David Motta Soares

Biography

Born in Cabo Frio (Brazil, state of Rio de Janeiro). There he began to study ballet at the Regina and Ofelia Corvello Ballet School. In 2010, after attending the Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive in Middlebury, Connecticut, he was offered to continue education at this school. In 2015, he graduated from the Academy (Andrei Smirnov’s class) and joined the Ballet Company of the Bolshoi Theatre. He rehearses under Vladimir Nikonov.

While studying he appeared as Colas in La fille mal gardée by P. L. Hertel (Bolshoi Theatre and Bolshoi Ballet Academy co-production; Y. Grigorovich’s version). In 2014, he toured with Academy to Milan and Rome.

Repertoire

2015
French Doll, Final Waltz and Apotheosis (Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)

2016
Piggy-Wiggy (Efrem Podgayts’ Moidodyr/Wash'em Clean, Y choreography by Yuri Smekalov)
Waltz (Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, L. Ivanov, A. Gorsky, the 2^nd Y. Grigorovich’s version)
Grand Pas, Bernard (A. Glazunov’s Raymonda, choreography by M. Petipa, Yuri Grigorovich's version)
Count Albrecht (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M. Petipa, Yuri Grigorovich's version)
Juliet’s Friends (S. Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
The Leading Couple in Diamonds to music by P. Tchaikovsky and Two leading couples in Emeralds to music by G. Fauré (Part III and Part I of Jewels, choreography by G. Balanchine)
The Bronze Idol (La Bayadère by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Grigorovich's version)
Pechorin (A Hero of Our Time by I. Demutsky, Taman part, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director K. Serebrennikov)
Nutcracker-Prince (Nutcracker)

2017
Principal Dancer (Etudes to music by Carl Czerny, choreography by H. Lander)
Pechorin (A Hero of Our Time, Bela part
Antoine Mistral (B. Asfiev’s The Flames of Paris, production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky after V. Vainonen) – debuted on the Bolshoi Ballet tour to Japan
The Evil Genius (Swan Lake)
Torero (Carmen Suite to music by G. Bizet-R. Shchedrin, choreography by A. Alonso)
Grand Gala (Nureyev by I. Demutsky, choreography by Y. Possokhov, director K. Serebrennikov) – appeared in the opening night performance

2018
Frantz (Coppelia by L. Délibes, choreography by M. Petipa and E. Cecchetti; revival and new choreographic version by S. Vikharev)
Pas d'esclaves (Le Corsaire by A. Adam, production and new choreography by A. Ratmansky and Y. Burlaka after M.Petipa) — debuted on the Bolshoi Ballet tour to Beijing
Fisherman (C. Pugni’s La Fille du Pharaon, choreography by P. Lacotte after M. Petipa)
Basilio (Don Quixote by L.Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, A. Gorsky, the 2^nd A. Fadeyechev’s version)
part in Artifact Suite (appeared in the opening night performance), two couples (music by E. Crossman-Hecht and J. S. Bach, choreography by W. Forsythe)
Petrushka (Petrushka by I. Stravinsky, choreography by E. Clug )
Gaston Rieux (Lady of the Camellias to music by F. Chopin, choreography by J. Neumeier)
Romeo (Romeo and Juliet, choreography by A. Ratmansky)

2019
Lord Wilson/Taor (La Fille du Pharaon)
Florizel (The Winter’s Tale by J. Talbot, choreography by Ch.Wheeldon) – creation at the Bolshoi Theatre (from the middle of the 2nd act)
Ballet Dancer (D. Shostakovich’s The Bright Stream, choreography by A. Ratmansky)
Friend/ friends to Ferkhad (A. Melikov’s A Legend of Love, choreography by Y. Grigorovich)
Soloist Part 4; ‘two couples’ in Part 1, in Part 4; Soloist Part 3 (Symphony in C to music by G. Bizet, choreography by G. Balanchine)
Lover, Friend/ friends (Gaîté Parisienne to music by Jacques Offenbach and Manuel Rosenthal, choreography by Maurice Béjart)
The leading part in Rubies (Part II of Jewels, music by I.Stravinsky, choreography by G. Balanchine) – debuted on the Bolshoi Theatre tour to Brisbane

2020
Toreador (Don Quixote)