Andrej Uspenski is a Russian ballet dancer and photographer.
Uspenski was born in St Petersburg and trained at the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, the Palucca School of Dance, Dresden, and the Berlin State Ballet School. Uspenski joined The Royal Ballet in 2002 and rose to first artist, before retiring as a dancer in 2015, due to injury.[1][2]
During his dancing career, he often photographed dancers and rehearsals and after retirement was asked to become an in-house photographer for the Royal Ballet.[1] His first exhibition, A Dancer's View, was in 28 April to May 2017 at the Old Truman Brewery.[3] The Royal Academy held a Friends private view of the exhibition.[4]
He has published several photography books Dancers: Behind the Scenes with The Royal Ballet (2013), Natalia Osipova: Becoming a Swan (2013) and Steven McRae: Dancer in the Fast Lane (2014).[5][6] British Theatre Guide called Dancers: Behind the Scenes with The Royal Ballet "indispensable to balletomanes".[7] The Lady wrote that "the pictures have a rare intimacy" and gave it 4/5 stars.[8]
Ballet News in its review of Steven McRae: Dancer in the Fast Lane mentions "Uspenski’s considerable skill in capturing moments of art".[9]
Publications
edit- Dancers: Behind the Scenes at The Royal Ballet, Oberon Books, 2013
- Natalia Osipova: Becoming a Swan, 2013
- Steven McRae: Dancer in the Fast Lane, 2014
Personal life
editHe had a relationship with Natalia Osipova.[2]
In February 2018, Uspenski received a 12-month community order for "a campaign of harassment against an ex-girlfriend", ballet manager and former dancer Tatjana Novitjenko, including aggrevive messages, sending her a double-ended sex toy and a photo in which her Chihuahua appeared to be drowning in the Thames.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Andrej Uspenski — People — Royal Opera House". Roh.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ a b c Sanderson, David (23 February 2018). "'Jealous' dancer Andrej Uspenski sent sex toy to ex-lover". The Times. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "A Dancer's View: Light and Shadow by Andre Uspenski" (PDF). galleries.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Friends private view of 'Andre Uspenski: A Dancer's View'". Royal Academy. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Andrej Uspenski — People — Royal Opera House". Roh.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "Andrej Uspenski – Photographer, Royal Ballet First Artist". DanceTabs. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ Liber, Vera. "Dancers: Behind the Scenes at The Royal Ballet". Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Spickernell, Gillian (12 April 2013). "Book Reviews: 12 April". The Lady. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Ballet News Reviews, Steven McRae, The Royal Ballet's Dancer In The Fast Lane". Ballet News. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2022.