The dance world is mourning renowned Soviet ballet dancer and onetime , Ukraine , battle critic , Vladimir Shklyarov , after he fell 60 feet to his death from the fifth-story ledge of a , St. Petersburg , tower.
Shklyarov was 39.
Russian authorities declared his dying an injury right away, despite a preliminary research being conducted, according to RIA Novosti.
He was expected to have” complex cervical surgery” for a back injury on Monday and was taking” major analgesics”, the head of the Mariinsky Theatre’s media company told Russian news agency Fontanka.
The performer’s death was confirmed by the theater’s speech from Saturday, according to a statement released by the theater.
” This is a great loss not only for the venue’s staff, but for all of yesterday’s dance art”, the , Mariinsky Theatre , said in a statement. ” Our apologies to the author’s family, loved ones, friends and all the various friends of his function and skill”.
He married Maria Shirinkina, a brother dance, in 2013 and they had two children.
Shklyarov performed worldwide, including with the , Metropolitan Opera , in , New York City, the , Royal Opera House , in , London , and , The Kennedy Center , in , Washington, D. C.  , In contrast, the actor danced with the , American Ballet Theatre , in 2014 and 2015, the company said in an Instagram gift.
ABT sent apologies to” all who were touched by his brilliance”, concluding,” Rest in peace, Vladimir. Your charm, which you have given this earth, may continue to shine through it.
Shklyarov, who had just graduated from Mariinsky’s Academy of Russian Ballet, began dancing at the company in 2003 and rose to prominence as one of its principal dancers in 2011, according to the theater’s profile. He received a slew of honors, capped by being crowned an Honored Artist of , Russia , in 2020, Mariinsky said, calling him” an expressive, absolutely unique actor and a artist, professionally excellent dancer who can learn all styles”.
In , March 2022 , the dancer spoke out against Russia’s invasion of , Ukraine , in an Instagram post that was later deleted, The Guardian reported. Without shedding a tear, Shklyarov wrote,” It is impossible to watch everything that is happening right now.” After deleting the post, he did not comment on the war again, The Guardian said.
Fellow dancer , Irina Baranovskaya , called Shklyarov’s death” a stupid, unbearable accident” on the social media platform Telegram, saying that he had gone onto the went onto the “very narrow balcony” for a smoke and “lost his balance”.
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