Soviet dancer, ballet teacher and pedagog (born 1960)
Irek Dzhavdatovich Mukhamedov OBE (Russian: Ирек Джавдатович Мухамедов: Tatar: Ирек Җәүдәт улы Мөхәммәтев; born 8 March 1960), is a Soviet-born British ballet dancer of Tatar origin who has danced with the Bolshoi Ballet and the Royal Ballet. Born in Kazan, he trained at the Moscow Choreographic Institute under the guidance of Alexander Prokofiev between 1970 and 1978. Upon graduation, he joined the Classical Ballet Company, where he spent three years touring around the world. It was with this company that he first danced Romeo, a role that was to become one of his most acclaimed. In 1981 he won the Grand Prix and gold medal at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow and was immediately invited to join the Bolshoi Ballet as a principal dancer, where he not only became Grigorovich's favourite danseur but went to become the youngest man ever to dance the leading role in Spartacus.[1]
After defecting from the Soviet Union in 1990, he became a Senior Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet in London, remaining with the company for many years and dancing lead roles in the classic ballets as well as the English repertoire. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to dance in the 2000 New Year Honours.[2]
^Crompton, Sarah (21 November 2017). "Irek Mukhamedov: 'When people forgot I was a star ... that's when I had a little tantrum'". The Times. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^"No. 55710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1999. p. 15.
Irek Dzhavdatovich Mukhamedov OBE (Russian: Ирек Джавдатович Мухамедов: Tatar: Ирек Җәүдәт улы Мөхәммәтев; born 8 March 1960), is a Soviet-born British...
the young heroine. Along with the former Bolshoi principal dancer IrekMukhamedov, who joined the Royal Ballet in 1991, Bussell was MacMillan's final...
danced at the Kirov Masterclass at Sadlers Wells under the direction of IrekMukhamedov. He performed with the Bejart Ballet at Sadlers Wells in Bolero and...
The Judas Tree 1992 — his last ballet, made on Viviana Durante and IrekMukhamedov. Prior to his appointment as Resident Choreographer of the Royal Ballet...
offering full bursaries to talented young people. The school's patron is IrekMukhamedov – famed ballet dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet and Royal Ballet – who...
Anisimov [ru], and later Aleksey Fadeyechev [ru], Yury Vasyuchenko, IrekMukhamedov and Nikolay Tsiskaridze. She retired from the Bolshoi in 1998 after...
David de Rothschild CBE became president and the vice presidents are IrekMukhamedov OBE and Howard Goodall CBE. The current Tring Park Mansion was built...
worked in Athens as artistic director of the Greek National Ballet with IrekMukhamedov as chief répétiteur and Truman Finney as a guest teacher. Named in...
she was taught by Masha Mukhamedov (wife of IrekMukhamedov), who believed she could have a career in dance. When Mukhamedovs moved to Athens, Hamilton...
Royal Ballet', and was invited to join IrekMukhamedov for the debut performances of his company 'IrekMukhamedov and Friends' in 1992. She danced at the...
and was known for her partnership with such as Tetsuya Kumakawa, and IrekMukhamedov. She was also appointed UNESCO Artist for Peace in 2001. In 2004, she...
Natalya Arkhipova as Clara, not Maria as in the earlier version, and IrekMukhamedov as the Nutcracker Prince (but not the Nutcracker himself; that role...
Atkinson, Cliff Richard, Sir Richard Attenborough, Darcey Bussell, IrekMukhamedov, Elaine Paige, Plácido Domingo Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Queen...
photo. Guest starring James Buller, Sharon Maughan, Jon Laurimore and IrekMukhamedov Final Appearance of Amy 314 30 "Only You" Graham Moore Chris Ould...
Soviet Union Russian Federation Ballet master, Igor Moiseyev Ballet IrekMukhamedov OBE (born 1960) Tatarstan Soviet Union United Kingdom Senior Principal...
Ruzimatov, Evgenii Neff, Igor Zelensky, Makhar Vaziev (in St. Petersburg), IrekMukhamedov (in London), and Jan Brex (in Marseille). Videos of her dancing in...
Her Anastasia was widely appreciated, her Manon (with Russian dancer IrekMukhamedov as Des Grieux, in particular) has been called the definitive interpretation...
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