Principals
Mikhail Lifentsev
Honored Artist of Russia
Laureate of All-Russian and international competitions
Laureate of the Theatre Award “Paradise”
Mikhail Lifentsev graduated from the Novosibirsk State Choreographic School /College (2009, teacher M. Koltunov).
Since 2009, he has been in the Company of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre. On the stage of the theatre, he has performed the following parts: Prince Orchard, Spanish Dance, Rose Waltz (The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky, choreography by Ivanov, Vainonen, Vikharev); Prince Fleur de Pois (The Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky, choreography by Petipa, revised by Sergeev, staged by Vikharev); Count Rezanov (Juno and Avos, music by Rybnikov); Five Soloists (Who Cares? music by Gershwin, choreography by Balanchine); Soloist (Serenade, music by Tchaikovsky, choreography by Balanchine); Five Soloists (Immortal Beloved, music by Glass, choreography by Liang, world premiere); Jose. Escamillo (Carmen by R. Petit with the music by Bizet), Soloist (Walpurgis Night from opera Faust by Gounod, choreography by Simonov); Tribe of the Sun (The Rite of Spring by Stravinsky, choreography by P. de Bana, world premiere), Soloist (Dreams under Leaden Sky with the music of Bosso and Lang, choreography by Faski, world premiere), etc.
In the record of the dancer there are numerous successful performances (with the Company of the theatre and in other projects) in many cities of Russia and abroad: Moscow (repeated participation at the National Theatre Festival Golden Mask, 2009, 2011, 2014; the stages of the Bolshoi Theatre and the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre), participation in the tour of NOVAT on the Historical Stage of the Bolshoi Theatre (2019, Swan lake, The Sleeping Beauty), St. Petersburg (the Mariinsky theatre: Creative Evening of Igor Zelensky, Ballet Festival Mariinsky), Yaroslavl (2009), Vladivostok (2012, 2014), Rostov-on-don (2018), Omsk (2018, 2019), Sevastopol (2019), Chelyabinsk (2021); Spain, France, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Thailand, India, Canada, Hungary and other countries. He participated in the premiere performances of the theatre nominated for the Golden Mask Award: La Bayadere, Whispers in the Dark, Who Cares?, The Rite of Spring.
In 2024, he was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
- Rothbart. Spanish dance. P. Tchaikovsky. Swan Lake (choreography by M. Petipa, L. Ivanov revised by K. Sergeev)
- The Nutcracker Prince. Spanish dance. Rose Waltz. P. Tchaikovsky. The Nutcracker (choreography by V. Vainonen)
- Crassus. The four shepherds. A. Khachaturian. Spartacus (choreography by Yu. Grigorovich)
- Crassus. A. Khachaturian. Spartacus (choreography by G. Kovtun)
- Espada. A young gypsy. L. Minkus. Don Quixote (choreography by M. Petipa, A. Gorsky)
- Forester. A. Adam. Giselle, ou les Wilis (choreography by J. Perrot, J. Coralli, M. Petipa revised by N. Dolgushin)
- Solor. Hindu dance. Grand pas d'action. L. Minkus. La Bayadere (choreography by M. Petipa revised by V. Chabukiani, V. Ponomarev)
- Koeman. Polovtsian Dances from A. Borodin's opera Prince Igor (choreography by M. Fokin)
- Conrad. Birbanto. A. Adam. Le Corsaire (choreography by M. Petipa, P. Gusev, V. Khomyakov)
- Conrad. Birbanto. A. Adam. Le Corsaire (choreography by J. Perrot, M. Petipa, P. Gusev, revised by F. Ruzimatov)
- Basques. Freedom. B. Asafyev. The Flame of Paris (choreography by V. Vainonen revised by M. Messerer)
- Prince Lemon, K. Khachaturian. Cipollino (choreography by G. Mayorov)
- Tybald. S. Prokofiev. Romeo and Juliet (choreography by O. Vinogradov)
- Fairy Carabosse by P. Tchaikovsky. The Sleeping Beauty (choreography by N. Duato)
- Spanish dance. The foreign prince. S. Prokofiev. Cinderella (choreography by R. Zakharov revised by M. Messerer)
- Spanish dance. The King of Rats, P. Tchaikovsky. The Nutcracker (choreography by N. Duato)
- Evil Genius. P. Tchaikovsky. Swan Lake (choreography by M. Petipa, L. Ivanov, A. Gorsky, A. Messerer revised by M. Messerer)
- Soloist. Class Concert with the music by A. Glazunov, A. Lyadov, A. Rubinstein, D. Shostakovich (choreography by A. Messerer)
- Soloist. Jewels / Diamonds with the music by P. Tchaikovsky (choreography by G. Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust)
- Soloist. Jewels / Rubies with the music by I. Stravinsky (choreography by G. Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust)
- The Great Brahmin. L. Minkus. La Bayadere (choreography by N. Duato)
- Phoebus M. Jarre. Notre Dame de Paris (ballet by R. Petit)
- Simone. F. Herold. La Fille mal gardée (choreography by F. Ashton)
- Corals. R. Shchedrin. The Little Humpbacked Horse (choreography by A. Radunsky revised by M. Messerer)
- Jose. Torero G. Bizet – R. Shchedrin. Carmen Suite (choreography by A. Alonso)
- Pyotr Leontievich. Anyuta with the music by V. Gavrilin (choreography by V. Vasiliev)
- Advisor to the court Drosselmeyer, P. Tchaikovsky. The Nutcracker (choreography by Yu. Grigorovich)
- Conrad. Birbanto. Forban (solo). A. Adam. Le Corsaire (choreography by J. Perrot, M. Petipa revised by A. Omar)
- Scholarship holder of the Novosibirsk City
- Administration in the project “Young Talents of Siberia” (2006-2007)
- Scholarship holder of the Governor of the Novosibirsk Region – scholarship for gifted children in the field of culture and art (2007-2008)
- Diploma of the winner of the regional round of the VII Youth Delphic Games of Russia in the nomination Classical Dance (2008)
- Winner of the III prize of the VII Siberian International Competition of Choreographic Educational Institutions (Novosibirsk, 2008)
- Letter of thanks from the Department of Culture of the Novosibirsk City
- Administration (2009)
- Laureate of the Theatre Award “Paradise” in the nomination Best Ballet Role for the role of Rothbart in the ballet Swan Lake (Novosibirsk, 2010)
- Laureate of the V. Biryukov Regional Cinema and Theatre Award (Novosibirsk, 2016)
- Certificate of Honor from the Ministry of Culture of the Novosibirsk Region (2018)
- Letter of thanks from the Mayor of Novosibirsk (2018)
- Commemorative sign For work for the benefit of the city in honor of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the city of Novosibirsk (2018)
- Note of acknowledgement of the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation For a great contribution to the development of culture and many years of fruitful work (2019)
- Certificate of Honor of the Mayor of Novosibirsk (2019)
- Letter of thanks from the Minister of Culture of the Novosibirsk Region (2021)
- Laureate of the Award “Kings of Fine Arts” (Novosibirsk, 2021)
- Honorary title Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2024)
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