Adrian Ducin

Adrian Ducin

Demi-soloist
He graduated at the National Lyceum of Choreography in Chisinau, Moldova (2001) and the Conservatory in Vienna, Austria (2002). In 2021 he graduated at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava.
 
In 2002 he joined the SND Ballet, first as a soloist dancing with the corps de ballet; in 2008 he was promoted to soloist.
 
His repertory with the Ballet of the Slovak National Ballet includes principal roles and solo parts such as James, Gurn (La Sylphide, ch. A. Bournonville), Blue Bird (The Sleeping Beauty, ch. B. Yuldashev), Blue Bird, Gavalier (The Sleeping Beauty, ch. V. Malakhov), Jester, Rothbart, Pas de trois (Swan Lake, ch. R. Avnikian after M.Petipa, L. Ivanov), Solor, Golden Idol (La Bayadère, ch. M. Metipa), Gavalier (The Nutcracker, ch. F. Nault), Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet, ch. M. Moricone), Ali, Lanquedem (Le Corsaire, ch. B. Yuldashev after M. Petipa), Crassus (Spartacus, ch. J. Ďurovčík), Hilarion, Peasant pas de deux (Giselle, ch. R. Avnikian after J. Perrot, J. Coralli, M. Petipa), Wooden Prince (Wooden Prince, ch. T. Juronic), Svätojanko (A Beetle Was Born, ch. I. Holováč), Jean de Brienne (Grand pas from Raymonda, J. Chang after M. Petipa), Louis (Angelika, ch. M. de Candia), Enrico Cecchetti (Nijinsky – God of Dance, ch. D. de Andrade), Soul, Lorenzo (Romeo and Juliet … Just Like Yesterday, ch. N. Horečná), Sleepy (Snow White and Seven Racers, ch. L. Vaculík), 2nd Prince, Drake (Bearskin, ch. J. Ďurovčík), Shujsky (Ivan the Terrible, ch. L. Vaculík), Don Juan (Don Juan, ch. I. Holováč); he danced in the ballets as Six Dances (ch. J. Kylián), Un ballo (ch. J Kylián), Susto (ch. P. Lightfoot, S. León), Real Time (ch. L. Timulák), 15 Hetersoxual Duets (ch. J. Kudelka), Four Seasons (ch. J. Kudelka), Duende (ch. N. Duato), Serenade (ch. G. Balanchine), Slovak Dances (ch. N. Horečná), Beyond Sin/The Brothers Karamazov (ch. B. Eifman), La Esmeralda (ch. V. Medvedev, S. Fečo after M. Petipa), Birthday (ch. Y. Ivanenko), Warhol, Everest, Change (ch. M. Radačovský), Four Reasons, Anjeli nad mestom (ch. I. Holováč).
 
Adrian Ducin has choreographed Grand polonaise (2010) from theTchaikovsky opera Eugen Onegin, Par (2014) on Bach piano concerto No 3, Jaded Dawn (2016) on Mozart and Last Call (2016) on Chopin, No way (2017) with music by Phillip Glass, Musica Istropolitana (2017) with music by Alexander Moyzes, Eight Days in a Week (2018) as part of Beatles Go Baroque with music by Peter Breiner, Bolero (2021) and Mare (2021) with music by Maurice Ravel.
 
Awards
International ballet competition in St. Pölten (2002) – 2nd place
Competition of contemporary dance in Vienna (2002) – 1st prize
International Ballet Competition in Vienna (2004) – finale
Premium award of LITA (2006) – for artistic interpretation of Blue bird from The Sleeping Beauty