Rostislav Zakharov

Ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, ballet and opera director (1907–1984)

September 7, 1907Born

January 15, 1984Died

Soviet Union, Russian EmpireCitizenship

AstrakhanPlace of birth

Facts

Born: September 7, 1907
Died: January 15, 1984
Citizenship: Soviet Union, Russian Empire
Place of birth: Astrakhan
Place of death: Moscow
Occupations: ballet director, choreographer, film director, opera director, theatre director, ballet teacher, dancer, opinion journalist, ballet dancer, ballet master
Awards: Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of Kazakh SSR, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "Veteran of Labour", State Stalin Prize, 1st degree

Ballet	Premiere	Music
Zoluška	November 21, 1945	Sergei Prokofiev
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai	—	Boris Asafyev