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Biography
He earned his higher professional degree from the Kyiv University of Culture and Arts, majoring in “contemporary choreography” in 2026..
Since 2021, he has been a dancer with the «Kyiv Modern Ballet» company.
«For me, contemporary dance is an eternal struggle with myself: doubts, searching, uncertainty, and that very complex love for my own body and for myself».
In 2026, he participated in the opening of the exhibition «Anatoliy Kryvolap: Infinity». Radu Poklitaru’s production «The Master and His Creation» set to music by Dmytro Shurov (Pianoбой).
Tours:
May 30, 2026 – participated in the 14th International Biennial Festival of Performing Arts VITEI-2026 (Moldova).
Alfred
Count, Lady of Venerable Age
Tweedledum
Friends
One minute before Christmas
to the music of C. Saint-Saëns and Carol of the Bells
3+ 60 min ballet-journey in one act
Father (18th-century family), Brother (19th-century family)
Premiere
Angels
All
He
The Little Prince
to the music of V.А. Mozart and the Ukrainian lullabies
6+ 60 min ballet in two acts
Fox
Viy
12+ 60 min ballet in two acts
Khoma Brut
Husband of Daughter
Giselle
12+ 1 hr 20 min ballet in two acts
Albert
Granddaughter's husband
Aristocrat, Bridegroom
France, Moldova
Jose
Schedule
10
October
Saturday
18:00
Bolero_Rain
1:00
Kyiv · Kyiv Opera (2, st. Mezhigirskaya)
Cast and performers
- Georgia —
- Yuliia Chovhan · Serhii Shcherbinenko
- Jewish —
- Mishel Fondiu
- East —
- Sofiia Huseva · Bohdan Zhubryk · Borys Melnychuk
- France —
- Polina Lukanska · Oleksandr Pavluchenko · Kristofer Ponomarenko
- Ukraine —
- Anastasiia Baird · Dmytro Kondratiuk
- Moldova —
- Kateryna Kurman · Oleksandr Pavluchenko
15
October
Thursday
18:00
Olexander Rodin
Viy 12+
ballet in two acts · Staging — Radu Poklitaru
1:00 · 30 min + 30 min · 1 intermission
Kyiv · International Center for Culture and Arts (1, Alley of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, Kyiv)
Cast and performers
- Khoma Brut —
- Oleksandr Pavluchenko
- Soul of Khoma —
- Kristofer Ponomarenko · Mishel Fondiu
- Vasilina, girl of Khoma —
- Sofiia Huseva
- Sotnik —
- Dmytro Kondratiuk · Borys Melnychuk
- Pannochka, mistress of Sotnik —
- Anastasiia Baird · Kateryna Kurman
- Friends of Khoma: Tyberii Horobets —
- Hennadii Baronin · Nikita Shershnov
- Friends of Khoma: Khaliava —
- Borys Melnychuk · Serhii Shcherbinenko
31
October
Saturday
Premiere
18:00
La Traviata 12+
to the music of the opera by G. Verdi
ballet in two acts · Staging — Radu Poklitaru
1:12 · 41 min +33 min · 1 intermission
Kyiv · International Center for Culture and Arts (1, Alley of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, Kyiv)
Cast and performers
- Violetta —
- Anastasiia Baird · Kateryna Kurman
- Alfred —
- Oleksandr Pavluchenko · Kristofer Ponomarenko
- Giorgio —
- Dmytro Kondratiuk
- Baron —
- Borys Melnychuk · Serhii Shcherbinenko
- Doctor —
- Kristofer Ponomarenko · Mishel Fondiu
- The Baron's new favorite —
- Sofiia Huseva
6
November
Friday
18:30
Carmen.TV 12+
music by Georges Bizet
ballet in two series · Staging — Radu Poklitaru
1:15 · 50 min + 25 min · 1 intermission
Kyiv · Kyiv Opera (2, st. Mezhigirskaya)
Cast and performers
- Carmen —
- Anastasiia Baird · Kateryna Kurman
- Eskamillo —
- Borys Melnychuk · Serhii Shcherbinenko
- Tsuniga —
- Mishel Fondiu
- Mikaela —
- Sofiia Huseva
14
November
Saturday
18:00
Alice Through the Looking Glass 12+
based on the fairy tale by Lewis Carroll
music by Ivan Harkusha (John Hope)
ballet in two acts · Staging — Kateryna Kurman
1:00 · 40 min + 20 min · 1 intermission
Kyiv · International Center for Culture and Arts (1, Alley of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, Kyiv)
Cast and performers
- Alisa —
- Sofiia Huseva
- Mad Hatter —
- Mishel Fondiu
- Grandmother / Caterpillar —
- Anna Riabokin
- Posipaky —
- Yelyzaveta Driunina · Ivan Zaiets · Daniel Agiyan
- Tweedledee —
- Kristofer Ponomarenko
- Tweedledum —
- Oleksandr Pavluchenko
- Teacher / White Queen —
- Anastasiia Dobrovolska
- Red Queen —
- Yuliia Chovhan
Our team
Kateryna Kurman
Radu Paklitaru
Olena Antokhina
Alexander Kuriy
Anastasiia Baird
Honoured Artist of Ukraine
Kristofer Ponomarenko
Mishel Fondiu
Honoured Artist of Ukraine
