Co-Producer:
Founded in Toronto in 2003 by Corey Ross, Starvox Entertainment has ranked in Profit Magazine’s Fastest growing Canadian companies for 5 years in a row. Starvox produces, manages, represents and promotes cross-over performing arts shows and exhibitions that tour Canada, the United States, and internationally. Mr. Ross has produced multiple theatrical shows in Chicago including the Harry Potter parody Potted Potter, Evil Dead the Musical, Champions of Magic, and Sherlock Holmes. In Las Vegas Mr. Ross produces three shows for Caesars Entertainment—Wow, Extravagnza and Potted Potter. In the world of art exhibitions Mr. Ross produces the Art of Banksy in London, Canada, the USA, as well as Immersive Van Gogh and Illusionarium in Toronto.
Co-Producer:
Toronto’s Show One Productions was founded in 2004 by the enterprising Russian born impresario Svetlana Dvoretsky. Initially focused on classical music, the company has since expanded greatly and is now a leading presenter of high-profile International artists, symphony orchestras, theatre and dance companies and special projects. The company is especially proud of its presentations of Mikhail Baryshnikov, John Malkovich, Michel Legrand, Slava Snow Show, Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra, Vladimir Spivakov and the Moscow Virtuosi, Eifman Ballet, the Vakhtangov Theatre, opera stars sopranos Sondra Radvanovsky and Hibla Gerzmava, and the late baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Trio Magnifico Opera Gala – the historic union and once-in-a-lifetime event at The Four Seasons Opera House of soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Yusif Eyvazov in their Toronto debuts, with Hvorostovsky in his last Toronto appearance – remains an exceptional musical memory in the history of the performing arts in Canada. Dvoretsky is a proud recipient of the Order of York by the Government of Canada for “an outstanding contribution in art and culture.”
Co-Producer:
Slava has specialized in building modern custom developments across Toronto, and recently took on a new challenge of preserving heritage buildings that can be integrated into the city’s contemporary landscape. His latest and proudest achievement is the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit — a venture that began by converting a 5-storey industrial base of a 50 year-old high-rise office tower to a magical installation of 600,000 cubic feet projections.
He had to re-develop the existing space into a safe and visually unobtrusive arena for showcasing Van Gogh’s work on an astonishing scale. Considering all the supporting elements behind the production, imagination and innovation were at the core. For Slava, the project reached extraordinary heights and expanded beyond anything that has ever been done before. What was once the home to Toronto Star’s printing presses was conceptualized into the world’s first drive-in art experience.
The old and the new, commerce and culture, architecture and technology – all existing thrillingly, side by side. Slava Zheleznyakov is the man who made it happen.
Founder and Executive producer in Storywall Entertainment.
Co-founder and managing partner of Archpro, architectural and project management company with headquarter in Switzerland and offices in 7 countries.
Creative Director and Script Writer.
Previously worked as director of numerous events and TV programs in Russia and Canada. Founder and director of Star School Academy – a Performing Arts and Music Academy, Toronto since 2011.
Art Director.
Previously worked as a CG and motion graphics designer at Russia’s largest national TV channel, Channel 1. FormerArt Director at Radugadesign. Founder of the largest Russian motion designers’ community.
Composer, P.I.
Tchaikovsky’s score adaptation and arrangement.
Prince Nutcracker
One of the most talented, promising and beautiful young premiers of the Bolshoi Theater. Performs many leading parties in such ballet as a Swan Lake, Spartak, Evgeny Onegin, Nutcracker and many others.
Born in Moscow. In 2009, after graduation from Moscow State Academic Dance Theatre Gzhel he joined the Bolshoi Ballet Company where he started to rehearse with famous Russian dancer and ballet teacher Nikolai Tsiskaridze. Now Denis is a Premier Dancer of Bolshoi Theatre.
2014 — Soul of Dance Prize in the Rising Star category from Ballet Magazine.
2016 — Oleg Yankovsky Prize from Bosco di Ciliegi Festival.
2017 — the Benois de la danse International Dance Association prize for the performance of the role of Solor in La Bayadere;
he was voted The Best Dancer of the Year (2016) by the Italian Danza & Danza magazine.
2018 — Presidential Prize to young culture professionals.
Princess Marie
Born in Saint Petersburg. In 2017 graduated from Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet and joined the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. Now Eleonora is one of the youngest leading soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre.
Apart from the interest in watching her star rise, there is also a curious sidenote to Sevenard’s blossoming career. She is the great-great-grand-niece of Mathilde Kschessinska (1872-1971), the prima ballerina assoluta of the Imperial Russian Ballet in St Petersburg.
Young Marie
Elizabeth is 12 year old, lives in Toronto, student of Fouette Academy of Dance.
Fritz, Marie’s brother
Alex is 11 years old, lives in Toronto, student of Star School, Performing Arts and Music Academy.
Composer
A reputable Canadian-Russian composer and music arranger, Aslan Gotov, is an outstanding musician and educator with unlimited stylistic versatility ranging from pure classical to folk/ethnics, pop, and jazz.
Mr. Gotov obtained a Master’s degree as a concert pianist in 1993, followed by a PhD degree as a composer and arranger/orchestrator in 1996. He is a true expert in both the traditional symphonic and jazz orchestration, and in the modern digital music programming.
For many years, Mr. Gotov worked as a professional arranger and composer with the most famous orchestras, companies, and soloists at the heart of the Russian top show business. A special place in his professional career belongs to the Russian National Radio and Television Orchestra – where he worked as a composer and arranger; and to the top Russian National Record Company – where he worked as an exclusive editor.
As a leader of a jazz/rock band, he received special recognitions at several international jazz festivals.
As a comprehensive master of orchestration, Mr. Gotov continues his professional aspirations in Canada by providing amazing musical support and an inspiring partnership to many prominent Canadian artists and performing companies.
Recently, ingenious Tchaikovsky’s score of “Nutcracker” was innovatively adapted and sophisticatedly arranged by Mr. Gotov in a modern digital format for a magical “Immersive Nutcracker”.
