeyechev partnering Galina Ulanova in "Giselle" on YouTube
With Maya Plisetskaya in "Swan Lake" on YouTube
Page Fadeyechev's on The Gallery of Masters of Musical Theatre

References

^ "Nikolai Fadeyechev obituary". The Times. July 31, 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Kisselgoff, Anna (4 July 2020). "Nikolai Fadeyechev, Elegant Bolshoi Dancer, Is Dead at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ "Всесоюзный принц". Kommersant (in Russian). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ Macaulay, Alastair (18 April 2014). "At Bolshoi, the Battle for Ballet Still Rages". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2022.