Mikhail Venshchikov

 Prize-winner at International competition
Principal Dancer of The Hermitage and Palace Theatres

Biography
Mikhail Venshchikov was born in Saint-Petersburg.
After graduation from the Vaganova Ballet Academy he was accepted into the troupe of the Mussorgsky Ballet and Opera Theatre (Mikhailovsky Theatre of opera and ballet).
He has toured in the United States of America, Japan, Italy, Poland, Turkey, Canada and Syria.

His repertoire includes:

''Swan Lake'', Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Prince Siegfried
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev;

''Giselle'', Adolphe Adam
Count Albrecht
Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa;

''The Nutcracker'', Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker-Prince
Choreography: Vasily Vainonen;

''La Sylphide'', Herman von Lovenskjøld
James
Choreography: August Bournonville;

''Le Corsair'',  Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pavel Oldenburgsky
Konrad, Ali
Choreography: Pyotr Gusev;

''Illusive Ball'', Frédéric Chopin
Soloist
Choreography: Dmitry Bryancev;

''Chippolino'', Karen Khachaturian
Cactus
Choreography: Genrikh Mayorov;

''Esmeralda", Cesare Pugni
Phoebus de Shatoper
Choreography: Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa