Ernest Latypov
principal dancer of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
winner of international competitions
Ernest Latypov is a graduate of Vaganova Ballet Academy, where his teacher was Gennady Selyutsky. In 2012, immediately after graduating from the Academy, Ernest Latypov was invited to join the troupe of the Mariinsky Theatre, where he performed the main and leading roles.
In 2018, the dancer joined the ballet troupe of the Mikhailovsky Theatre as a soloist. The chief guest choreographer of the Mikhailovsky Theatre, Mikhail Messerer, highlights Ernest Latypov’s unique ability to instantly learn a choreographic text. In just the first two seasons of work, the artist performed the main roles in almost all the theatre’s classic performances. Critics invariably note his grace, temperament and sincerity, as well as the fact that “any of his performances is a real master class in ‘ballet calligraphy’”.
In 2024, Ernest Latypov became the principal dancer of the ballet troupe.
- Count (Giselle, ou Les Wilis)
- Solor (La Bayadère)
- Prince Desire (The Sleeping Beauty)
- Romeo (Romeo and Juliet)
- Nutcracker/Prince (The Nutcracker)
- Prince (Cinderella)
- Class Concert
- Prince Siegfried (Swan Lake)
- Spartacus (Spartacus)
- Basilio, Espada, Fandango (Hidalgo of La Mancha)
- Conrad (Le Corsaire)
- Corals (The Little Humpbacked Horse)
- Tractor driver (The Bright Stream)
- Giselle, ou Les WilisCount
- The Sleeping BeautyPrince Désiré
- BayadèreSolor
- Romeo and JulietRomeo
- The NutcrackerNutcracker/Prince
- CinderellaPrince
- Swan LakePrince Siegfried
- SpartacusSpartacus
- Hidalgo of La ManchaBasilio, Espada, Fandango
- The Bright StreamTractor driver
- Le CorsaireConrad
- The Little Humpbacked HorseCorals
- Don QuixoteBasilio
- FrondosoLaurencia
- Notre-Dame de ParisClaude Frollo, Phoebus
- Prize-winner at the International Ballet Dancers and Choreographers’ Competition in Moscow (3rd prize, 2013; 2nd prize, 2017)
- Recipient of the Spirit of Dance prize in the category „Rising Star“ (Ballet magazine, 2014)
- Prize-winner at the XIII Yekaterina Maximova Open Russian Ballet Competition Arabesque’2014 (2nd prize in the ballet dancers’ competition; 2nd prize in the contemporary choreography competition)
Upcoming performances
February
21
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ernest Latypov
Valeria — Anastasia Soboleva
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Ekaterina Odarenko
Pompeius — Andrey Kasyanenko - Conductor — Philipp Selivanov
23
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky
- Kitri — Prisca Zeisel
Basil — Ernest Latypov
The Queen of Dryads — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
March
01
- ballet in three acts
- choreography by Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, and Pyotr Gusev revised by Nikita Dolgushin
- Medora — Prisca Zeisel
Conrad — Ernest Latypov
Gulnara — Ksenia Ryzhkova
Ali — Nikita Tchetverikov - Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
08
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Anastasia Soboleva
Quasimodo — Ivan Zaytsev
Claude Frollo — Mikhail Batalov
Phoebus — Ernest Latypov - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
09
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Prisca Zeisel
Quasimodo — Roman Polkovnikov
Claude Frollo — Ernest Latypov
Phoebus — Victor Lebedev - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
15
- ballet in three acts
- music by Boris Asafiev
- choreography by Vasily Vaynonen revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Jeanne — Prisca Zeisel (debut)
Philippe — Ernest Latypov
Diana Mireille — Irina Perren
Antoine Mistral — Nikita Tchetverikov
16
- fantasy ballet in two acts
- music by Adolphe Adam
- ñhoreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
- Giselle — Yulia Lukyanenko
Count — Ernest Latypov
Queen of the Wilis — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
20
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ernest Latypov
Valeria — Anastasia Soboleva
Crassus — Danila Khamzin
Sabina — Prisca Zeisel
Pompeius — Denis Morozov - Conductor — Philipp Selivanov
22
- ballet in two acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Masha — Prisca Zeisel
The Nutcracker/Prince — Ernest Latypov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
27
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Anna Kuligina
Prince — Ernest Latypov - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
April
10
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Anastasia Soboleva
Quasimodo — Nikita Nazarov
Claude Frollo — Mikhail Batalov
Phoebus — Ernest Latypov
12
- ballet in two acts
- music by Alexander Krein
- ñhoreography by Vakhtang Chabukiani revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Laurencia — Prisca Zeisel (debut)
Frondoso — Ernest Latypov
19
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Anna Kuligina
Prince — Ernest Latypov
26
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky
- Kitri — Prisca Zeisel
Basil — Ernest Latypov
The Queen of Dryads — Marfa Fedorova
May
01
- ballet in three acts
- music by Dmitry Shostakovich
- choreography by Alexander Omar
- Zina — Prisca Zeisel
Pyotr — Nikita Tchetverikov
Ballerina — Anastasia Soboleva
Ballet dancer — Victor Lebedev
Chairman — Ivan Zaytsev
Chairman’s wife — Marat Shemiunov
Galya — Alexandra Trofimchuk (debut)
Tractor driver — Ernest Latypov
03
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Anastasia Soboleva
Quasimodo — Ivan Zaytsev
Claude Frollo — Mikhail Batalov
Phoebus — Ernest Latypov
03
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Prisca Zeisel
Quasimodo — Roman Polkovnikov
Claude Frollo — Ernest Latypov
Phoebus — Victor Lebedev
09
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ernest Latypov
Valeria — Anastasia Soboleva
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Prisca Zeisel
Pompeius — Andrey Kasyanenko
10
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ernest Latypov
Valeria — Anastasia Soboleva
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Prisca Zeisel
Pompeius — Denis Morozov
17
- ballet in three acts
- music by Boris Asafiev
- choreography by Vasily Vaynonen revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Jeanne — Prisca Zeisel
Philippe — Ernest Latypov
Antoine Mistral — Nikita Tchetverikov
25
- ballet in two acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Romeo — Ernest Latypov
Juliet — Anastasia Soboleva
28
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette-Odile — Prisca Zeisel
Prince Siegfried — Ernest Latypov