Vadym Pysarev

Vadym Yakovlevych Pysarev was born on February 1, 1965, in Donetsk. In 1983 he graduated from the Kiev State Choreographic School, where his teachers were Irina Bulatova and Vladimir Denisenko. From 1984 to 1985, Pysarev was trained at the Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow) by such teachers as V. Nikonov, R. Struchkov and A. Messerer. In 1991 he practiced in Mariinsky Theatre (at that time Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre), (Saint Petersburg) and ten years later, graduated from Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. ==Awards==

At the 1st all-Ukrainian competition of ballet dancers and choreographers in 1984 in Kyiv Vadym Pysarev won the first prize and was awarded with a gold medal. In June of the same year he won second prize and silver medal at the International Ballet Contest in Helsinki, Finland, and a bronze medal in November 1984 in Paris, France, at the 1st International Ballet Contest. In 1984 Vadym Pysarev was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of Ukraine. and the same year was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. ==Family==

Vadym Pysarev is married with three children. His wife is prima ballerina, People's Artist of Ukraine, Inna Dorofeieva. Pysarev likes picking mushrooms and fishing. ==Career==

Dance He performed leading roles in ballets: • Don Quixote • Swan Lake • The Nutcracker • Giselle • Walpurgis Night • Paquita • The Sleeping Beauty • Peer Gynt • La Bayadère • Le Corsaire • Spartacus • Romeo and Juliet In 1996 Vadym Pysarev was appointed the Art Director of Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Solovyanenko. Choreographic School In 1992 Vadym Pysarev, together with his wife, prima ballerina of Donetsk Opera and Ballet, People's Artist of Ukraine Inna Dorofeeva, established the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theatre Choreographic School, also known as Vadym Pysarev Ballet School. It is the first Ukrainian non-governmental educational institution of this kind. Gifted children from Donetsk oblast' and other regions of Ukraine learn ballet skills at Vadym Pysarev' school, there's also a school board for non-resident students, with partial allowance. In 1997, Vadym Pysarev Choreography School was awarded the Sergei Diaghilev Medal. ==References==