Roman Lazik

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Roman Lazik with Olga Esina (2011)

Roman Lazik (* 1978 in Bratislava ) is a Slovak ballet dancer. In 2003 he became principal soloist in the Bavarian State Ballet . Since 2007 he has been engaged in the ballet of the Vienna State Opera , where Manuel Legris appointed him Principal Soloist of the Vienna State Ballet in 2010 .

Life

From 1989 to 1996 Lazik studied at the Eva Jaczova Dance Conservatory in Bratislava . One year before graduating, he was engaged as a soloist by the ballet of the Slovak National Theater.

This was followed by engagements with the South African PACT Ballet in Pretoria and Israel Ballet in Tel Aviv . In 1999 Roman Lazik returned to Bratislava as first soloist. A year and a half later he took the position of demi-soloist at the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich . There he advanced to soloist (2001) and finally principal soloist (2003).

Four years later he switched to the ballet of the Vienna State Opera , where in 2010 he was appointed Principal Soloist of the Vienna State Ballet by the director Manuel Legris .

repertoire

In addition to the leading roles in the classical repertoire, Lazik also danced leading roles in neoclassical and contemporary works by George Balanchine , Jerome Robbins , Roland Petit , Kenneth MacMillan , Frederick Ashton , Rudolf Nurejew , Pierre Lacotte , Patrice Bart , Ray Barra , Serge Lifar , Harald Lander , Rudi van Dantzig , Jiří Kylián , Mats Ek , John Neumeier , William Forsythe , Hans van Manen , Lucinda Childs , Graeme Murphy, Twyla Tharp , Jorma Elo, Nils Christe, Boris Eifman , Jean-Christophe Maillot, Christopher Wheeldon , Edwaard Liang, Ashley Page , Patrick de Bana, Davide Bombana , Edward Clug and Jacopo Godani.

As part of guest appearances and galas, he toured numerous countries in Europe as well as the USA , Canada , Japan , China , India and New Zealand . Lazik can be seen on television broadcasting the New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic and the opening of the Vienna Opera Ball .

Awards

  • 1994: Finalist in the international ballet competition in Paris
  • 1994: 1st prize at the Czechoslovak ballet competition in Brno
  • 1995 and 1996: Philip Morris Ballet Flower Award
  • 1995: Finalist in the Prix ​​de Lausanne
  • 1996: Bronze medal at the International Ballet Competition in New York
  • 1996: 1st place at the ÖTR contest in Vienna
  • 1996: Prime Minister of Slovakia Prize
  • 1997: Finalist of the Eurovision Contest of Young Dance Artists in Gdansk
  • 1999: Prize of the Literary Fund of Slovakia

Web links

Commons : Roman Lazik  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Roman Lazik at the Bavarian State Opera - biographies , accessed on December 1, 2019
  2. ↑ Roman Lazik and Vladimir Shishov appointed first solo dancers of the Vienna State Ballet , APA announcement of October 10, 2010, accessed on December 1, 2019
  3. ↑ Portrait of Roman Lazik at the Vienna State Opera
  4. ↑ "New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 2019: ORF broadcasts live on TV for the 61st time" , APA report from December 28, 2018, accessed on December 1, 2019
  5. ↑ Alles Walzer: The Vienna Opera Ball 2019 on ORF , APA report from January 2019, accessed on December 1, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Lazik, Roman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovak ballet dancer
DATE OF BIRTH 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Bratislava , Slovakia