Natalia GUSLISTAYA (CHOREOGRAPHER)

1. Natalia GUSLISTAYA(CHOREOGRAPHER) Natalia N.Guslistaya (Natalie Burn) is an actress, choreographer, soloist in many classical and modern ballet performances and stunt player. Her first big dance choreography ”the refugees” music ”Notre-Dame de Paris” won her recognition of the Royal BalletSchool Director Gailene Stock who gave her a special prize ”the youngest most talented choreographer” and a great French choreographer Maurice Béjart who was very impressed by the performance. Besides choreography Natalia won a membership in the all-star Actors Studio, where shetook stage craft lessons from Al Pacino, Martin Landau and Sally Kirkland.Natalia was born in the U.S.S.R., in Kiev. Her mother was a ballet dancer and her father came from a family of scholars and managers.Natalia first started doing her choreography in Kiev in small companies. Then thefamily moved to Moscow and Natalia enrolled in the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. She has diplomas of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, the Royal Ballet School (to which she was admitted upon a special invitation from its Director Gailene Stock) and the Rambert School of Ballet andContemporary dance, London. She also took master classes with top choreographers at Pineapple Studio, London, Millennium Studios, Los Angeles and The Edge Studios, Los Angeles and in New York. As a ballet dancer, Natalia was invited to dance at the world’sgreatest venues including the London Royal Opera, the Bolshoi Theater,Berlin opera ballet. She worked in Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy,Switzerland and other countries.She is a successful choreographer also in show business. She worked with Mariah Carey,Anouk, Black Eyed Peas, Kylie Minogue, Roberto Cavalli, Shiyan and others. Hercreative, unusual and breath-taking shows attracted attention of many famous and world known people.She attended acting classes in many US and UK top academies, including the Actors Studio (with Martin Landau, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Mark Rydell as artistic directors), Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (with David Strasberg as artistic director), the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (Roger Croucher as director).Today Natalia is a member of the renowned Actors Studio, a non-profit membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights. Natalia is one of the youngest actress members and the only Russian in the Studio. Her film record includes 10 Hollywood feature films her latest film is out in December 2011”In the name of the king two” with Dolph Lundgren director uwe boll, and 2 Russians. One of them is known continuity ”Brigada-2” a feature film that will be out on big screen in November 2011. She also played roles in theater performances of the Actors Studio and other theaters. Her favorite plays she performed are ”The Seagull” by Anton Chehov and ”Cat on the Hot Tin Roof” by Tennessee Williams.Natalia quotes ”if you never try you would never know if you will succeed”, ”time is priceless”, ”live in a moment”. 

2. Sofya GAYDUKOVA Sofia V. Gaidoukova was born in 1986. Graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography associated with Bolshoi ballet in 2003 (Diploma with Honors). During 7 years she performed at the Bolshoi ballet theater. In 2011 she graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatrical Arts (GITIS\RATI). Since September 2003 S.Gaidoukova has been working in the Russian Chamber Ballet “Moskva” Company as a leading ballet dancer. She has danced the main parts in the ballets “Don Quixote” by L.Minkus (Kitri) and “The Cavalry Halt” by I.Armsheimer (Maria). In her repertoire there are famous classical pas de deux from the ballets “La Fille mal gardée”,“Coppelia”, “Arlequinade”, “The Flames of Paris”, “Paquita”, “The Flower Festival in Genzano”, “Corsair”, D.Auber’s “Grand pas classique” and some modern pieces including G. Balanchine’s “Tarantella”. In June 2004 S.Gaidoukova took part in the First All-Russia Ballet Competition “Young Ballet of Russia” (the Chairman of the Jury Ju.Grigorovich) and was granted two diplomas: both for classical and modern dance.In March 2006 she organized the Sophia Golovkina Cultural Foundation which is aimed at propagating ballet and running charity campaigns. Among the most famous actions are charity concerts in children’s asylums and performances organized by the Bakhrushin Theatre Museum.Along with dancing the classical repertoire Sofia Gaidoukova, takes part in the performances of the contemporary dance company in the Russian Chamber Ballet “Moskva” and attends international dance schools to master her skills in this trend. Since 2008 she has danced in such performances as “Terraclinium” and “Sansara” choreographed by Nikita Dmitrievskiy, “Wedding” by Larisa Aleksandrova, “White Waters (Belovodie)” by Elena Fokina, “Matchmaking” and “Alice in Wonderland” by Ivan Fadeev.S. Gaidoukova regularly participates in different cultural events and TV shows. In August 2010 she performed at Pierre Carden’s Festival in Lacoste (France) in the premiere “Dreams of Bamboo” choreographed by Elena Bogdanovich.

