Konstantin Sergeyev
Konstantin Mikhailovich Sergeyev (– 1 April 1992) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, ballet master, pedagogue and choreographer for the Kirov Theatre. When the Kirov Ballet returned to Leningrad from Perm (where it had been moved during the war), Sergeyev became the head choreographer of the company. His first major work was to re-stage Sergei Prokofiev's Cinderella, which is still performed in the present day.
Also recorded as Konstantin Mikhaylovich Sergeyev
Konstantin Sergeyev
- Full name
- Константин Михайлович Сергеев.
- Born
- 1910. · Saint Petersburg.
- Died
- 1992. · Saint Petersburg.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Russia.
- Occupation
- choreographer, ballet master, film director, screenwriter, pedagogue and dancer.
- Fields
- ballet and choreography.
- Education
- Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.
- Honours
- Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Order of the Badge of Honour.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Konstantin Mikhailovich Sergeyev (– 1 April 1992) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, ballet master, pedagogue and choreographer for the Kirov Theatre. When the Kirov Ballet returned to Leningrad from Perm (where it had been moved during the war), Sergeyev became the head choreographer of the company. His first major work was to re-stage Sergei Prokofiev's Cinderella, which is still performed in the present day.
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Identity and origins
Konstantin Sergeyev was recorded at birth as Константин Михайлович Сергеев. The authorities additionally record the heading Konstantin Mikhaylovich Sergeyev. His recorded language was Russian. He married Feya Balabina and Natalia Dudinskaya.
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Konstantin Sergeyev is recorded as having received Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin and Hero of Socialist Labour. Recognition and collections. Sergeyev received Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Order of the Badge of Honour.
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Life and career
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1910
Konstantin Sergeyev born at Saint Petersburg.
1992
Konstantin Sergeyev died at Saint Petersburg.
Awards and honors
His teachers at Leningrad State Choreographic Institute were Mariya Kozhukhova, Vladimir Ponomaryov, and Viktor Semyonov (Marina Semyonova's first husband). His first wife Feya Balabina was a prima ballerina of the Kirov ballet, as was his second wife Natalia Dudinskaya. He danced with Dudinskaya at the 1946 premiere of his Cinderella production for the Kirov. Galina Ulanova was his partner between 1930 and 1940. Sergeyev and Ulanova were the first to dance Romeo and Juliet in Prokofiev's ballet of the same name.
Konstantin Sergeyev studied at Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is ballet and choreography. Employment is recorded with Mariinsky Theatre and Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. Distinctions recorded are Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour and People's Artist of the USSR.
• Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1939) • Order of the Badge of Honour (1939) • Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1940) • Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945) • Three Stalin Prizes second degree (1947, 1949, 1951) • Stalin Prize first degree (1946) • People's Artist of the RSFSR (1951) • Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad" (1954) • People's Artist of the USSR (1957) • Four Orders of Lenin (1970, 1980, 1988, 1991) • Hero of Socialist Labour (1991)
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