Artem Datsishin, Rest in Peace
Artem Datsishin, a soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine died today as a result of complications from shelling wounds. A graduate of the Kyiv Choreographic College, he was a laureate of the international competition named after Serge Lifar (1996) and the silver medalist of the Rudolf Nureyev competition (1998). He has performed all over Europe as well as Japan and Lebanon. His repertoire included leading roles in Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Raymonda, Sleeping Beuaty, La Bayadere, Scheherazade, Giselle, and, Romeo and Juliet. He died at age 43.
His death was announced today by the director of the National Opera of Ukraine, Anatoly Solovyanenko. Fellow dancer Tatiana Borovik gave further comments "I would like to inform everyone who knew Artem Datsishin that he was bombed on February 26 and died in the hospital. Farewell, my dear, I cannot express the heartache that overwhelms me! Blessed memory to you!"
Wonderful words from Alexey Ratmansky as well who praised both his talent and his character on Facebook. He even commented that he had wanted to invite him to the Bolshoi after he saw Artem dance at the Nureyev competition, his words speak volumes about the extent of Artem's skill.
I would like to pay tribute to Artem by compiling what videos I am able to find of him. If anyone finds further information or videos, I would love to see them.
This type of news is heartbreaking and I can only imagine the pain his family and friends must be feeling. I pray for peace, and that the Russian aggression ends soon.
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Sleeping Beauty act 3, date unknown. Datsishin's Aurora is Oksana Shestakova who has danced with a variety of companies and was a leading soloist of Mikhailovsky Theatre. Further cast details in the description.
Romeo and Juliet at the National Opera of Ukraine, Datsishin dances the part of Tybalt. From October 2nd, 2009, further cast details in the description.
A short Swan Lake rehearsal clip from 1999. Datsishin is dancing with Anastasia Volochkova in Japan. Datsishin is fresh out of school, age 19 or 20, dancing with the prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater.
Artem was also a choreographer, you can see one of his pieces in this video starting about 1hr 10mins in. The piece is entitled Follow Me and uses the music "Spigel Im Spiegel" by Arvo Pärt. It is danced by Kateryna Shchebetovska and Evgeny Petrenko.
