Principal Dancer
Igor
Tsvirko
Igor Tsvirko

Born in Odintsovo, Moscow region. In 2007 graduated from the Moscow Academy of Choreography (class of Aleksander Bondarenko) and joined the Bolshoi Ballet Company. In 2022, he was promoted to the principal dancer.
Rehearsed under Mikhail Lavrovsky and Aleksandr Petukhov. Currently works under the supervision of Aleksander Vetrov.  

Awards
2nd award of the 12th International Competition of Ballet Dancers and choreographers (senior group, soloists)
2013
Prize of the “Ballet” magazine “Soul of Dance” in the nomination “Star”
2017
The International Ballet Award “Dance Open” in the nomination “Best Duet” (with Ekaterina Krysanova)
2018
Repertoire
2024
2023
2022
Repertoire

2007

Soloist (Class Concert to music by A.Glazunov, A. Lyadov, A. Rubinstein, D. Shostakovich, choreography by A. Messerer) 
Dancing Master (Cinderella by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director Y. Borisov)
Signor Tomato (Cipollino by K. Khachaturyan, choreography by G. Mayorov)
Final Waltz and Apotheosis (The Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Y. Grigorovich) 

2008

Pas de six (La Sylphide by H. Levenskiold, choreography by A. Bournonville, version by J. Kobborg) — participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre
Gurn
 (La Sylphide)
Alain (La Fille mal gardée by L. Herold, choreography by F. Ashton) 
Magedaveya, Dance with a drum (La Bayadère by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, version by Y. Grigorovich) 
Soloist/ Сouple in Violet (Russian Seasons to music by L. Desyatnikov, choreography by A. Ratmansky) — participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre

2009

Mazurka (Coppelia by L. Délibes, choreography by M. Petipa, E. Cecchetti, version by S. Vikharev)
Bandit/ bandits (The Golden Age by D. Shostakovich, choreography by Y.Grigorovich)
Accordionist (The Bright Stream by D. Shostakovich, choreography by A.Ratmansky)
Quasimodo (Esmeralda by C. Pugni, choreography by M. Petipa, version by Y. Burlaka, V. Medvedev) 

2010

Marseillaise dance (The Flames of Paris by B. Asafyev, choreography by A. Ratmansky, using the choreography by V. Vainonen) 
Friend/ friends to Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Groom/grooms, Moor (Petrushka by I. Stravinsky, choreography by M. Fokine, version by S. Vikharev)
Puss in Boots (The Sleeping Beauty by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, version by Y. Grigorovich)
Quintet (Herman Schmerman to music by T. Willems, choreography by W. Forsythe) 

2011

Florent, a friend to Phoebus (Esmeralda)
Soloist (Chroma by J. Talbot, J. White, choreography by W.McGregor) — participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre
Soloist
(The Symphony of Psalms to music by I. Stravinsky, choreography by J.Kylian) — participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre
Shepherd/ four shepherds
(fragment from the ballet Spartacus by A.Khachaturian, that was shown at the opening of the Historic Stage of the Bolshoi Theatre, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Evil Fairy Carabosse (The Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2012

Russian Doll (The Nutcracker)
Dandy/ four dandies (Anyuta to music by V. Gavrilin, choreography by V. Vasiliev)
Pas d’esclaves (Le Corsaire by A. Adam, choreography by M. Petipa, version by A. Ratmansky, Y. Burlaka) 
Pas de trois/ “Emeralds” (Jewels, choreography by G. Balanchine, part I to music by G. Faure) — participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre
Soloist/ duet
 (Dream of Dream to music by S. Rachmaninov, choreography by J. Elo) 
Soloist/ two couples (Classical Symphony to music by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Possokhov) 
1st variation in Pas d’action, John Bull/ Passiphonte (La Fille du Pharaon by C.Pugni, choreography by P. Lacotte after M. Petipa) 
Oprichnik/ oprichniks (Ivan the Terrible to music by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Grigorovich) 
Pas de deux (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M.Petipa, version by Y. Grigorovich)
Chimneysweeper (Moidodyr by E. Podgayts, choreography by Y. Smekalov)
He-devil (The Nutcracker)

2013

Bronze Idol (La Bayadere)
Pedestrians, Odd Play, Embrios (Kvartira, music by Fleshquartet, choreography by M. Ek) 
Shepherd/ three shepherds (Spartacus)
Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet)
Fool (Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by A. Gorsky, M. Petipa, L. Ivanov, second version by Y. Grigorovich) 
Pepinelli (Marco Spada to music by D.-F.-E. Auber, choreography by P. Lacotte after J. Mazilier) — creation at the Bolshoi Theatre
Marco Spada
(Marco Spada)

