Azamat Zhankabayev

In 2008 graduated from the Almaty Choreographic School named after A. Seleznev (class of Kosmanov S.Z.) After completing his studies, he was invited to take continuing education courses at the Bolshoi Theater Summer School in New York (USA).

In 2008-2009, he completed an internship at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography.

From 2012 to 2016 he studied at the Kazakh National Academy of Arts. Zhurgenova (bachelor's degree in pedagogy of choreography).

From 2009 to 2013 he worked in the troupe of GATOB named after Abay, and then from 2013 to 2019 - in the “Astana Opera”. The repertoire included solo parts in the following ballets: Suite in the style of G. Tutkibayeva's antico, Swan Lake (pas de trois), Sleeping Beauty (Blue Bird) and Bayadere M. Petipa, The Nutcracker and Spartak Y. Grigorovich, Red Giselle (Friend) B. Eifman and others.

In the troupe of the “Astana Ballet” Theater since 2019.

In the repertoire:

Cinderella - choreography by Nadezhda Kalinina;

The Nutcracker - choreography by Vasiliy Vainonen.

Legend about love - choreography by Yuriy Grigorovich

Arcana of Fate - choreography by Mukaram Avakhri

Kozy Korpesh - Bayan Sulu - choreography of Georgy Kovtun

Also, the repertory includes choreographic miniatures:

Triumph - choreography by Ainur Abilgazina

Rewards:

Laureate of the 2nd Prize of the International Orleu Competitions in Almaty, Kazakhstan (2006 and 2008);

Laureate of the II prize of the International Ballet Competition in Seoul, South Korea (2007);

Laureate of the 3rd prize of the international competition "Dancing Olympus" in Berlin, Germany (2008)