Nikita Kirbitov


corps de ballet

Nikita Kirbitov was born in Ukraine. He trained at the school of Donetsk Ballet and Opera Theatre and in 2015 he graduated at Vaganova Ballet Academy with excellence diploma. During his last years in Saint Petersburg he danced with the ensemble of Mariinsky Theatre. At the beginning of the 2015/2016 season, Nikita Kirbitov joined Bayerisches Staatsballett as a member of the corps de ballet.

(Information as of March 2025)

selected roles in the 2024/25 season:
Gardener in Le Parc (Angelin Preljocaj)
Dancer in The Rite of Spring (Pina Bausch), as part of the Wings of Memory Triple Bill

Debuts with Bayerisches Staatsballett
Four Fates in Cinderella (C. Wheeldon)
Titania's Favourite Elf in A Midsummer Night's Dream (J. Neumeier)
Summer in Cinderella (C. Wheeldon)
Dancer in Passages: Sweet Bones' Melody (M. Goecke)
Dancer in Romeo and Juliet (J. Cranko)
Dancer in Giselle (P. Wright)
Dancer in Swan Lake (R. Barra)
Spanish Dance in Nutcracker (J. Neumeier)
Dancer in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (C. Wheeldon)
Dancer in Spartacus (Y. Grigorovich)
Dancer in Coppélia (R. Petit)
Core holder in The Blizzard (A. Kaydanovskiy)
Dancer in Tchaikovsky Overtures (A. Ratmansky)
Dancer in Fille mal gardée (F. Ashton)
Dancer in La Bayadère (P. Bart)
Dancer in Raymonda (R. Barra)
Dancer in Onegin (J. Cranko)
Dancer in Don Quijote (R. Barra)
Dancer in Anna Karenina (C. Spuck)
Dancer in A Jour: Tag Zwei (Ö. Ayik)
Dancer in Jewels: Diamonds (G. Balanchine)
Dancer in Taming of the Shrew (J. Cranko)
Dancer in Heute ist morgen (Ö. Ayik)
Dancer in Lady of the Camellias (J. Neumeier)
Dancer in Junge Choreographen: Out of place (E. Liang)
Dancer in Sinfonie in C (G. Balanchine)
Dancer in Junge Choreographen: Waste Choreographie (S. Pechar)
Soloist in Paradigma: Broken Fall (R. Maliphant)
Dancer in Birthday Offering (F. Ashton)
Dancer in Schmetterling (S. León, P. Lightfoot)
Dancer in Le Grand Sot (M. Motin)
Gardener in Le Parc (A. Preljocaj)
Dancer in Duato/Skeels/Eyal: Chasm (A. Skeels)
Dancer in Duato/Skeels/Eyal: White Darkness (N. Duato)