Nikolay Tsiskaridze
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Nikolay Maximovich Tsiskaridze 31 December 1973 Tbilisi, Georgia, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Education | Ballet Dancer, Ballet Education, Master of Law (Employment Law) |
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Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Kutafin Moscow State Law University |
| Occupation | Ballet Dancer, Ballet Teacher, Rector |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Title | Acting Rector of Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (2013-2014), Rector of Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet (2014–present) |
| Honours | Chevalier, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres People's Artist of Russia Honoured Artist of Russia State Prize of the Russian Federation Order of Honour of the Republic of Georgia |
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Nikolay Tsiskaridze PAR (Russian: Николай Максимович Цискаридзе) is a Russian ballet dancer, who was a member of the Bolshoi Ballet for 21 years (1992-2013).
Tsiskaridze was born in Georgia in 1973. He began his dance studies at the Tbilisi Ballet School in 1984 and joined the Moscow Ballet School in 1987, where he studied under the guidance of Pyotr Pestov. After graduating in 1992, Tsiskaridze directly joined the ballet company of the Bolshoi Theatre, then under the direction of Yury Grigorovich, and was promoted to the position of principal in 1995. Since then, Tsiskaridze has performed internationally with a number of ballet companies across the world, including the Mariinsky Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet. He also participated in most of the foreign tours of the Bolshoi Ballet, “Kings of the Dance” international project, Les Saisons Russes du XXI Siecle.
Over the course of his dance career he performed over seventy roles in major classical works as well as ballets by renowned modern choreographers. While dancing, Tsiskaridze completing his studies at the Pedagogical faculty of the Institute of Choreography in 1996. Since 2003 he was teaching a daily ballet class at the Bolshoi Theatre. Besides, since 2004 he was also teaching at the Moscow Ballet Academy.
In October 2003 Tsiskaridze had to face his first major injury which threatened to end his career - the devastating knee injury sustained during his rehearsal at Opera de Paris. After the very first operation when doctors changed the ligament in his knee he got staphylococci infection into his body and for some period he was in a critical state. With further 9 operations doctors succeeded to save not only his life, but his leg as well. Finally, he started learning to walk. He entered the stage after 9-month intermission.
Tsiskarizde has received many honours: he became the youngest person to be named a People's Artist of Russia (2001). He received the State Prize of the Russian Federation (2001, 2003), the Prix Benois de la Danse (1999), Silver medal at the Osaka Ballet Competition (1995), Golden medal at the Moscow Ballet Competition (1997), Honoured Artist of Russia (1997), Russian Golden Mask theatrical prize (1998, 2000, 2003), Order of Honour of the Republic of Georgia (2003), Danza&Danza award as best dancer of the year 2003, Triumph prize (2004), Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française (2006), People's Artist of North Osetia — Alania Republic (2013) etc.
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