DMITRI DOVGOSELETS
Soloist

“Dmitri Dovgoselets exuded magnetic intensity and danced like a leading man in the supporting role of the dark, jealous Monostatos.”
– Winnipeg Free Press, March 2007

Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Dmitri Dovgoselets began dancing at age ten. He trained at The School of Ukrainian Dance and at The National Ballet School of Ukraine. At 18, Dovgoselets joined The National Ballet of Ukraine in Kiev, where he danced for two seasons. In 1996, he performed in Nutcracker with Kiev's Classical Ballet for a one-month tour of Japan. In 1997, he danced on a Canadian Nutcracker tour with The National Ballet of Ukraine and Shumka Ukrainian Dancers. Dovgoselets joined Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet as an apprentice in 1998. He was promoted to soloist for the 2005/06 season.

Dovgoselets’ dance list is extensive. He has danced the ‘Pas de Six’ in Giselle, ‘Mercutio' in Rudi van Dantzig's Romeo & Juliet and ‘Arthur Holmwood’ in Mark Godden’s Dracula. He has been featured in the ‘Bluebird Pas de Deux’ in The Sleeping Beauty as well as the ‘Prince’ in the Nutcracker. In Nina Menon’s version of Nutcracker, he performed the 'Spanish Dance' and ‘Pas de Trois.’ His other accomplishments include ‘Konstantin Levin’ in Prokovsky’s Anna Karenina, the ‘Pas de Trois’ in Swan Lake, Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, Vesak’s The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, Kylián’s Symphony in D, Mauricio Wainrot’s Carmina Burana and Nina Menon’s La Soif.

Last season Dovgoselets performed the title role of ‘Peter’ in Jorden Morris’ Peter Pan and danced in Itzik Galili’s physically demanding work Hikarizatto. He also received rave reviews for his performance as ‘Monostatos’ in Mark Godden’s The Magic Flute, a role that he will dance again this season when the Company performs in the United States.

Dovgoselets also participated in filming The Tale of the Magic Flute, the made for television version of Godden’s ballet, for which the cast was awarded a Gemini Award for ‘Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program’ in 2006.

For the opening of the 2007/08 season Dovgoselets will perform the role of a ‘Toreador’ for the world premiere of Mauricio Wainrot’s Carmen, The Passion.

“In the famous Blue Bird Pas de Deux, Dmitri Dovgoselets delivered the most formidable technique of the evening with his flawless brise voles, in which the body is arched gracefully mid-air as the feet beat against each other.”
– Charleston Post and Courier 2002

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