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Natalia
GUSLISTAYA
(CHOREOGRAPHER)
Natalia N.Guslistaya (Natalie Burn) is an actress, choreographer, soloist in many classical and
modern ballet performances and stunt player. Her first big dance choreography ”the refugees”
music ”Notre-Dame de Paris” won her recognition of the Royal Ballet
School Director Gailene Stock who gave her a special prize ”the youngest most talented
choreographer” and a great French choreographer Maurice Béjart who was very impressed by
the performance.
Besides choreography Natalia won a membership in the all-star Actors Studio, where she
took stage craft lessons from Al Pacino, Martin Landau and Sally Kirkland.
Natalia was born in the U.S.S.R., in Kiev. Her mother was a ballet dancer and her father came
from a family of scholars and managers.
Natalia first started doing her choreography in Kiev in small companies. Then the
family moved to Moscow and Natalia enrolled in the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. She has diplomas
of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, the Royal Ballet School (to which she was admitted upon a
special invitation from its Director Gailene Stock) and the Rambert School of Ballet and
Contemporary dance, London. She also took master classes with top choreographers at
Pineapple Studio, London, Millennium Studios, Los Angeles and The Edge Studios, Los Angeles
and in New York.
As a ballet dancer, Natalia was invited to dance at the world’s
greatest venues including the London Royal Opera, the Bolshoi Theater,
Berlin opera ballet. She worked in Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy,
Switzerland and other countries.
She is a successful choreographer also in show business. She worked with Mariah Carey,
Anouk, Black Eyed Peas, Kylie Minogue, Roberto Cavalli, Shiyan and others. Her
creative, unusual and breath-taking shows attracted attention of many famous and world known
people.
She attended acting classes in many US and UK top academies, including the Actors Studio (with
Martin Landau, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Mark Rydell as artistic directors), Lee Strasberg Theatre
and Film Institute (with David Strasberg as artistic director), the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts (Roger Croucher as director).
Today Natalia is a member of the renowned Actors Studio, a non-profit membership
organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights. Natalia is one of the
youngest actress members and the only Russian in the Studio. Her film record includes 10
Hollywood feature films her latest film is out in December 2011”In the name of the king two”
with Dolph Lundgren director uwe boll, and 2 Russians. One of them is known continuity
”Brigada-2” a feature film that will be out on big screen in November 2011. She also played roles
in theater performances of the Actors Studio and other theaters. Her favorite plays she
performed are ”The Seagull” by Anton Chehov and ”Cat on the Hot Tin Roof” by Tennessee
Williams.
Natalia quotes ”if you never try you would never know if you will succeed”, ”time is priceless”,
”live in a moment”.
Sofya
GAYDUKOVA
Sofia V. Gaidoukova was born in 1986.
Graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography associated with Bolshoi
ballet in 2003 (Diploma with Honors).
During 7 years she performed at the Bolshoi ballet theater.
In 2011 she graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatrical Arts (GITIS\RATI).
Since September 2003 S.Gaidoukova has been working in the Russian Chamber Ballet
“Moskva” Company as a leading ballet dancer. She has danced the main parts in the
ballets “Don Quixote” by L.Minkus (Kitri) and “The Cavalry Halt” by I.Armsheimer
(Maria).
In her repertoire there are famous classical pas de deux from the ballets “La Fille mal
gardée”, “Coppelia”, “Arlequinade”, “The Flames of Paris”, “Paquita”, “The Flower
Festival in Genzano”, “Corsair”, D.Auber’s “Grand pas classique” and some modern
pieces including G. Balanchine’s “Tarantella”.
In June 2004 S.Gaidoukova took part in the First All-Russia Ballet Competition “Young
Ballet of Russia” (the Chairman of the Jury Ju.Grigorovich) and was granted two
diplomas: both for classical and modern dance.
In March 2006 she organized the Sophia Golovkina Cultural Foundation which is aimed
at propagating ballet and running charity campaigns. Among the most famous actions
are charity concerts in children’s asylums and performances organized by the Bakhrushin
Theatre Museum.
Along with dancing the classical repertoire Sofia Gaidoukova, takes part in the
performances of the contemporary dance company in the Russian Chamber Ballet
“Moskva” and attends international dance schools to master her skills in this trend.
Since 2008 she has danced in such performances as “Terraclinium” and “Sansara”
choreographed by Nikita Dmitrievskiy, “Wedding” by Larisa Aleksandrova, “White
Waters (Belovodie)” by Elena Fokina, “Matchmaking” and “Alice in Wonderland” by Ivan
Fadeev.
