MAKSAKOV Artjom

Training

1995-2004
Tallinn Ballet School.

The artist

2003–2007 and 2008–2011: Estonian National Ballet
Des Grieux in Manon (Sir Kenneth MacMillan), Mercutio in Romeo and Juliette (Tiit Härm), The Prince in Sleeping Beauty (Enn Suve), James in La Sylphide (Bournonville), Who Cares? (George Balanchine), Before Nightfall (Nils Christe), D’artagnan in Les trois Mousquetaires (David Nixon), Red With Me (Jorma Elo), Hamlet (Oksana Titova), Cassandra (Luciano Cannito).

2007-2008: Het National Ballet  
The Blue Bird in Sleeping Beauty (Peter Wright).

2011–2013: Boston Ballet
Barber Violin Concerto (Peter Martins), principal dancer in Coppélia, War and Discord Dance, Symphony in Three Movements (George Balanchine), Etudes (Harald Lander), Symphony of Psalms (Jiří Kylián), Chroma (Wayne McGregor).

2013–2014: Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Romeo in Romeo and Juliette (Rudi Van Dantzig), The Prince in Nutcracker (Galina Yordanova & Nina Menon).

2014: Ballet du Capitole
The Magician in Les Forains (Roland Petit).

2015: Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
Choreographies of Jean-Christophe Maillot : La Belle, Le Songe, Cinderella.

Other choreographers: Claude Pascal (Jiri Kylian).

Awards and distinctions

2006
Award from the Estonian Cultural Foundation.

2007
New York International Ballet Competition (NYIBC, finalist), "Crystal Shoe" bestowed by the Society of Estonian Theaters.

2009-2010 
Named Talent of the 2009/2010 Season by the Society of Estonian Theaters.