Boris Zhurilov

Boris Zhurilov graduated from the world-renowned Vaganova Ballet Academy in 2006 and was immediately accepted to the Mariinsky Theatre, where he performed solo and poster roles. In 2018, at the invitation of Nina Ananiashvili, he became premier of the State Ballet of Georgia in Tbilisi.

In 2019 he moved to Moscow to the Stanislavsky Theatre at the invitation of Laurent Iller. Since 2022, Boris has been a soloist with the Hungarian State Theatre. 

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Boris has revealed his role as a lyrical-dramatic artist, performing the roles of the princes in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella, as well as Albrecht in Giselle and the Young Man in Chopiniana. As a heroic-dramatic artiste, he shone in the roles of Spartacus, Espada in Don Quixote, and Torero in Carmen Suite. 

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Since 2018, Boris has been lovingly passing on his knowledge and experience to the younger generation. At the invitation of the Japan Ballet Competition, he holds annual masterclasses and is a member of the jury of the prestigious competition. His student won the Maximova International Competition in Perm and the Bolshoi Theatre Competition in Moscow. 

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Boris is also actively involved in organizing cultural events. In 2011 he organised the first exhibition of Mariinsky Theatre photographer Mark Olic at the Centre for Russian Culture in London to coincide with the Mariinsky Theatre's tour of the Royal Opera House.

In collaboration with the Union of Theatre Workers, he organized cultural events in St Petersburg, and in 2021 he organized an evening of contemporary choreography, Ballet Music Inspiration, in Moscow. 

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From July to August 2024 he organized a large tour of European artists to different cities in Japan. The programme included 21 gala concerts featuring 30 artists, including soloists from Europe's leading theatres: the Royal Opera House, the Bavarian State Ballet, Het Nationale Ballet, and the Hungarian State Opera.