Dmitri Harchenko

(choreographer)

EDUCATION AND WORK
Dmitri Harchenko graduated from Tallinn Ballet School in 1990 (the class of Enn Suve) and in 2003 from Saint Petersburg State Conservatory as a stage director and choreographer of music theatre (the classes of Nikita Dolgushin and Nikolai Boyarchikov). In 1990–2003, Harchenko was a ballet soloist with the Estonian National Opera. In 2009–2017, he was the Chairman of the Board of the Estonian Ballet Union and a member of the Board of the Estonian Theatre Union. 2008–2022 (with intervals) he was a teacher of acting, dancing, classical mis-en-scène and history of contemporary dance. As a guest teacher he has worked in the Tallinn University Choreography Department, Music Theatre Department in the Northern University (Ohio) and various studios in Estonia and abroad. In 2018–2019, he was the General Manager of the Maardu Culture and Info Centre. In 2009, Harchenko created the Tallinn Dance Theatre, being also its artistic director, stage director and producer ever since.

REPERTOIRE
Estonian National Opera:
Prince (Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”)
Blue Bird, Carabosse, Prince Fortuné (Tchaikovsky’s “The Sleeping Beauty”)
Pas de trois, Hungarian and Neapolitan dances (Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”)
Mercutio (Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet”)
The Golden Idol, Magedaveya (Minkus’ “La Bayadère”)
Peasant Pas de deux, Hans (Adam’s “Giselle”)
The Goblin, Farmhand (Tubin’s “The Goblin”)
Groom’s friend (Murdmaa/Kallós’ “Honeymoon”)
Groom (Cullberg’s “Miss Julie”)

Other theatres:
Matthias, Prince (Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”, Vanemuine Theatre) 
Haimon (Anouilh/Murdmaa’s “Antigone”, Estonian Drama Theatre)
Arnold (Kander’s “Cabaret”, Smithbridge Productions)
…among others.

STAGINGS
“Colourful Dreams on the theme of “Macbeth”” (Winter Garden of the Estonian National Opera, 1994)
“La voix humaine” (Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, 1995)
“Ämberlund” (Estonian National Opera, 1999)
“Dear guests! Please be reminded …” (Estonian National Opera, 2001)
“Town Musicians of Bremen” (Kaunas State Music Theatre, 2004)
“Cats” (Vanemuine Theatre, 2005)
“OOO/Out of Opera” (Chamber Hall of the Estonian National Opera, 2011)
Ballet evening “Canned” (Vanemuine Theatre, 1996)
“Exitus” (Vanemuine Theatre, 1998)
“Undine” (Vanemuine Theatre, 2000; Dance Theatre Zick, 2006)
“Travel Guide. Attention: Flexible!” (Dance Theatre Zick, 2006)
“Piaf” (Dance Theatre Zick, 2007)
“Hoffmann-Promenade” (Dance Theatre Zick, 2008)

In addition he has staged in Fred Centre Theatre (USA), Tallinn Dance Theatre and is also a designer for most of his productions. He has also created a series of concert productions “Invitation to Duel” and “Icons” that brought together well-known musicians and dancers. He has created choreography for various productions in different genres.