Roman Polkovnikov is a leading soloist of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater. He has been faithful to his stage since 2005. Since then, it has been holding on to a significant part of the theater’s repertoire, and he has been playing the part of Spartak without any backup staff for more than 10 years.
Biography: early years
Roman Yurievich Polkovnikov was born on January 25, 1987 in Kemerovo. His father was a military man, so the family often changed their city of residence. The novel began dancing at the age of 11. To prevent his son from lounging, his parents enrolled him in a children's art school, which was located nearby with their rented apartment.
Roman had good physical characteristics and natural plastic. Soon, the head of the dance club offered him individual lessons. The novel began to train hard under the supervision of an experienced teacher. Thanks to this, he became even more passionate about dancing.
After school, on the recommendation of the same leader of the circle, Polkovnikov moved to Novosibirsk. He passed the entrance exams without any problems, becoming a student at a choreographic school.
Career
In 2005, Roman was invited to the troupe of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater. At first, he performed as a member of the corps de ballet. His debut performance was the polonaise in the opera Eugene Onegin. The very next year, Colonels went on their first overseas tour in England. Soon he won the All-Russian Ballet Competition.
In 2007, Polkovnikov was transferred from the corps de ballet to the main troupe of the theater. He made his debut in the production of Spartak, where he got the main part. Colonels brilliantly performed it and received rave reviews from both viewers and critics. The latter noted that the novel has a frenzied masculine charisma, perfectly "tailored and stitched." Later he began to be called the best Spartak theater.
Polkovnikov repeatedly participated in the famous Golden Mask festival, which traditionally takes place annually at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. The novel went on tour in many countries of the world, including South Korea, Spain, China, India, France.
Colonel was among the representatives from Russia at the closing ceremony of the Olympics in Vancouver. This is usually given to outstanding personalities of the country.
Roman has several diplomas and medals. So, he has the "gold" of the Delphic Games in the category "Classical Dance". The competition is an analogue of the Olympics, only the participants are people of art.
