Stage Director • Choreographer • Lighting & Visual Designer
Creating theatrical worlds through movement, light, music, space and image.
Nikita Dmitrievsky is a stage director, choreographer and visual artist creating theatrical works in which movement, music, light, space and image become one artistic language.
His work spans ballet, opera, drama, physical theatre and multimedia performance — from intimate chamber works to large-scale productions involving major casts and complex visual technologies.
He has collaborated with major opera and ballet institutions including the Bolshoi Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre, Mikhailovsky Theatre, Boris Eifman Ballet, Ballet Moscow, Krasnoyarsk and Rostov Opera and Ballet Theatres, Novaya Opera, Astana Ballet, Teatro di San Carlo, Teatro Verdi and San Francisco Opera, among others.
One of the first Russian dancers to be invited to work and study with Jiří Kylián's Nederlands Dans Theater. This experience became an important foundation of his artistic language, combining physicality, dramatic imagery, spatial composition, light and moving image.
As a producer and artistic director, he has developed international projects in Russia, the Netherlands, Israel, Finland, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the UAE and other countries.
His distinctive approach lies in bringing several creative disciplines into a single vision — from the first artistic concept through choreography, lighting, costume and visual realization.
His work spans ballet, opera, drama, physical theatre and multimedia performance — from intimate chamber works to large-scale productions involving major casts and complex visual technologies.
He has collaborated with major opera and ballet institutions including the Bolshoi Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre, Mikhailovsky Theatre, Boris Eifman Ballet, Ballet Moscow, Krasnoyarsk and Rostov Opera and Ballet Theatres, Novaya Opera, Astana Ballet, Teatro di San Carlo, Teatro Verdi and San Francisco Opera, among others.
One of the first Russian dancers to be invited to work and study with Jiří Kylián's Nederlands Dans Theater. This experience became an important foundation of his artistic language, combining physicality, dramatic imagery, spatial composition, light and moving image.
As a producer and artistic director, he has developed international projects in Russia, the Netherlands, Israel, Finland, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the UAE and other countries.
His distinctive approach lies in bringing several creative disciplines into a single vision — from the first artistic concept through choreography, lighting, costume and visual realization.
ORIGINAL WORKS & MAJOR PROJECTS
More than 20 original ballets, alongside opera, drama, gala and multimedia productions.
Selected original works include:
Three Comrades
The Little Prince
Samsara
Terraclinium
Cassandra
His theatre and opera work includes "Peer Gynt", "Rusalka" and "The Dowry."
Among his major productions are:
The Land of Faith — Bargujin Tukum
Pushkin
Catharsis Dante
These works reflect different aspects of Dmitrievsky's artistic practice: historical and mythological storytelling, contemporary choreography, cinematic visual language and large-scale theatrical composition.
As a stage director, choreographer and lighting/visual designer, he has also created major cultural and international events, including:
Dauria — Cradle of Civilizations
State Kremlin Palace, Moscow
Mikael Tariverdiev Concert
State Kremlin Palace, Moscow
Energy Reimagined
Rosatom, London
Zabaykalsky International Film Festival
Chita, Russia
He has also served as producer and artistic director of international cultural projects including "Grand Pas" — Moscow International Ballet Festival, "Kings of the Sun", "Opera for All" and the "Ballet of the Big City" gala series.
More than 20 original ballets, alongside opera, drama, gala and multimedia productions.
Selected original works include:
Three Comrades
The Little Prince
Samsara
Terraclinium
Cassandra
His theatre and opera work includes "Peer Gynt", "Rusalka" and "The Dowry."
Among his major productions are:
The Land of Faith — Bargujin Tukum
Pushkin
Catharsis Dante
These works reflect different aspects of Dmitrievsky's artistic practice: historical and mythological storytelling, contemporary choreography, cinematic visual language and large-scale theatrical composition.
As a stage director, choreographer and lighting/visual designer, he has also created major cultural and international events, including:
Dauria — Cradle of Civilizations
State Kremlin Palace, Moscow
Mikael Tariverdiev Concert
State Kremlin Palace, Moscow
Energy Reimagined
Rosatom, London
Zabaykalsky International Film Festival
Chita, Russia
He has also served as producer and artistic director of international cultural projects including "Grand Pas" — Moscow International Ballet Festival, "Kings of the Sun", "Opera for All" and the "Ballet of the Big City" gala series.
