Russian ballet celebrity Vladimir Shklyarov, that passed away in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, will certainly be provided a public funeral service at the city’s admired Mariinsky Theater this Thursday.
Shklyarov’s companion, Irina Bartnovskaya, stated the occasion would certainly enable admirers to bid farewell and “For Volodya to leave the theater for the last time to the applause of all those who love him.”
The professional dancer will certainly be put to rest at Saint Petersburg’s Smolensky Cemetery after a solution at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, according to the cinema.
A declaration from the Mariinsky press workplace called Shklyarov’s “tragic death, a huge loss not only for the theater’s staff but for all contemporary ballet.”
“We are deeply shocked by the tragic death of Vladimir Shklyarov at the height of his talent,” stated the Bolshoi Theater stated in a declaration.
Noting that Shklyarov had actually likewise danced at the Bolshoi, the cinema called his fatality, “a great loss for the entire Mariinsky Theater collective.”
Painkillers in the mix as detectives look for to establish reason of fatality
According to his companion Bartnovskaya, the 39-year-old “was at home, taking painkillers and preparing to undergo surgery. He went out on the balcony to get some air and smoke, lost his balance (on a very narrow balcony) and fell.”
Investigators are checking out whether the fatality was unintentional.
The Mariinsky stated Shklyarov had actually gotten on medicine prior to back surgical procedure set up for Monday when his fatality happened.
Several Russian information electrical outlets reported that he dealt with alcohol and medication dependency, with one, 5-tv. ru, reporting that he had actually been secured his home by his household prior to he was up to his fatality.
Although Shklyarov at first condemned Russia’s intrusion of bordering Ukraine in 2022, he nonetheless selected to continue to be in Russia to do while avoiding additional talk about the topic.
Shklyarov popular in his home town and around the world
Shklyarov was designated the Mariinsky’s primary professional dancer in 2011, dancing the lead in effective Mariinsky manufacturings of “The Nutcracker,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Giselle.”
He was likewise a leading number on the worldwide phase, executing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and the Royal Opera House in London.
Shklyarov obtained prominent honors, consisting of the Leonide Massine International Prize in 2008, he was called an Honorary Artist of Russia in 2020.
Shklyarov is endured by 2 kids from his previous marital relationship to Mariinsky prima ballerina Maria Shirinkina.
js/msh (AFP, EFE)
