When did you start dancing? I’ve suffered since childhood — my Mum wanted me to do it.
Why did you start dancing? Because I was forced to… I didn’t want to!
Which performers inspired you most as a child? Soviet cinema performers Yuri Nikulin and Andrei Mironov.
Which dancer do you most admire? Vladimir Varnava.
What’s your favourite role? Romeo.
What role have you never played but would like to? Des Grieux in Manon.
What’s your favourite ballet to watch? Don Quixote with Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Who is your favourite choreographer? Yuri Smekalov.
Who is your favourite writer? Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Who is your favourite theatre or cinema director? For movies, Tarantino — for the theatre, Lev Dodin.
Who is your favourite actor? Danila Kozlovsky.
Who is your favourite singer? Zemfira.
What is your favourite book? The one I’m reading.
What is your favourite film? Django Unchained.
Which is your favourite city? St Petersburg.
What do you like most about yourself? I’ll leave that for others to say…
What do you dislike about yourself? I am very impulsive.
What was your proudest moment? Creating my family!
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