Evgeniy Svetlitsa (, ; born 24 February 1983) is a Ukrainian ballet dancer, and former soloist at Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet from 2000 until 2022. Merited Artist of Ukraine since 2015. Winner of the Vadim Pisarev Prize.
Early life and training Svetlitsa was born in Lviv, Ukraine. From early childhood, he attended various dance classes. Between 1994 and 1999, Svetlitsa studied at the Lviv State Choreographic School.Lviv State Choreographic School In 1999 he entered the Kiev University of Culture and Arts. In 2004 he graduated from the university with a degree in choreography. From 2017 to 2018, he studied at the Taras Shevchenko's University in Lugansk, graduated with a master's degree in choreography. Svetlitsa became affiliated with the Lviv Opera and Ballet Theater in 2000. As of 2022 he is on unpaid leave and has violated the requirements of his contract with the theatre.
Repertoire
Roles performed
Ballet Roles performed 2001 Swan Lake Prince 2001 La Bayadère Golden God 2005 Coppélia Franz 2005 Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov) Slave 2005 La Esmeralda Claude Frollo 2006 Francesca de Remini Paolo 2006 Vain precaution Colen 2006 Creations of the world Solor 2007 La Bayadère 2007 The Nutcracker Prince 2008 Paquita Cavalier 2008 Return butterfly Puccini 2008 Don Quixote Basile, Espada 2009 Lilea Stepan 2010 Romeo and Juliet Romeo 2010 Gisele Альберт 2011 Romeo and Juliet Tibald 2011 Spartak Spartak 2012 Cinderella Prince 2013 Chopeniana Young man 2013 Swan Lake Rodbart 2014 Gisele Hanz 2015 Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov) Slave 2015 Carmen suite Jose 2016 The Sleeping Beauty Prince 2017 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Prince 2018 La Esmeralda Phoebe de Chateau 2018 The Sleeping Beauty Blue Bird 2018 Gisele pas de pa Svetlitsa performs leading ballet parts as a soloist not only in the Lviv Opera and Ballet Theater, but also as a guest soloist. As of June 2022 he is no longer listed as a principal dancer of the Lviv Opera and Ballet Theater following his participation in RBTheater's production of “Swan Lake” and its subsequent tour in the United States. According to the Lviv National Opera his participation in RBTheater's production "has violated the requirements of [his] contract with the theater."
Guest soloist
2014 - the ballet Carmen - choreography by Nadezhda Kalinina - Jose 2016 - the ballet Spartak National Opera of Ukraine - Spartak In 2015 - 2016, he went on tour in the United States as a guest soloist in Swan Lake. In 2017, he was invited to Milan, Italy to participate in Swan Lake ballet along with the school Ukrainian Academy of Ballet. In 2018 he took part in representing the Ukrainian ballet at gala concerts in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru. In 2022 he again played the role of Prince Siegfried in RBTheater's new production of Swan Lake.
Guest soloist in performances of theatres in France, China, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands.
Critics call Evgeniy a master of his art and a joy to behold
They also note the beautiful balletic footwork and difficult steps with refined style, performed by Evgeniy.
He dances with verve and elasticity
Awards
Winner of the international ballet competition Arabesque–2008 named after Ekaterina Maximova - Perm, 2008
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