Irina Dvorovenko
Ukrainian-American retired ballet dancer and actress
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Irina Vladimirovna Dvorovenko[a] (born August 28, 1973) is a retired ballet dancer and actress. She was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.
- Ballet dancer
- Actress
2013–present (actress)
Irina Dvorovenko | |
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Ірина Дворовенко | |
| Born | 28 August 1973[1] |
| Citizenship | American[2] |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1990–2013 (dancer) 2013–present (actress) |
| Spouse | Maxim Beloserkovsky |
| Career | |
| Former groups | National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kyiv American Ballet Theatre |
| Website | IrinaMaxBallet.com |
Early life
Dvorovenko was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)[3] and is Ukrainian-American. Her parents are dancers. She started with gymnastics before entering the Kyiv Ballet School at the age of ten.[4][5]
Career
Ballet
In 1990, Dvorovenko joined the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kyiv as a soloist, and was promoted to principal dancer in 1992.[4] When she was touring with the company, she and her colleagues decided to bring as much food back home as possible.[5]
In 1996, Dvorovenko joined the American Ballet Theatre, and was promoted to soloist the following year. She became a principal dancer in 2000.[3] She had danced many lead roles at the company, including Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty and Kitri in Don Quixote.[4]
In May 2013, Dvorovenko retired from ABT following a performance as Tatiana in Onegin, with Cory Stearns as the title role. She planned to perform as a guest artist.[3]
Dvorovenko now coaches younger dancers at ABT along with her husband, Maxim Beloserkovsky. Dancers they coached include Skylar Brandt, for her debut as the title role in Giselle.[6] She also runs a ballet intensive with Beloserkovsky.[7]
Acting
In May 2013, she made her acting debut as Vera Baronova in the Encores! production of On Your Toes at New York City Center.[8] Her performance received positive reviews.[9]
In 2015, Dvorovenko starred in Starz TV series Flesh and Bone, as Kiira, an aging prima ballerina. The show was choreographed by Dvorovenko's former ABT colleague Ethan Stiefel.[10]
In 2017, Dvorovenko appeared as a recurring character in the fifth season of The Americans. She played a Soviet émigré, Evgheniya Morozova.[5]
In March 2018 Dvorovenko returned to Encores! as Elizaveta Grushinskaya in Grand Hotel.[7]
She has also appeared in the television series Forever, The Blacklist and Power.[citation needed]
She is set to star in the upcoming romance thriller Verity.
Personal life
Dvorovenko is married to Maxim Beloserkovsky, a fellow ABT principal dancer.[3] They have a daughter, Emma Galina, born in 2005. Dvorovenko is a naturalised American citizen.[2]
Selected repertoire
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Created roles
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Awards
- Diploma and the Grand Prix in the Junior Division of the Ukraine Ballet Competition, 1987
- Diploma in the Junior Division of the Moscow Ballet Competition, 1988
- Silver Medal at the Jackson International Ballet Competition, 1990
- Bronze Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Osaka, Japan, 1991
- Gold Medal and the "Anna Pavlova" Prize at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow, 1992
- The Grand Prix at the International Ballet Competition Serge Lifar in the Ukraine, 1994
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