Ivan Zaytsev

principal dancer of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
Honored Artist of Russia

Ivan Zaitsev is a graduate of the Krasnodar Choreographic School. In 2007, he graduated from the St. Petersburg University of Culture and Arts, where he studied at the department of choreography, and was immediately accepted into the Leonid Yakobson Ballet Theater.
After participating in the XI Moscow International Competition of Ballet Dancers and Choreographers in 2009, the artist was invited to the Boris Eifman Ballet Theatre.
In 2011, Ivan Zaitsev joined the Mikhailovsky Theatre troupe as a soloist. Critics note that it was at the Mikhailovsky Theatre that Ivan Zaitsev “revealed himself as a virtuoso dancer, and the theatre acquired a unique partner.”
In 2014, Ivan Zaitsev became the theatre’s principal dancer.
In 2026, was awarded the title Honored Artist of Russia.