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
- 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
04
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ernest Latypov
Valeria — Valeria Zapasnikova
Crassus — Mikhail Batalov
Sabina — Ekaterina Odarenko
Pompeius — Andrey Kasyanenko - Conductor — Karen Durgarian
07
- ballet in three acts
- choreography by Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, and Pyotr Gusev revised by Nikita Dolgushin
- Medora — Yulia Lukyanenko
Conrad — Ernest Latypov
Gulnara — Ekaterina Odarenko (debut)
Ali — Mikhail Batalov - Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
11
- ballet in three acts
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa
- Nikiya — Prisca Zeisel
Solor — Ernest Latypov
Gamzatti — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
15
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Anna Kuligina
Prince — Ernest Latypov - Conductor — Alexander Soloviev
19
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette — Marfa Fedorova
Odile — Prisca Zeisel
Prince Siegfried — Ernest Latypov
Rothbart — Ivan Zaytsev - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
29
- ballet in two acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Romeo — Ernest Latypov
Juliet — Valeria Zapasnikova - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
04
- ballet in two acts
- music by Aram Khachaturian
- choreography by George Kovtun
- Spartacus — Ernest Latypov
Valeria — Anastasia Soboleva (debut)
Crassus — Danila Khamzin
Sabina — Prisca Zeisel (debut)
Pompeius — Denis Morozov - Conductor — Karen Durgarian
13
- ballet in three acts
- choreography by Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, and Pyotr Gusev revised by Nikita Dolgushin
- Medora — Prisca Zeisel
Conrad — Ernest Latypov
Gulnara — Valeria Zapasnikova
Ali — Nikita Tchetverikov
Birbanto — Ivan Zaytsev - Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
17
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette — Marfa Fedorova
Odile — Prisca Zeisel
Prince Siegfried — Ernest Latypov
Rothbart — Ivan Zaytsev - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
19
- 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
22
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Valeria Zapasnikova
Prince Desire — Ernest Latypov
Lilac Fairy — Marfa Fedorova
29
- ballet in two acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Masha — Prisca Zeisel
The Nutcracker/Prince — Ernest Latypov - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
09
- 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
15
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette — Marfa Fedorova
Odile — Ekaterina Odarenko
Prince Siegfried — Ernest Latypov