WHY DMITRIEVSKY?
One Artistic Vision
A production may involve dozens of creative specialists. But someone has to bring all of these elements together into a single artistic language.
Dmitrievsky works simultaneously across direction, choreography, lighting and visual design, maintaining the artistic integrity of a production from the first rehearsal to the final curtain call.
From Concept to Stage
He develops projects from the initial artistic idea through choreography, visual dramaturgy, lighting and stage realization.
Any Scale
From intimate chamber works to large-scale ballet productions, multimedia performances, large ensembles and technically complex stage projects.
Classical Foundation. Contemporary Language.
Classical ballet training meets modern dance, physical theatre, cinematic thinking and contemporary visual technologies.
More Than a Performance — A World.
The goal is not simply to stage a work.
The goal is to create a world the audience can enter.
One Artistic Vision
A production may involve dozens of creative specialists. But someone has to bring all of these elements together into a single artistic language.
Dmitrievsky works simultaneously across direction, choreography, lighting and visual design, maintaining the artistic integrity of a production from the first rehearsal to the final curtain call.
From Concept to Stage
He develops projects from the initial artistic idea through choreography, visual dramaturgy, lighting and stage realization.
Any Scale
From intimate chamber works to large-scale ballet productions, multimedia performances, large ensembles and technically complex stage projects.
Classical Foundation. Contemporary Language.
Classical ballet training meets modern dance, physical theatre, cinematic thinking and contemporary visual technologies.
More Than a Performance — A World.
The goal is not simply to stage a work.
The goal is to create a world the audience can enter.
PUSHKIN
Alexander Pushkin is one of the defining figures of Russian culture — surrounded by extraordinary personalities, political upheavals, passionate relationships and enduring myths.
Dmitrievsky approaches Pushkin not as a literary monument, but as a living human being.
The production explores the world surrounding the poet: the Napoleonic era, the Decembrists, the Russian aristocracy, European cultural influence, social transformation and the women who shaped his personal life.
Rather than creating another conventional portrait of Pushkin, the production seeks to reveal the human being behind the cultural icon — his contradictions, passions, conflicts and vulnerability.
Dmitrievsky approaches Pushkin not as a literary monument, but as a living human being.
The production explores the world surrounding the poet: the Napoleonic era, the Decembrists, the Russian aristocracy, European cultural influence, social transformation and the women who shaped his personal life.
Rather than creating another conventional portrait of Pushkin, the production seeks to reveal the human being behind the cultural icon — his contradictions, passions, conflicts and vulnerability.
KRASNOYARSK OPERA AND BALLET THEATER
PUSHKIN
A portrait of a poet beyond the monument.
“I am drawn to historical figures whose lives allow me to discover an unexpected story — to reveal a familiar person through completely different aspects: lyrical, passionate and sometimes tragic.
What interests me most is not the monument, but the human being behind it.
Pushkin's world contains an extraordinary theatrical landscape: the Napoleonic wars, the Decembrists, political and social upheaval, the Russian aristocracy, European cultural influence, friendships, conflicts and the women who surrounded him.
I wanted to explore this world not as a historical illustration, but as a living dramatic universe — and to reveal the inner dimensions of the poet's life.”
"Opera & Ballet"
Elena KONOVALOVA
What interests me most is not the monument, but the human being behind it.
Pushkin's world contains an extraordinary theatrical landscape: the Napoleonic wars, the Decembrists, political and social upheaval, the Russian aristocracy, European cultural influence, friendships, conflicts and the women who surrounded him.
I wanted to explore this world not as a historical illustration, but as a living dramatic universe — and to reveal the inner dimensions of the poet's life.”
"Opera & Ballet"
Elena KONOVALOVA
CATHARSIS DANTE
Inspired by Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy", "Catharsis Dante" explores the human journey through fear, guilt, desire, loss and the possibility of transformation.
Rather than illustrating Dante's text literally, the production creates a psychological landscape in which bodies, light, music, space and moving images become fragments of one journey.
The stage becomes a constantly changing universe — part memory, part dream, part inner landscape.
Choreography. Direction. Lighting. Visual concept.
One theatrical language.
Rather than illustrating Dante's text literally, the production creates a psychological landscape in which bodies, light, music, space and moving images become fragments of one journey.
