Who was Vladimir Shklyarov? Ballet star dies aged 39 after falling from building

According to Russian media, national officials are looking into his death, which was reported by the St Petersburg steadfast Mariinsky Theatre connected Saturday, November 16.

Representatives for the theatre told the media that portion on painkillers, helium fell from the 5th storey of a gathering successful St Petersburg. The ballet institution said successful a statement: “This is simply a immense nonaccomplishment not lone for the theatre's unit but for each of modern ballet.

“Our condolences to the artist’s family, loved ones, friends and each the galore admirers of his enactment and talent.”

Shklyarov was calved successful St Petersburg successful 1985 and studied astatine the famed Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, graduating successful 2003.

He began moving for Mariinsky Theatre the aforesaid twelvemonth and roseate to the presumption of main dancer successful 2011, which is the highest presumption successful a ballet company.

Shklyarov performed arsenic the main dancer successful a fig of shows implicit his 20 years with the company, including Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, and Romeo and Juliet.

He gave performances astatine esteemed locations each implicit the world, specified arsenic the Metropolitan Opera successful New York and the Royal Opera House successful London.

He joined Maria Shirinkina, a chap dancer with the Mariinsky Theatre, successful 2013, and welcomed 2 kids together.

American Ballet Theater remembered him connected Instagram arsenic “an bonzer creator whose grace and passionateness inspired audiences worldwide”.

“Rest successful peace, Vladimir. Your airy volition proceed to radiance done the quality you brought to this world,” the station added.

Mariinsky dancer Diana Vishneva said: “This calamity brings lone tears and sadnesss … This is the calamity for our theatre, our communal grief, feeling of emptiness. You were the favourite spouse … My beauteous Romeo, my brave Prince successful Cinderella.”

Shklyarov's decease was described arsenic “a stupid, unbearable accident” by chap dancer Irina Baranovskaya successful a station connected Telegram, a well-known societal media level successful Russia. She claimed that helium “went retired onto the balcony to get immoderate aerial and smoke” and “lost his balance”.