Dmitri Roudnev Resume Born in Moscow, Russia on June 27, 1967 Current Director Buckman Center Ballet Program 2005-2008 Director Ballet Intensive from Moscow at Northern Illinois University 1993-2008 Academic School #212 Moscow 1974-77 Educational Training Bolshoi Ballet Academy, eight years, graduate 1977-85 Professional Moscow Ballet Company, soloist 1985-89 Dance Experience Bolshoi Ballet under U.N. Grigorovich, soloist 1989-91 Free-lance artist United States, Europe, Russia 1992-02 Teacher/Director Experience Director of Dmitri Roudnev Ballet School of Chicago, DePaul University, and Alphonsus Academy and Center for Arts 1997-2004 Director over all divisions of ballet training from pre-ballet to advanced students ages 10-17 and adults. Teacher of beginning, intermediate, and advanced/prof levels in the Russian/Vaganova method. Responsible for teacher training for all levels. The Youth Ballet performs up to four performances a year. Appearances have included pre-performances for the Bolshoi Ballet Theater and Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg at the Auditorium Theater, and the Chicago Press Association. Director of Russian Method Master Ballet Tour 1994-Current Directed 30 workshops total since 1994, two-week summer workshops in over fourteen different states for children ages 8-17 years old. Master teacher for 18 of the 30 workshops, teaching ballet, pointe, variations, Russian character, pas de deux, all levelsfrom ages 9 through professional. Responsible for directing ballet, modern or jazz faculty. Artistic Director of Ballet Intensive from Moscow Student Program and Teacher Seminar at Michigan State University and Northern Illinois University 1997-Current Director of intensive training program for students, professionals and teachers. Duties include teaching, planning and coordinating full staff , faculty and all levels of classes from intermediate to advanced and professional dancer. Director of final gala performance. Master teacher for ballet, pointe, variations, Russian character, pas de deux, all levels from ages 10 through professional. Artistic Director of USA National Youth Ballet Competition 2002-2004 Artistic Director and Instructor for prestigious ballet competition that is held in three major regions of the country. Dancers from age ten up to nineteen years old compete for scholarships and medal awards. Master Class Series at University of Chicago Winter 2001 A one month series of master classes for advanced teen dancers and college students. Regional Dance America, Midwest Region Winter 2001 Master ballet teacher for the festival in ballet technique for advanced ballet levels and pas de deux classes. Choreographic Experience Nutcracker Ballet, Dmitri Roudnev Youth Ballet for Dance Chicago 2000-2003 Russian Character Dance for Round the Festival, Chicago Ava Maria, modern dance Calunga, modern dance for pre-performance of Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg Minuet, Dmitri Roudnev Youth Ballet of Chicago Raymonda, full length staging for Russian Method Summer Performance in Lansing, Michigan Paquita, full length staging for Dmitri Roudnev Youth Ballet at Harold Washington Theater Don Quixote excerpts, staging for Dmitri Roudnev Youth Ballet at Dance Chicago Festival ‘99 Director of Ballet Music Recordings Directed accompanists from the Boston Ballet School and Company, Harid Conservatory Dance Division and Kirov Theater in recordings of ballet class music. Seven volumes distributed world wide. Performance Experience Swan Lake, full length, Petipa, Prince Seigfred Swan Lake, Grigorovich, Jester Golden Age, Grigorovich, soloist Romeo and Juliette, McNaughton, Romeo Don Quixote Pas de Deux, Gorsky, principal Don Quixote full length, Grigorovich, principal in second act Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, principal Nutcracker Ballet, full length, Grigorovich, soloist Sleeping Beauty Grand Pas de Deux, Petipa, principal Nutcracker Ballet, full length, Levenstein, Cavalier Coppellia, full length, Franz Carmina Burana, principal Other Appearances Fernando Bujones Gala La Fille Gardee' Pas, special guest principal star Moscow Festival Ballet tour Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty Bluebird Pas, principal Ballet Internationale' 1001 Nights, principal, Don Quixote, principal lead Kirov Ballet gala performance, Winter Palace Coppellia Wedding Pas de deux Miami Ballet Four Temperaments, Balanchine and Le Corsair, principal Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet principal Dance Chicago Festival 99 Finale Partnered Oksana Konobeyeva soloist/principal of American Ballet Theater in Don Quixote Dance Chicago Festival 2000 Grand Opening