2016 Ballet Program Faculty
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Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada, Igor Dobrovolskiy is one of Canada’s most prolific choreographers, having created 11 full-length ballets and 48 short works over twelve years. In 2014 he was the recipient of the prestigious Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Dobrovolskiy’s works created for the company are presented throughout Europe in Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, and the U.S. Igor Dobrovolskiy holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in pedagogy of ballet, dance, and choreography from the Kiev National University of the Arts. His career has taken him across Europe and South America. Dobrovolskiy’s creations weave dramatic narrative with inventive choreography to create powerful, emotional, and lyrical forms which explore the human condition. Drawing on an extensive musical and literary background and his experience as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer, Dobrovolskiy uses the solid foundation of classical ballet technique as a springboard for an expressive dance lexicon.