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Vladimir Shklyarov answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

7 August 2016 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Q&A

на русском языке  [на русском языке]

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When did you start dancing?
I've suffered since childhood — my Mum wanted me to do it.

Why did you start dancing?
Because I was forced to… I didn't want to!

Which performers inspired you most as a child?
Soviet cinema performers Yuri Nikulin and Andrei Mironov.

Which dancer do you most admire?
Vladimir Varnava.

What's your favourite role?
Romeo.

What role have you never played but would like to?
Des Grieux in Manon.

What's your favourite ballet to watch?
Don Quixote with Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Who is your favourite choreographer?
Yuri Smekalov.

Who is your favourite writer?
Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Vladimir Shklyarov-04Who is your favourite theatre or cinema director?
For movies, Tarantino — for the theatre, Lev Dodin.

Who is your favourite actor?
Danila Kozlovsky.

Who is your favourite singer?
Zemfira.

What is your favourite book?
The one I'm reading.

What is your favourite film?
Django Unchained.

Which is your favourite city?
St Petersburg.

What do you like most about yourself?
I'll leave that for others to say…

What do you dislike about yourself?
I am very impulsive.

What was your proudest moment?
Creating my family!

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When and where were you happiest?
I am happy when I happen to make those close to me happy.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My wife and my son!

What is your greatest fear?
Pirouettes!

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My laziness… I'm bad at waking up in the morning!

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I hope it's still to come.

What is your most treasured possession?
Faith in God.

What is your greatest extravagance?
It is difficult to remember which one smiley laughing

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
In this sense, I always agree with my friend Yura! smiley laughing

On what occasion do you lie?
I never lie.

Vladimir Shklyarov-08If you hadn't been a dancer what would you have liked to be?
A guard.

What is your most marked characteristic?
Stubbornness.

What quality do you most value in a friend?
Loyalty.

What quality do you most value in a colleague?
Diligence.

Which historical figure do you most admire?
Spartacus.

Which living person do you most admire?
My son Alec.

What do you most dislike?
Lies.

What talent would you most like to have?
To be able to fly.

What's your idea of perfect happiness?
The health of my family

How would you like to die?
So that life was not lived in vain.

What is your motto?
A beetle crawls, a spider crawls… but a hawk, flies!

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Вопросы и ответы

Vladimir Shklyarov-02Когда вы начали танцевать?
Мама хотела… Мучаюсь с самого детства

Почему вы начали танцевать?
Заставляли! Я не хотел

Кто из артистов повлиял на вас больше всего в детстве?
Юрий Никулин и Андрей Миронов

Кем из артистов (балета, современного танца) вы восхищаетесь?
Владимир Варнава

Ваша любимая роль?
Ромео

Какую роль вы никогда не исполняли, но хотели бы сыграть?
Де Грие ( Манон )

Какой балет вы смотрите с удовольствием?
Дон Кихот с Михаилом Барышниковым

Ваш любимый хореограф?
Юрий Смекалов

Ваш любимый писатель?
Достоевский Ф.М.

Ваш любимый кино- и театральный режиссёр?
Кино – Тарантино, театр – Лев Додин

Ваш любимый актёр (театра, кино)?
Данила Козловский

Vladimir Shklyarov-03Ваш любимый певец, певица?
Земфира

Ваша любимая книга?
Та, которую читаю

Ваш любимый фильм?
Джанго освобождённый

Ваш любимый город?
Санкт – Петербург

Что вам нравится в себе больше всего?
Пусть об этом лучше говорят другие

Что вам не нравится в себе больше всего?
Я очень импульсивен

Ваш момент для гордости?
Моя семья!

Когда и где вы были самым счастливым?
Я счастлив тогда, когда у меня получается сделать счастливым близких мне людей

Что или кто – любовь всей вашей жизни?
Моя жена и мой сын!

Чего вы больше всего боитесь?
Пируэтов

Если бы вы могли изменить в себе что-то одно, что бы это было?
Мою лень! ( плохо просыпаюсь по утрам )

Ваше самое большое достижение?
Надеюсь, оно впереди

Vladimir Shklyarov with his wife, fellow Mariinsky dancer, Maria Shirinkina
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Самая большая ценность, которой вы обладаете?
Вера в Бога

Самая большое расточительство, которое вы совершили?
Сложно вспомнить какое из smiley laughing

Какая добродетель, по вашему мнению, переоценена?
В этом смысле я всегда солидарен с моим другом Юрой! smiley wink

По какому случаю вы можете солгать?
Я никогда не вру

Если бы вы не были танцовщиком (балериной), кем бы вы хотели быть?
Охранником

Ваша самая характерная черта?
Упрямый

Vladimir Shklyarov-12Какое качество вы больше всего цените в друзьях?
Верность

Какое качество вы больше всего цените в коллегах?
Трудолюбие

Ваш любимый исторический персонаж?
Спартак

Ваш любимый герой в реальной жизни?
Мой сын Алекей

Что вы больше всего ненавидите?
Ложь

Каким талантом вы хотели бы обладать?
Летать

Что для вас счастье?
Здоровье моих близких

Как бы вы хотели умереть?
Так, чтобы жизнь была прожита не зря

Ваш девиз?
Жук – ползёт, паук – ползёт, а ястреб – летит

Graham Spicer version
Gramilano( Editor )

Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano') about dance, opera, music and photography for people “who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like”. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy.

His scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the ‘Danza in Italia' column for Dancing Times magazine.

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  1. Avatar of Linnet StembridgeLinnet Stembridge says

    7 August 2016 at 17:02

    Fab xxx

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  2. Avatar of Maria MontasMaria Montas says

    18 August 2016 at 21:17

    Dear Gramilano, so glad you interviewed Vladimir Shklyarov; he is an extraordinary dancer and actor who illuminates every role with personal temperament and expressive detail. However, he is not well known in Europe. I hope that your interview sparks interest to see this wonderful artist dance on the many stages in Europe. Thank you for your marvelous blog which is always informative and beautifully written. Bravo!!!!

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  3. Avatar of Susana B. WilliamsSusana B. Williams says

    7 September 2016 at 18:45

    Dear Gramilano, thank you for keeping us current on what goes on in the world of dance. I’m glad you interviewed Vladimir Shklyarov; he is one of the marvels of dance and his gorgeous dancing and interpretation of the many roles he portrays, deserve special attention. Becoming familiar with his persona through your Q&A is a treat. Can you imagine, one of the most remarkable dancers in the world was forced to initiate a brilliant career in Ballet because his mother’s intuition put him there.

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