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 Asya Verzhbinsky
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Asya Verzhbinsky, the ex Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer, is now a professional photographer and her work is increasingly published by the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, and Birmingham Royal Ballet as well as national newspapers and magazines. She was appointed Ballet.co's first official photographer in spring 2002 and this page tells you all about her...
Asya The Photographer  "Photography has always been of interest to me. My father had a darkroom when we were still living in Russia and I suspect his passion for the artform influenced me a great deal. "The first time I picked up a camera with some serious thought about turning it into a career was in 1997. BRB gave me permission to shoot backstage for a two week performance season at the Hippodrome. When I brought the photos to the press office they bought several of them right away! "Everybody wants to know my favourite photographers but it's a tough question. I am learning as I go along and see a lot of very good work. I guess it's similar to dance: different photographers, like dancers, have different things to offer. It is also not always the dance photographers that inspire me; however, Lois Greenfield has been a huge inspiration and help. Anthony Crickmay also. "I tend to find inspiration from photographers that look beyond the obvious... that look into the soul of their subject as opposed to being purely an outside observer. Their subjects are very diverse, and they see something unique and personal in them and more importantly, know how to bring that across in their images: Lee Friedlander, Sarah Moon, William Klein are particular favourites though they may not be known to many in dance."
Asya in now regularly taking pictures of most of the UK companies and recently won the award for development of individual artists from London Arts
Asya Verzhbinsky's work at the ROH shop. This link includes more examples of Asya's work.
"In 1993 I came to Europe and spent nearly a year guesting. Almost immediately I met Irek Mukhamedov, who invited me to dance the Diana and Acteon pas de deux with him at an all-star gala in Tokyo that Christmas. When I returned, I joined BRB where I remained until December 2001. Amongst a very diverse repertoire spanning 8 years, some of my roles for the company included: Odette/Odile (Swan Lake), Myrthe and Peasant pas de deux (Giselle), Dawn (Coppelia), Lead Gypsy (Two Pigeons), Stripper (Elite Syncopations), Garrison Woman (Far From the Madding Crowd), Candy Cane (Nutcracker Sweeties), Dark Angel (Serenade), Grosse Fuge..." |
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