Artem Ovcharenko backstage portrait

Occasional backstage portrait of Artem Ovcharenko (rus Артем Овчаренко), principal dancer with Bolshoi Theatre Ballet Company. Shot on 2014.09.27, State Kremlin Palace, Kremlin Gala: The Ballet Stars of 21.th Century. Just few minutes before becoming James Ruben in La Sylphide.Photo by Jack Devant ballet photography © with kind permission of the State Kremlin Palace and ms. Anastasia Kulikova, special thanks Konstantin Yaroshevsky.