2014

Basilio (Don Quixote by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, A. Gorsky, version by A. Fadeyechev)
Count N. (Lady of Camellias to music by F. Chopin, choreography by J. Neumeier)
Saracenic Dance (Raymonda by A.Glazunov, choreography by M. Petipa, version by Y. Grigorovich) 
Hortensio (The Taming of the Shrew to music by D. Shostakovich, choreography by J.-Ch. Maillot) — creation (world premiere)
Philippe (The Flames of Paris)
Jester, Friend/ friends to Ferkhad (A Legend of Love by A. Melikov, choreography by Y. Grigorovich) 

2015

Laertes (Hamlet to music by D. Shostakovich, choreography by R. Poklitaru, director D. Donnelan) — creation
Soloist (leading couple)
/ “Rubies” (Jewels, choreography by G. Balanchine, part II to music by I. Stravinsky) — debuted on the Bolshoi Ballet tour to Hong Kong 
Ferkhad
 (A Legend of Love)
The Evil Genius (Swan Lake)
Pechorin (A Hero of Our Time by I. Demutsky, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director K. Serebrennikov, “Bela” part) — creation (world premiere)
Soloist/ Couple in Red 
(Russian Seasons)

2016

Soloist (Short Time Together to music by M. Richter, L. van Beethoven, choreography by P. Lightfoot and S. León) — participated in the premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre
Conrad
 (Le Corsaire)
Count Albrecht (Giselle, version by Y. Grigorovich)
The Fugitive (Ondine by H. W. Henze, choreography by V. Samodurov) — creation
Ballet Dancer
 (The Bright Stream)
Solor (La Bayadere)
Abderakhman (Raymonda)
Nutcracker-Prince (The Nutcracker)

2017

Principal Dancer/ principal dancers (Etudes to music by C. Czerny, choreography by H. Lander)
Petruchio (The Taming of the Shrew)
Jose (Carmen Suite to music by G. Bizet–R. Shchedrin, choreography by A.Alonso) 
Soloist/ Couple in Red (Forgotten Land to music by B. Britten, choreography by J. Kylián)
Spartacus (Spartacus)
Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet, choreography by A. Ratmansky) — creation at the Bolshoi Theatre

2018

Nureyev (Nureyev by I. Demutsky, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director K.Serebrennikov) 

2019

Leontes (The Winter’s Tale by J. Talbot, choreography by Ch. Wheeldon) 
Blue Bird (The Sleeping Beauty)
Pyotr (The Bright Stream)
Offenbach (Gaîté Parisienne to music by J. Offenbach arranged by M.Rosenthal, choreography by M. Béjart) — creation at the Bolshoi Theatre
Leading soloist (Symphony in C to music by G. Bizet, choreography by G.Balanchine, part III)
Ivan the Terrible (Ivan the Terrible)

2020

Soloist (Just to music by D. Lang, choreography by S. Valastro, the programme “Four Characters in Search of a Plot”) — participated in the world premiere
Soloist (Fading to music by E. Granados, choreography by D. Milev, the programme “Four Characters in Search of a Plot”) — participated in the world premiere
Soloist
(Silentium to music by A. Pärt, choreography by M. Chaix, programme “Four Characters in Search of a Plot”) — participated in the world premiere
Leading soloist
(The Ninth Wave to music by M. Glinka and N. Rimsky-Korsakov, choreography by B. Arias, the programme “Four Characters in Search of a Plot”)

2021

Treplev, Trigorin
(The Seagull by I. Demutsky, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director A. Molochnikov)
Master (Master and Margarita to music by A. Schnitke and M. Lazar, choreography by E. Clug)

2022

James
(La Sylphide)
Modest Alexeyevich (Anyuta)
Summer (Les Saisons by A. Glazunov, choreography by A. Belyakov)

2023

Herman
(The Queen of Spades by P. Tchaikovsky—Y. Krasavin, choreography by Y. Possokhov) — creation (world premiere)

In 2018, as part of the project of the Bolshoi Theatre “A Play For Him”, performed in the ballet Love Song to music from the songs by J. Brel and others (choreography by A. Kaydanovsky) and participated in the dance play Sur to music by A. Piazzolla and other Argentinian composers (choreography by M. Alvarez, P. Alvarez and C. Hoffmann), where he performed the part of Julian.  

Performed in productions at the Mikhailovsky Theatre and the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre. 
General partner of the Bolshoi Theatre — insurance company «Ingosstrakh»
Privileged sponsor of the Bolshoi Theatre — TBank
Privileged partner of the Bolshoi Theatre — GUM