2022 year concurs

XIV International Ballet Competition in Moscow

3–11 June 2022

112 participants from 21 countries

The 2022 Competition was dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the outstanding choreographer Yuri Grigorovich.

Gold medal

Silver medal

Bronze medal

Diplomas and awards

Iliushkina Maria (Russia)

Smilevsky Dmitry (Russia)

De Carvalho Wagner (Brazil)

Koshkareva Maria (Russia)

Mihalkin Makar (Russia)

Yelchibaeva Malika (Kazakhstan)

Smirnova Anastasia (Russia)

Svinko Elena (Russia)

Gomez Amanda (Brazil)

Vyskubenko Dmitry (Russia)

Dangyt Subedei (Russia)

Kuprina Yaroslavna (Russia)

Kuznetsova Valerya (Russia)

Dobos Luca (Romania)

Kodama-Pomfret Taiga (United Kingdom)

Hudzeleu Roma (Belarus)

Kim Yujin (Republic of Korea)

Varlamova Ekaterina (Russia)

Ismagilova Camilla (Russia)

Wakabayashi Liriy (Japan)

Izmestyev Maxim (Russia)

Korneev Nikita (Russia)

Shamakeev Kubanych (Kyrgyzstan)

Sultangareeva Camilla (Russia)

Chugunova Daria (Russia)

Odintsov Ivan (Russia)

Jeong Siheon (Republic of Korea)

Ring Ksenia (Russia)

Tereshina Varvara (Russia)

Oshchepkova Anfisa (Russia)

Stenyushkin Ruslan (Russia)

Ulziijargal Munhjin (Mongolia)

Verbovoy Bogdan (Kazakhstan)

Uksusnikov Dmitry (Russia)

Terada Tomoha (Japan)

Pelizzoni Marcello (Italy)

Bolsunovsky Georgy (Russia)

Caggegi Alessandro (United Kingdom)

Kuwabara Mana (Japan)

Valiulina Sofia (Russia)

Jung Yeonjoo (Republic of Korea)

Pak Alisia (Russia)

Karamysheva Angelina (Russia)

Yarmosh Anastasia (Belarus)

Oleg Mangadaev (Russia)

Lev Kopylov (Russia)

Dmitry Smilevsky (Russia) – Laureate of the XIV International Ballet Competition in Moscow, 1st prize, gold medal

The contestants’ performances were assessed by an authoritative Jury comprising renowned figures of world ballet:

Chairman of the Jury – Yuri Grigorovich, People’s Artist of the USSR, choreographer (Russia); Valentin Elizariev, People’s Artist of the USSR and Belarus, Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus (Belarus); Marina Leonova, People’s Artist of Russia, Acting Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography (Russia); Boris Eifman, People’s Artist of Russia, Artistic Director of the Saint Petersburg Ballet Theatre and the Boris Eifman Dance Academy (Russia); Svetlana Zakharova, People’s Artist of Russia, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia (Russia); Yury Fateev, Honored Artist of Russia, Acting Head of the Mariinsky Theatre Ballet Company (Russia); Nikolai Tsiskaridze, People’s Artist of Russia, Acting Rector of the Vaganova Ballet Academy (Russia); Vadim Pisarev, People’s Artist of Ukraine, Artistic Director of the Donetsk National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A. B. Solovyanenko (DPR);

Awards Ceremony of the Laureates of the XIV International Ballet Competition in Moscow

Margherita Parrilla, former prima ballerina of the Rome Opera, member of the Expert Council for Higher National Education in Dance (Italy); Jae Keun Park, President of the Korea International Ballet Competition (Republic of Korea); Saadet Zeynep Sunal Öngün, Director of the International Bodrum Ballet Festival (Türkiye); Gulzhana Tutkibayeva, People’s Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Artistic Director of the Ballet of the Abai Kazakh National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre (Kazakhstan); Shi Ning Liu, Head of the Choreography Department at Tongji University, former principal dancer of The Royal Ballet, London (China); Elvira Mnatsakanyan, People’s Artist of Armenia, former prima ballerina of the Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre (Armenia); Suhua Xiao, Professor at the Beijing Dance Academy (China).

“For more than half a century, the Competition founded in 1969 has remained the most prestigious international event in its field. It would be no exaggeration to say that it has long earned the unofficial status of the Olympic Games of the ballet world. This year, the strongest participants from 22 countries will demonstrate their artistry, including artists from the Republic of Korea, China, Italy, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, the DPR, and, of course, our outstanding professionals from Russia. This year we dedicate the Competition to the 95th anniversary of the Maestro. And today we will see the legendary ballet Spartacus by Yuri Grigorovich, whose premiere took place back in 1968.”

Olga Lyubimova, Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation

“There are many ballet competitions in the world, but the Moscow Competition stands apart. For me, it is associated with something exceptionally significant, powerful, and truly great, because the participants are granted the honour of performing on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre. As we know, this stage demands a level of commitment unlike any other. To perform here, one must be prepared not only physically, but also mentally.”

Svetlana Zakharova, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Jury member

“I would like to congratulate the distinguished choreographer Yuri Nikolayevich Grigorovich on his anniversary. I have known him since 1980, when I first danced his Swan Lake. I would like to say that he was, is, and will always remain a great choreographer who taught Italian ballet art a great deal.”

Margherita Parrilla, former prima ballerina of the Rome Opera, member of the Expert Council for Higher National Education in Dance

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