The stage becomes a constantly changing universe — part memory, part dream, part inner landscape.
Choreography. Direction. Lighting. Visual concept.
One theatrical language.
KRASNOYARSK OPERA AND BALLET THEATER
CATHARSIS DANTE
A journey through darkness, memory and transformation.
“An incredibly beautiful production — cohesive and harmonious. The lighting, shadow and colour complemented the performance and helped bring the entire world of the production to life.”
Krasnoyarsk News — Elena Leyman
Krasnoyarsk News — Elena Leyman
The Land of Faith — Bargujin Tukum
A large-scale ballet created for the National Ballet of Buryatia to commemorate the centenary of the Republic.
Based on ancient Turkic mythology, the production explores the origin of life, the birth of the soul and its passage through darkness, fear and uncertainty toward earthly existence.
Dmitrievsky developed the choreography, stage design and lighting as a unified visual system, shaping the stage space through constantly changing density, rhythm and perspective.
The result is a theatrical world in which mythology becomes physical, visual and contemporary.
Based on ancient Turkic mythology, the production explores the origin of life, the birth of the soul and its passage through darkness, fear and uncertainty toward earthly existence.
Dmitrievsky developed the choreography, stage design and lighting as a unified visual system, shaping the stage space through constantly changing density, rhythm and perspective.
The result is a theatrical world in which mythology becomes physical, visual and contemporary.
BURYAT OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE
THE LAND OF FAITH — BARGUJIN TUKUM
A mythological journey from darkness to life
VISUAL DRAMATURGY
“Nikita Dmitrievsky created the visual image of the production through choreography, stage design and lighting, combining the scenes into a unified whole and creating an engaging dramatic structure.”
Musical Life — Georgy Kovalevsky
“Nikita Dmitrievsky created the visual image of the production through choreography, stage design and lighting, combining the scenes into a unified whole and creating an engaging dramatic structure.”
Musical Life — Georgy Kovalevsky
AVAILABLE FOR COLLABORATION
Stage Direction
Ballet, opera, dance theatre and multidisciplinary productions.
Choreography
New works for dance companies, theatres and festivals.
Lighting & Visual Design
Integrated lighting, spatial and visual dramaturgy.
New Work Commissions
Development of original theatrical and interdisciplinary projects.
Residencies & Workshops
Creative residencies, choreography workshops and masterclasses.
Stage Direction
Ballet, opera, dance theatre and multidisciplinary productions.
Choreography
New works for dance companies, theatres and festivals.
Lighting & Visual Design
Integrated lighting, spatial and visual dramaturgy.
New Work Commissions
Development of original theatrical and interdisciplinary projects.
Residencies & Workshops
Creative residencies, choreography workshops and masterclasses.
With Roland Petit at the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia
Photo: M. Logvinov
Photo: M. Logvinov
MODERN DANCE AS AN INDEPENDENT LANGUAGE
His choreographic language is rooted in classical training and modern dance, drawing from the legacy of Martha Graham, Lester Horton, Paul Taylor and Matt Mattox, while incorporating jazz, Afro-modern, postmodern practices, contact improvisation and physical theatre.
His choreographic language is rooted in classical training and modern dance, drawing from the legacy of Martha Graham, Lester Horton, Paul Taylor and Matt Mattox, while incorporating jazz, Afro-modern, postmodern practices, contact improvisation and physical theatre.
ALEM
Based on an ancient Turkic legend about the origin of life, "Alem" follows a soul before its arrival on Earth.
Through darkness, fear and encounters with the unknown, the soul undergoes a series of trials before overcoming the forces that threaten its journey.
The production explores birth, destiny, fear and the eternal struggle between light and darkness through choreography and visual theatre.
Through darkness, fear and encounters with the unknown, the soul undergoes a series of trials before overcoming the forces that threaten its journey.
The production explores birth, destiny, fear and the eternal struggle between light and darkness through choreography and visual theatre.
ASTANA BALLET
ALEM
The birth of a soul.
ARTISTIC PHILOSOPHY
"Pure art cannot be deceived. If a work is genuine, it has the power to captivate regardless of when it was created. But when a work relies on imitation or clichés, it loses the energy of the original.”
Classicism demands perfection. There are no secondary elements on stage — everything matters, from the gesture to the acoustics of the theatre.
