COMPANY BIOS

Artur Sultanov was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia.  He trained at Vaganova Academy, and at age 17, joined the Kirov Ballet, where he danced a classical repertoire.  Mr. Sultanov has performed with Eifman Ballet as a Soloist and in 2000, moved to San Francisco to join Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet.  There, he worked closely with Mr. King on creating original contemporary ballets.  In 2003, Mr. Sultanov joined OBT, and has performed works by a wide range of choreographers including Trey McIntyre, Lar Lubovitch, Christopher Wheeldon and William Forsythe. Mr. Sultanov has also danced as a company member with Trey McIntyre Project and appeared as a guest artist with California Ballet and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. In addition to dancing, Mr. Sultanov teaches ballet workshops in the Portland Metro Area.