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Artur Sultanov
Ballet

Artur Sultanov

«I never wanted to be the center of attention myself, so I understand children who get nervous on stage.»

  • FromSt. Petersburg
  • Vaganova Academy from age ten
  • Kirov Ballet at seventeen
  • Principal, Oregon Ballet Theatre, 2003–2012
  • The Met, Kennedy Center, Bolshoi, Mariinsky
  • Three-time YAGP Outstanding Teacher

At ten, Artur Sultanov was admitted to the Vaganova Academy; at seventeen he joined the Kirov (Mariinsky) Ballet: Swan Lake, Giselle. From 2000 he danced contemporary repertoire with Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet in San Francisco, and from 2003 to 2012 he was a principal dancer with Oregon Ballet Theatre, the Prince in Swan Lake and Ivan in Firebird. In the summer of 2010 he and his wife Cynthia opened a school in Cedar Mill with twenty students; in 2013 it moved to a studio built for it in Beaverton. Sultanov Ballet Academy is a Youth America Grand Prix Outstanding School, and Artur a three-time YAGP Outstanding Teacher.

Where to study and see the work

Classical ballet for students aged 5 to 18, from the first plié to pre-professional training.

Sultanov Ballet Academy · 1800 NW 167th Place, Unit 125, Beaverton, OR 97006

www.sbadance.com

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