Nikolay Godunov

Nikolay Godunov
Nikolay Godunov was born in Uljanowsk, Russia.
He was trained at the State Ballet School of Ufa in Russia
between 1985 and 1993. After graduating he was engaged as
Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg
where he danced important solo and demi solo roles in classical ballets.
In St. Petersburg he also danced roles in contemporary ballets.
In February 2001 Nikolay Godunov joined the
Vereinigte Städtische Bühnen Krefeld and Mönchengladbach as Soloist.
In 2002/03 Nikolay Godunov joined the Stuttgart Ballet’s Corps de ballet.
In 2004/05 he was promoted to Demi Soloist, in 2006/07 to Soloist.
Since 2011 he is a student of Pedagogical Faculty of the Academy of Russian Ballet in St. Petersburg
(Vaganova Academy) in the specialty «Pedagog of ballet», will finish in February 2015.
Repertoire
Leading and Solo Roles with the Stuttgart Ballet
 Bolero (Maurice Béjart)
 Brouillards (John Cranko): Pas de deux, Feuilles Mortes
 Carmen (John Cranko, new production: Reid Anderson and Georgette Tsinguirides): Officer
 Don Quijote (Maximiliano Guerra): Cervantes, Don Quijote
 Gaîté Parisienne (Maurice Béjart): My Father, Friend
 Gambling, x 5 (Nicolo Fonte)
 Giselle (Production: Reid Anderson, Valentina Savina): Albrecht, Hilarion
 Hamlet (Kevin O’Day): Claudius
 Initials R.B.M.E. (John Cranko)
 Jeu de cartes (John Cranko)
 Kleines Requiem (Hans van Manen)
 Le sacre du printemps (Glen Tetley)
 Leonce and Lena (Christian Spuck): King Peter, The President
 Les Sylphides (Michail Fokine): Poet
 Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy (Christian Spuck): First Client
 Nuages (Jiří Kylián)
 Onegin (John Cranko): Onegin, Gremin
 Othello (John Neumeier): Brabantio
 Requiem (Kenneth MacMillan)
 Return to a strange Land (Jiří Kylián)
 Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko): Count Paris, Tybalt
 Swan Lake (John Cranko): Prince’ Friend, Spanish Dance
 Symphony in C (George Balanchine): Demi Soloist 2nd movement
 The Four Temperaments (George Balanchine): Third Theme
 The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier): Des Grieux, Monsieur Duval (Armand Father), Duke
 The Sleeping Beauty (Márcia Haydée after Marius Petipa): Prince Desiré, Carabosse, Prince of
the North, Prince of the West, Prince of the East
 The Song of the Earth (Kenneth MacMillan)
 The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko): Lucentio
 Voluntaries (Glen Tetley): Pas de trois
Specially created Roles
 Das Fräulein von S. (Christian Spuck): police constable and detective
 Orphée et Euridice (Staging, Choreography: Christian Spuck)
 The Sandman (Christian Spuck): Coppelius
Corps de ballet Roles with the Stuttgart Ballet
 ..., la peau blanche... (Christian Spuck)
 A Streetcar named Desire (John Neumeier)
 Avatar (Matjash Mrozewski)
 dreamdeepdown (Kevin O’Day)
 Edward II (David Bintley)
 Giselle (Production: Reid Anderson, Valentina Savina)
 Kazimir’s Colours (Mauro Bigonzetti)
 Le sacre du printemps (Glen Tetley)
 Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy (Christian Spuck)
 nocturne (Christian Spuck)
 Serenade (George Balanchine)
 Seventh Symphony (Uwe Scholz)
 Stravinsky Violin Concerto (George Balanchine)
 The Sleeping Beauty (Márcia Haydée after Marius Petipa): Companion of the Fairies
 The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko)
Leading Roles at Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, and at Vereinigte Städtische Bühnen Krefeld and
Mönchengladbach
 Aschenputtel (Heidrun Schwaarz)
 Concertante (Hans van Manen)
 Der Grüne Tisch (Kurt Joos)
 Don Quijote (Marius Petipa): Espada
 Giselle (Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot)
 Les Sylphides (Michail Fokine)
 Peer Gynt (Heidrun Schwaarz)
 Romeo and Juliet (Leonid Lawrowski)
 Swan Lake (Lev Iwanow and Marius Petipa): Rotbart