S. Gaidoukova regularly participates in different cultural events and TV shows. In August
2010 she performed at Pierre Carden’s Festival in Lacoste (France) in the premiere
“Dreams of Bamboo” choreographed by Elena Bogdanovich.
Renata
ZAKIRZYANOVA
Renata Zarirzyanova. Was born in Moscow in 1986.
She graduated with honors degree from Arts College
State Educational Establishment for Secondary
Professional Education of the Moscow region.
She participated in many projects and groups, such as
Zapashny Circus Ballet, Sadko and Camelot 2 shows.
Producers musical of Kalyagin’s Theater, Toothed Nanny
musical and many others.
Olexandra RUDYK
(Ukraine)
Olexandra Rudyk was born in 1985.
She graduated from Kiev National Culture and Arts
University, Chair of Stage Ddirection and
Choreography, Faculty of Classic and Modern
Choreography.
In 2008, she was accepted on probation at the
Dance Conservatory of Prague.
Winner of Sebastopol Stars Competition where
she obtained her diploma in 1998.
Southern Competition winner 1999, Simferopol.
Winner of Youth Ballet Competition diploma 1999,
Kiev
Nicola AYOUB
(USA)
Nicola Ayoub is an American dancer/choreographer
working in Paris for the past five years.
She trained and performed at the Atlanta Ballet then
obtained a double degree with honors in History and Art
History from the University of Georgia.
Her first creation, the dancing one-woman show The
Language was awarded Paris Jeunes Talents (2008) and
1st place at the choreography contest Tobina (2009).
Nicola constantly continues to enrich the show through
her experiences and performances throughout the USA
and France.
For the past two years, Nicola has mixed her great
passion for rock'n roll and dance, at the Olympia with Asa
and at the Scene Bastille with Guillaume Morgan.
Together Nicola and Guillaume continue their experience
in the 3D Company.
Since 2010 she has been working with the companies
Entre Terre et Lune, les Caprices Parisiens and the Public
Systeme (touring Milan, Paris, Berlin, New York, and
Seville), while still creating and performing her own
pieces La Nymphe and Swerve.
She currently teaches contemporary dance at the
Sorbonne.
Vassily
MUSIKHIN
Vassily Musikhin was born in 1980.
Graduated from Prizvanie (Vocation) Modern
Choreography Studio, in the City of Kirov (Russia).
He studied with Modern Art Institute of Moscow,
Choreography department.
He participated in numerous projects, here are some
examples:
Taras Bournashev Dance Project - "Do you like to peep”,
Konstantin Groos Dance Project - "Walls philosophy“,
Parallel Dance Project “One Tsuker - "Luftmangel“
Hipsters, Valery Todorovsky’s film, 2008
since 2011 Seashore (Lukomorie) musical and many
others.
Alexander
STREMOV
Alexander Stremov was born in 1980 in Russia and graduated
from the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts.
His major was in choreography. At present he works as an actor
and choreographer for all major Russian pop-stars and he is
directing the Great Moscow State Circus at Vernadsky Avenue.
He has participated in numerous projects, cultural events and
TV shows such as the "Russian Idol", the musical "Wedding of
Jays", the musical "Romeo and Juliet", the "A Disco Star"
project and the Nemov Show. He was tutored by and worked
with famous choreography teachers such as Geraldine
Armstrong (France), Chuan Carlos (Spain), Devin Pullins (USA),
Luam (USA) and llona Madrid (USA).
Аlexander
MOGILEV
Alexander Mogilev was born in 1986.
Graduated from Karelian Culture College, Моscow
State Culture and Arts University, faculty of
choreography, modern choreography department.
During his studies he has participated in different
competitions and festivals.
2nd degree winner at “Eternity, Beauty, Grace”
competition (of Saint Petersburg), participated in
Delphian Games 2008 and was awarded with a special
diploma. Obtained 1st degree Silver Wing-2009
diplomas for the best production “Modern
Choreography: Small Forms” and for the “Modern Solo
Dance”.
In autumn 2009 was invited to study in the European
Ballet Conservatory (Austria), participated in several
performances and continues cooperation with them.
Dmitry AKIMOV
Dmitry Akimov was born in 1983г. in Russia, city of
Stavropol.
Graduated from the Stavropol Regional College of Arts
and the Moscow State Culture and Arts University.
Was invited to dance in troupe "Russian National
Ballet" where successfully worked till 2007.
In 2007г. begun creative cooperation with
choreographer Régis Obadia (France) - the founder of
the Modern ballet Center in Le Havre and continues
cooperation with him.
At present is the actor of a musical "Monte-Cristo"
(Moscow), and also the invited actor of troupe of
modern dance "Compagnie Régis Obadia" (Paris).