Don Quixote grand pas by Iana Salenko and Dinu Tamazlacaru, choreography Marius Petipa, music by Ludwig Minkus and Ricardo Drigo. Taken at 13.09.2013, 2013-14 Season Opening Gala, Staatsballett Berlin.

Don Quixote Iana Salenko and Dinu Tamazlacaru

Don Quixote by Iana Salenko and Dinu Tamazlacaru

Don Quixote by Iana Salenko and cops de ballet of Staatballett Berlin

Don Quixote Iana Salenko and Dinu Tamazlacaru

Don Quixote Iana Salenko

Don Quixote by Iana Salenko and Dinu Tamazlacaru

Dinu Tamazlacaru

Don Quixote, Kitri by Iana Salenko

Dinu Tamazlacaru

Iana Salenko and Dinu Tamazlacaru

Iana Salenko and Dinu Tamazlacaru curtain call

Iana Salenko is a First Soloist with Staatsballett Berlin. She was born in 1983 in Kiev. From 1995 Iana attended the Pisarev Ballet School in Donezk an graduated in 2000 as a professional dancer. She danced from 2000-2002 at the Donezk Opera House as a soloist and then as a principal dancer at the National Opera in Kiev. In 2005 joined the Berlin State Ballet where she is now first soloist.

Dinu Tamazlacaru is a First Soloist with Staatsballett Berlin. He was accepted to Chisinau Opera Theatre ballet school (class of Alexander Iwanow). From 2000 to 2002 at Wiener Konservatoriums (class Maxim Abzalow). From 2002 to 2006 is soloist at Berlin State Opera.

Photos by Jack Devant © with kind permission of the Staatsballett Berlin, special thanks to Vladimir Malakhov and Nadine Jäger.

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