3. Renata ZAKIRZYANOVA Renata Zarirzyanova. Was born in Moscow in 1986. She graduated with honors degree from Arts College State Educational Establishment for Secondary Professional Education of the Moscow region. She participated in many projects and groups, such as Zapashny Circus Ballet, Sadko and Camelot 2 shows. Producers musical of Kalyagin’s Theater, Toothed Nanny musical and many others.

4. Olexandra RUDYK (Ukraine) Olexandra Rudyk was born in 1985. She graduated from Kiev National Culture and Arts University, Chair of Stage Ddirection and Choreography, Faculty of Classic and Modern Choreography. In 2008, she was accepted on probation at the Dance Conservatory of Prague. Winner of Sebastopol Stars Competition where she obtained her diploma in 1998. Southern Competition winner 1999, Simferopol. Winner of Youth Ballet Competition diploma 1999, Kiev

5. Nicola AYOUB(USA) Nicola Ayoub is an American dancer/choreographer working in Paris for the past five years. She trained and performed at the Atlanta Ballet then obtained a double degree with honors in History and Art History from the University of Georgia. Her first creation, the dancing one-woman show The Language was awarded Paris Jeunes Talents (2008) and 1st place at the choreography contest Tobina (2009). Nicola constantly continues to enrich the show through her experiences and performances throughout the USA and France. For the past two years, Nicola has mixed her great passion for rock'n roll and dance, at the Olympia with Asa and at the Scene Bastille with Guillaume Morgan. Together Nicola and Guillaume continue their experience in the 3D Company. Since 2010 she has been working with the companies Entre Terre et Lune, les Caprices Parisiens and the Public Systeme (touring Milan, Paris, Berlin, New York, and Seville), while still creating and performing her own pieces La Nymphe and Swerve. She currently teaches contemporary dance at the Sorbonne.

6. Vassily MUSIKHIN Vassily Musikhin was born in 1980. Graduated from Prizvanie (Vocation) Modern Choreography Studio, in the City of Kirov (Russia).He studied with Modern Art Institute of Moscow, Choreography department.He participated in numerous projects, here are some examples:Taras Bournashev Dance Project - "Do you like to peep”, Konstantin Groos Dance Project - "Walls philosophy“, Parallel Dance Project “One Tsuker - "Luftmangel“ Hipsters, Valery Todorovsky’s film, 2008since 2011 Seashore (Lukomorie) musical and many others.

7. Alexander STREMOV Alexander Stremov was born in 1980 in Russia and graduated from the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. His major was in choreography. At present he works as an actor and choreographer for all major Russian pop-stars and he is directing the Great Moscow State Circus at Vernadsky Avenue. He has participated in numerous projects, cultural events and TV shows such as the "Russian Idol", the musical "Wedding of Jays", the musical "Romeo and Juliet", the "A Disco Star" project and the Nemov Show. He was tutored by and worked with famous choreography teachers such as Geraldine Armstrong (France), Chuan Carlos (Spain), Devin Pullins (USA), Luam (USA) and llona Madrid (USA).

8. Аlexander MOGILEV Alexander Mogilev was born in 1986. Graduated from Karelian Culture College, Моscow State Culture and Arts University, faculty of choreography, modern choreography department. During his studies he has participated in different competitions and festivals. 2nd degree winner at “Eternity, Beauty, Grace” competition (of Saint Petersburg), participated in Delphian Games 2008 and was awarded with a special diploma. Obtained 1st degree Silver Wing-2009 diplomas for the best production “Modern Choreography: Small Forms” and for the “Modern Solo Dance”. In autumn 2009 was invited to study in the European Ballet Conservatory (Austria), participated in several performances and continues cooperation with them.

9. Dmitry AKIMOV Dmitry Akimov was born in 1983г. in Russia, city of Stavropol. Graduated from the Stavropol Regional College of Arts and the Moscow State Culture and Arts University. Was invited to dance in troupe "Russian National Ballet" where successfully worked till 2007. In 2007г. begun creative cooperation with choreographer Régis Obadia (France) - the founder of the Modern ballet Center in Le Havre and continues cooperation with him. At present is the actor of a musical "Monte-Cristo" (Moscow), and also the invited actor of troupe of modern dance "Compagnie Régis Obadia" (Paris).