BORN IN KYIV, UKRAINE TO A BALLET FAMILY, IVAN TRAINED AT THE KYIV STATE CHOREOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE AND AT THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL.

Upon graduation Sir Anthony Dowell invited him to join the Company, where he became a Principal after three seasons.

His repertory includes Principal roles in all the classics and ballets by MacMillan, Ashton, Balanchine, Fokine, Nijinsky, Tetley, Cranko, Bournonville, Robbins, Zamuel, Goleizovsky, McGregor, Forsythe, Kylián, Maliphant, Bourne, De Frutos, Petit and Duato. International appearances include leading roles with National Ballet Companies of Cuba, Hungary, Ukraine, Lithuania, England, Mexico, Georgia, Vienna Staatsoper, Asami Maki Ballet Theatre and with The Royal Ballet in many of the world’s most renowned theatres.

Awards include Premier Prix at the Prix de Lausanne, Gold medal at the Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition, Gold Medal at the Nijinsky Festival, Critics’ Circle National Dance Award, Medal for Work and Achievement from the President of Ukraine and has been made an Honorary Artist of Ukraine.

He has worked with Mario Testino, Johnnie Shand-Kidd, Philip Haas, Nick Knight, Gary Hume, Sam Taylor-Wood and Pet Shop Boys on photographic, film and other creative projects.

Ivan has performed at special events and charities in front of world leaders and royalties at various occasions and places including Buckingham Palace, 101^st birthday of Queen Mother. 

Pet Shop Boys have written The Most Incredible Thing for Ivan. This ballet was first performed at Sadler’s Wells in 2011 and has been filmed by the BBC.

In 2012 Ivan conceived and produced ‘Men in Motion’ at Saddler’s Wells Theatre, London. The show looks in to a century of development of the male dancer in ballet theatre. Between 2012 & 2015 ‘Men in Motion’ had three successful runs in London, has been shown in Italy, Moscow and Poland.