In 2018, Vsevolod Maievskyi achieved his dream of becoming a member of the Mariinsky Ballet. For 4 years, Maievskyi was onstage evening after evening, dancing every thing from demanding corps elements to Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, a task during which he debuted at age 23. Initially from Kyiv, Ukraine, Maievskyi made the choice to depart the Mariinsky in 2022. He danced with Dresden Semperoper Ballett from 2022–23 and joined English Nationwide Ballet final 12 months as a junior soloist.
Maievskyi’s dancing is polished but relaxed (one thing he attributes to a background in ballroom dance), and imbued with innate charisma. And whereas he’s nonetheless settling into his new life in London, his ardour for ballet stays ablaze. “I usually ask myself why I do that, and the reply is straightforward: I simply adore it,” he says.
Ballroom Beginnings
“My mother began me in ballroom dance at age 5—I didn’t even begin ballet till I used to be 12. There are such a lot of advantages to coaching in ballroom dance. It taught me actually really feel every place, join with my accomplice, and diversify my actions.”
A Aggressive Edge
“I grew up in Kyiv, Ukraine, and I all the time had large goals. Ballet competitions like Youth America Grand Prix helped me see a future in ballet. I competed in 2016 and 2018, and people scholarships helped begin my profession.”
A Singular Artwork Type
“The expertise of watching and dancing ballet is exclusive. It makes you are feeling alive. Life is so fragile, and something can occur. To me, it doesn’t matter how excellent your approach is or if you happen to tousled throughout a present. What issues is that you just danced with actual emotion and gave one thing to the viewers.”
Character Research
“When preparing for a task, music is every thing. Once I hear it, I actually really feel it—typically, I can nearly begin to cry. I don’t even must learn something concerning the character, I simply let the music encourage me. I additionally wish to study from different dancers, and watching them carry out roles. You’ll be able to all the time study one thing about your self via one other individual’s dancing.”
All the pieces and Extra
“I need to dance so many various ballets, from classics like Don Quixote, La Bayadère, and Études, to Edward Clug’s Radio and Juliet, or works by David Dawson and William Forsythe. I’m so open to every thing and am hungry to bounce and study.”
