Timofei Alekseyevich Stukolkin (; , the village Kozmino of Simbirsk province - , Saint Petersburg) was a Russian ballet dancer.
Oxford Dictionary of Dance called him "one of the greatest character dancers".The Oxford Dictionary of Dance // Timofei StukolkinThe Oxford Dictionary of Dance // Timofei Stukolkin
Timofei Stukolkin came from a very poor family. For seven years, he played in a pantomime on a fairground.Theatre encyclopedia (ru: Театральная энциклопедия. Т. 4 // СТУКОЛКИН Тимофей Алексеевич) Someone once drew attention to the talented boy and brought him into the theatre school at the Imperial theaters of Petersburg. In 1836 Timofei Stukolkin was accepted at the ballet department of Imperial theatre college. His teachers were French dancers working in Russia: Emile Gredlu (ru: Эмиль Гредлю), Pierre Frédéric Malavergne, Charles Lachouque (ru: Шарль Лашук)Russian ballet. Encyclopedia / ru: Русский балет. Энциклопедия. БРЭ, «Согласие», 1997 and Jean-Antoine Petipa.
He graduated in 1848 and was accepted by the Imperial troupe of St. Petersburg.ru: СТУКОЛКИН Тимофей Алексеевич He showed the talent of the psychological and grotesque roles.
In addition to the ballet performances he often appeared in dramatic roles - comedies and farces. He always enjoyed great success.Biographies. ru: Большая биографическая энциклопедия. 2009. Стуколкин, Тимофей АлексеевичСтуколкин (Тимофей Алексеевич, 1829—1894) He wrote for himself short humorous monologues and often played them in concerts, simultaneously with dancing. Timofei Stukolkin was one of the most beloved actors of Saint-Petersburg.
Since 1854, continuing artistic activities at the St Petersburg Imperial troupe, he began to teach the dances in different schools.
Among his ballet roles: Peter — Faust, choreography by Jules Perrot 1858 — A Marriage During the Regency 1858 — Bertram — Robert and Bertram 1859 — Marquis Megrèle — The Parisian Market or Le Marché des Innocents 1860 — Ignas — Pâquerette 1860 — Beausoleil — The Blue Dahlia 1863 — Beshir — The Beauty of Lebanon or The Mountain Spirit 1862 — John Bull — The Pharaoh's Daughter 1864 or 1865 — Rinaldo — The Traveling Dancer (to benefit of Nikolay Goltz (ru: Николай Осипович Гольц)) 1866 — Taras — Le Poisson doré 1867 — Mephistophelis — Faust, revival by Marius Petipa (choreography by Jules Perrot) Nikez (Alain) and Marceline (Widow Simone) — La fille mal gardée 1871 — Don Quixote — Don Quixote 1872 — Comte de Melun — Camargo after 1865 — Ivanushka — The Little Humpbacked Horse (because of a broken leg was replaced by Nilolay Troitsky) 1884 — Dr Coppelius — Coppélia 1892 — Drosselmeyer — The Nutcracker Timofei Stukolkin began to write memoirs at the end of life. He wrote about the theater life, about the student's, about a very hard life of children in the theater school. These memoirs were published shortly in 1895 after his death.
Timofei Stukolkin died suddenly of a heart attack after the second act of the ballet Coppélia.Балет 61 — Государственный Академический Большой Театр Dancers quickly finished third act without him.
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