SAN CARLO THEATRE
LA SOLITUDINE DEL VENTO
Precision. Atmosphere. Presence.
THE LITTLE PRINCE
"The Little Prince" combines modern ballet, drama, physical theatre, contemporary music, 3D mapping, multimedia and complex lighting design.
The stage becomes a fluid visual environment in which technology does not simply illustrate the story — it becomes part of the dramaturgy.
The production explores loneliness, connection, imagination and the loss of innocence through movement, image and theatrical transformation
The stage becomes a fluid visual environment in which technology does not simply illustrate the story — it becomes part of the dramaturgy.
The production explores loneliness, connection, imagination and the loss of innocence through movement, image and theatrical transformation
“Pure art cannot be deceived. If it is genuine, it captivates regardless of when it was created.”
"zvuki.ru"
"zvuki.ru"
BALLET AS A LANGUAGE
“For me, ballet is philosophy, and movement is a language through which we communicate with the world.”
Nikita Dmitrievsky
Nikita Dmitrievsky
Drei Kameraden
Inspired by Erich Maria Remarque's "Three Comrades", the production combines the atmosphere of the Weimar era, echoes of German marches, Kurt Weill's musical world and a retro visual language.
Movement, live orchestral sound and video installation interact as equal elements of the production, creating a theatrical portrait of friendship, loss, memory and survival.
Movement, live orchestral sound and video installation interact as equal elements of the production, creating a theatrical portrait of friendship, loss, memory and survival.
THEATRE "NEW BALLET"
Drei Kameraden
A dance-cry of the lost generation
LIGHT AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
“Light has become my second language after choreography. Everything starts and ends with it. Any emotional state can be transformed through a subtle change of light.”
“Light has become my second language after choreography. Everything starts and ends with it. Any emotional state can be transformed through a subtle change of light.”
TERRACLINIUM
A choreographic and visual exploration of transformation, memory and human existence.
The stage becomes an active environment rather than a background — shaped by movement, light, space and time.
The stage becomes an active environment rather than a background — shaped by movement, light, space and time.
BALLET "MOSCOW"
TERRACLINIUM
He who has passed through everything, let him open his eyes…
MARIINSKY THEATRE
Euphoria
String Quartet in D minor “Death and the Maiden” (Part II)
LIGHT AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
"Sometimes, to express an emotion in dance, you need to stop time. Sometimes, you need to rewind it. Cinema has become another world for me — a place where I can bring an infinite number of moments to life.”
"Sometimes, to express an emotion in dance, you need to stop time. Sometimes, you need to rewind it. Cinema has become another world for me — a place where I can bring an infinite number of moments to life.”
CINEMA / MOVEMENT / TIME
CINEMA AS ANOTHER LANGUAGE OF MOVEMENT
I'M NOT SLEEPING ANYMORE
When time stops, reality begins to dissolve.
A cinematic exploration of repetition, anticipation, memory and the unstable boundary between sleep and waking.
Music by Laurent Lamarque.
Performed by Darya Dmitrievskaya.
When time stops, reality begins to dissolve.
A cinematic exploration of repetition, anticipation, memory and the unstable boundary between sleep and waking.
Music by Laurent Lamarque.
Performed by Darya Dmitrievskaya.
je ne dors plus
ONLY YOU
ONLY YOU
Two parallel realities exist within the same space.
Which one is real?
Which one controls us?
A visual study of perception, intimacy and the fragile boundary between reality and imagination.
Two parallel realities exist within the same space.
Which one is real?
Which one controls us?
A visual study of perception, intimacy and the fragile boundary between reality and imagination.
WHITE SPACE
An exploration of body, light, emptiness and time.
With minimal visual means, the work transforms absence into a theatrical presence.
An exploration of body, light, emptiness and time.
With minimal visual means, the work transforms absence into a theatrical presence.
WHITE SPACE
Video
PUSHKIN
THE LAND OF FAITH
DANTE’S CATHARSIS
ALEM
EUPHORIA
DREI KAMERADEN
SACRIFICE
LA SOLITUDINE DEL VENTO
TERRACLINIUM
THE LITTLE PRINCE
CITY FOR ONE
TABULA RASA
Girl without dowry
SAMSARA
DREAM PLAY
THE BRIDGE
NINA
CAFE
LET'S CREATE
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