Meeting Mariinsky - Interview with Vladimir Shklyarov

Mariinsky Live Interview with Vladimir Shklyarov

[@eschnitger]

Such beautiful eyes...

[@JSG4869]

I love how he pauses right before he says he's a principal. It's like he can't believe it.

[@gianniangelucci8641]

Vladimir Shklyarov? Uno che ancor giovanissimo dimostrava già di essere un vero principe del balletto 💙🎉… perché tanti ballerini sono dotati di tecnica perfetta ma rarissimi sono quelli che catturano lo sguardo per eleganza interpretativa e magnetismo! 🏆

[@ballettranslations1589]

So good at speaking English! :) I think it's very difficult for Russian people since they have a different alphabet, but Vladimir has just a little Russian accent when he speaks English. Congratulations :)

[@gretahassock8914]

Dancer with great ability in all facets of the dance also very attractive

[@DCFunBud]

Such a nice young man. Congratulations on your success!

[@consueloperez7578]

You are an Spectacular dancer....and your performances in the Kingdom of the Shades is without a doubt THE BEST !!!! ...

[@KielerDeern007]

just GORGEOUS in every sense!

[@claudiamiguez7882]

Amazing dancer. A great Star. Congratulations

[@JanuszSztyber]

You are my favorit! You are what ballet is all about!

[@nicolehourcade]

He seems nice and he has a lovely accent in English.

[@kinda4664]

This is how we all, Russian school students tell "About Myself" in the English class by the end of our first, probably second year of studying English. Except... none of us can put on a Siegfied's shirt to say he is a principal dancer at Mariinsky Theatre. :)

[@2ndAveLine]

I believe Vladimir is married to Maria Shirinkina, thus making her Maria Shklyarova. What a lovely couple!

[@ballettranslations1589]

yes it's true. They got married last summer, if I'm not wrong. :)

[@ballettranslations1589]

LightSpirit06 . yes it was in June 2013. :) They are a very cute couple and I wish them a lot of happiness too!

[@ballettranslations1589]

LightSpirit06 . oh yes, it does!! :) Their marriage wasn't definitely in 2012, I have just checked Vladimir's Facebook profile and Maria's Instagram profile, and they both say the marriage was on 26th June 2013. (I'm kinda an obsessive Shklyarov fan so I always try to know as much as I can about him lol) :)

[@ballettranslations1589]

LightSpirit06 . I agree with you. Lots of people criticise Maria and also other Mariinsky ballerinas, such as Oksana Skorik, (and also Alina Somova was very criticised at the beginning!) because they make technical mistakes on stage. I always think it's Fateyev's fault (and also Gergiev's) if some ballerinas perform principal roles before they are technically ready. Anyway, I have seen Masha live in Swan Lake in September, she was one of Siegfried's friends in the 1st act and also one of the swans: she is an adorable ballerina, so light and beautiful, very graceful! I like her. :) And she is just a young second soloist, she isn't a prima and she isn't at the end of her career, so I agree: she has got so much time to improve! She is about 26 years old, some people may say it's old for a ballerina, but I don't think so: nowadays we have also ballerinas aged 40, such as Ulyana Lopatkina! And Alessandra Ferri, who is 50, has returned to dance recently... so, our Maria has very much time! ;)

[@ballettranslations1589]

LightSpirit06 . Masha is the Russian nickname for Maria :) Russian language has lots of nicknames, for example Vladimir's nickname (often used by his friends as you can see in the comments on his Instagram and Facebook) is Volodya. I have seen names ending in -yusha and -sha especially for girls, for example the name Ksenia becomes Ksyusha, but sometimes it is used also for men, for example tha male name Ilya becomes Ilyusha! ;)

[@PinkSodaPopGirl]

I actually think it's very interesting, to know about the nondance interests and hobbies of my idols (i am a pre-professional ballet student myself and I totally look up to the Mariinsky dancers), because it helps me relate to them more and appreciate them more as artists. I love Volodya!

[@ballet839]

that is a very pretty man -- and he can dance -- how bad can that be??

[@hrh2842]

In English, men are not "pretty." Only girls. Women are beautiful. Men are handsome.. (Refinements of English.) He has what is called a "babyface." That is, he looks years younger than he is. Same for that adorable Leonid Sarafanov.

[@Fuzzyfun12]

I don't get why we need to know about soccer and Sushi...............

[@twerk4jesus108]

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[@jacksajerk]

he tried to speak English lol

[@hrh2842]

Better than me trying to pronounce his name in Russian!