Yuri Baranov

Biography

He was born in Kiev. In 1991-1996 studied at the Kiev choreographic college. Then he continued his education at the Moscow Choreographic Academy (Igor Uksusnikov’s class). On completing his studies there in 1998 he joined the Bolshoi Ballet.

Repertoire

1999
Policemen (Cipollino. Music by Karen Khachaturyan. Genrikh Mayorov production)
Cavalier/ cavaliers (Balda to music by Dmitry Shostakovich. Vladimir Vasiliev production) — was among the creators of this ballet at Bolshoi Theatre
Dandy/ four dandies (Anyuta to music of V. Gavrilin, choreography by V. Vassiliev)

2000
Pas d’action (Giselle by A. Adam; choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa in the version by Vladimir Vasiliev)

2001
Waltz (Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Alexander Gorsky. In the 2nd version by Yuri Grigorovich)
Cavalier of the Lady of Heart (Fantasy on the Casanova Theme to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mikhail Lavrovsky production)
part in Passacaille to music by Anton von Webern. Rolan Petit production — was among the creators of this ballet at Bolshoi Theatre

2002
Friend/ friends to Colas (La Fille mal gardée by L. Hérold, choreography by F. Ashton)

2003
Kuban/ kubans (The Bright Stream. Music by Dmitry Shostakovich. Alexei Ratmansky production) — was among the creators of this ballet at Bolshoi Theatre
Grand Pas, Hungarian dance (Raimonda by A.Glazunov. Choreography by M. Petipa in the version of Y. Grigorovich)
Two pairs in part 1 (Symphony in C to music by G. Bizet, choreography by G. Balanchine)
Bernard (Raimonda) 
Gladiator (A. Khachaturian’s Spartacus, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Friend/ friends to Ferkhad (A Legend of Love. Music by Arif Melikov. Yuri Grigorovich production)
Cabala (Leah to music by Leonard Bernstein. Alexei Ratmansky production, the second version)

2005
Lieutenant/ lieutenants (A Midnight’s Summer Dream to the music of F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy and G. Ligeti, choreography by John Neumeier)
The Evil genius (Swan Lake)
Fisherman (Cesare Pugni’s La Fille du Pharaon; Pierre Lacotte production after Marius Petipa)
Temptation (Les Presages to music by P, Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Leonide Massine)

2006
Friend/ friends to Prince, Waltz’ Soloist (Cinderella by S. Prokofiev, Y. Possokhov and Y. Borisov production) — was among the creators of this ballet at Bolshoi Theatre 
Friend/ friends to Boris (The Golden Age. Music by Dmitry Shostakovich. Yuri Grigorovich production)

2007
Soloist (Class Concert to music by A.Glazunov, A. Lyadov, A. Rubinstein, D. Shostakovich; choreography by Asaf Messerer)

2008
Hilarion (Giselle in the version by V. Vasiliev)
Gurn (Herman Levenskiold’s La Sylphide; choreography by August Bournonville in a version by Johan Kobborg) 
Hunter/ hunters (participant of the opening night performance at the Bolshoi theater),
Antoine Mistral (Boris Asfiev’s The Flames of Paris. Production and new choreography by Alexei Ratmansky after Vasily Vainonen)
Shepherd/ shepherds (A. Khachaturian’s Spartacus, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2009
Crassus (A. Khachaturian’s Spartacus, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Albert, friend to Phoebus (C. Puni’s Esmeralda, (Esmeralda by Cesare Pugni, choreography by Marius Petipa, staging and new choreographic version by Yuri Burlaka and Vasily Medvedev)

2010
Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet by S. Prokofiev. Production by Y. Grigorovich)

2011
Friend/ friends to Lucien (Illusions perdues. Music by Leonid Desyatnikov, choreography by Alexei Ratmansky) — participant of the opening night performance at the Bolshoi theatre
Foreign Prince/ princes seeking Aurora’s hand in marriage, Bluebird (The Sleeping Beauty by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich’s version)

2012
The leading part in Emeralds (Part I of Jewels to music by G. Faure, choreography by G. Balanchine)
Prince Kurbsky (Ivan the Terrible to music by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2013
Toloragva (La Bayadere by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich’s version)
Officer/ two officers (Anyuta to music by V. Gavrilin, choreography by V. Vasiliev)

2014
Birbanto (Le Corsaire by A. Adam, production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky and Y.Burlaka after M. Petipa)
Costa de Beauregard (The Flames of Paris)
Vizier (A Legend of Love)