Biography
Considered a low-job, too high and unzipped population dancer Denis Rodkin on a ballet scene was waiting for the eternal role of the second plan. By the lucky chance, the talent of the young artist saw the Prime Minister of the Bolshoi Theater Nikolai Tsiskaridze, which created from the young man of the stage heir, performer of Spartak roles, Siegfried and Nutcracker.Childhood and youth
Denis Alexandrovich Rodkin was born on July 3, 1990 in Moscow, in the family of an aircraft carrion of Alexander Rodkin and his wife - French teachers.
Denis was educated by a guitar class, graduating for a circle at DC "Red October". One day, leading the son on the lesson, the mother of the boy saw parallel classes of children with a dancer, which she really liked.
Literally by the power of the future ballet premiere, at that time, absolutely not interested in dancing, took to Step's lessons, and then sent to correct the problem posture to the school of national dance at the Gzhel theater.
The teachers immediately noted that there were no textures for the dance in a child, and began to unscrew the shoulders, "breaking" the feet, planting the twine - the boy seemed to be mocked. Denis's first classes only thought to escape, but gradually began to be interested in folk dances, friends appeared.
The Ballet Rodkin did not think, but in the 5th grade I saw the speech of Vladimir Vasilyeva in Spartak, was amazed and decided to open a new page of the biography.
Ballet
After graduating from the school, almost by chance, Denis came to listen to the Bolshoi Theater. For several months, no one called, nobody called, and the dream of a dancer's speeches almost dropped the dancer, going with Gzhelu on tour in Syria. The call from the head of the ballet troupe Gennady Yanina was thunder among the clear night.Yanin explained that such high (Growth of Denis - 186 cm) artists the theater lacks to maintain the peaks from behind. Later, the dancer explained that such a role in the ballet is called "furniture", which is necessary to support the partner. But the proposal to perform in the cordage of Denis captured.
When the troupe went to Spain, places in the classes of Hope Rracheva and Nikolai Tsiskaridze were released. To work with the experienced soloist Rodkin decided not immediately, but the meeting turned out to be a sign.
Tsiskaridze immediately saw in Denis talent. The soloist who completed the speeches decided to transfer his ability to give a newcomer, having consisted that Denis would be able to play Siegfried in the Swan Lake. Over the role of Rodkin worked for 5 years and has already had to speak in May 2011, but a leadership has changed in the theater.
In 2013, Denis received a higher pedagogical education by graduating from the choreography academy. And in 2014, after the departure of Tsiskaridze, Rodkin still played Siegfried. In the same year, the dancer appeared at the closure of the Olympiad, where she appeared in the form of Vaclav Nizhinsky, fulfilling the game of the Golden Slave from Sharyzada.
Since 2015, Rodkin began to speak with Svetlana Zakharova, who asked Denis to dance "Carmen" at the evening in Mariinsky. So long cooperation began. Among other well-known partners of Denis on stage - Anna Nikulina and Angelina Vorontsova.
According to the official website of the Bolshoi Theater, in 2016 Rodkin became the owner of the prestigious Benoa de la Dance premium, and the next year the Italian magazine Danza & Danza recognized Denis Dancer of the Year.
In the repertoire of the artist of ballet - Siegfried and Evil Geniya party in the "Lake Swan", Prince Desire in the "Sleeping Beauty", Basil in the Don Quixote, Graph Alberta in Giselle, Hose in Karmen-Site, Nutcracker-Prince and Prince and Prince a lot others.
Personal life
In an interview with Denis Rodkin called himself a disaven, because the feeling of love prevenches. For several years, he met with the dancer of the Bolshoi Theater Oksana Sharova, but then the paths of partners were divided - Sharov played a wedding with another student of Tsiskaridze Egor Gerashchenko.
Since 2018, Denis has begun relations with another colleague - Eleonor Sevenard. The feelings broke out on tour in Greece, where the urgent convulsed Sevenard replaced the resulting injury. Denis and Eleanor began to spend a lot of time in walks and met closer.
Dancers are united by joint hobby - Denis taught a girlfriend to watch Soviet films and pop Italian music. Photo from personal life Partners often place in their instagram accounts.
The life example of Rodkin believes the father - an ideal family man, tough upbringing who escaped her son to work. At the end of 2019, Denis brought Mother Raisa Nikolaevna for the program "Fashion sentence", adding lightness and bright paints to its strict wardrobe.
Denis Rodkin now
During the quarantine, Denis Rodkin trained at home on linoleum, so so that the neighbors complained about the swinging chandelier. Also, the star of the theater for the first time was a teacher, giving master classes to private Moscow schools and American children.At the WIAFS 2021 festival in Sochi, Denis played the role of Romeo in a pair with Juliet - his girlfriend Eleanor Sevenard.
Now the dancer believes that all the roles of interest he has already danced. The new goal is to maintain the highest level, compete with yourself. Thinking about the upcoming end of the career, Rodkin graduated from the Higher School of Policies and Management at Moscow State University.
Party
- Blue Bird ("Sleeping Beauty" P. Tchaikovsky)
- Floran ("Esmeralda" C. Puni)
- Count Cherry ("Chipollino" K. Khachaturian)
- Slave ("Bayaderka" L. Minkus)
- Graf Paris ("Romeo and Juliet" S. Prokofiev)
- Prince Kurbsky ("Ivan Grozny" S. Prokofiev)
- Spartak (Spartak A. Khachaturian)
- Prince Siegfried and evil genius ("Swan Lake" P. I. Tchaikovsky)
- Toreador ("Don Quixote" L. Minkusa)
- José ("Carmen-Suite" Bizet-Shchedrin)
- Gaston Rye and Arman Duval ("Lady with Camellia" to music F. Chopin)
- Onegin ("Onegin" P. Tchaikovsky)
- Nutcracker-prince ("Nutcracker" P. I. Tchaikovsky)
- Pechorin ("Hero of Our Time" I. Dhemutsky)
- Basil ("Don Quixote" L. Minkusa)
- Boris ("Golden Age" D. Shostakovich)
- Desire ("Sleeping Beauty" P. I. Tchaikovsky)
- Vronsky (Anna Karenina P. Tchaikovsky, A. Shnitke, Cata Stevens / Yusuf Islam)