Alexey Avechkin

Alexey Avechkin (26th of May 1976, Brest, Byelorussian SSR – 19th of August 2013, Riga, Republic of Latvia) – a ballet dancer.

In the course of 15 years he had been the leading solo dancer in the ballet group of Latvian National Opera and Ballet. At the age of 18 A. Avechkin finished Belorussian Ballet Academy and had been performing in the Belorussian Bolshoy Academic Opera and Ballet theatre as a soloist (1994-1998).

In 1998 he became the leading ballet dancer of the Latvian National Opera and Ballet.

A. Avechkin was performing all the leading parties of classical ballet, which were staged in this theatre.

He also danced in modern style, e.g. Otello (staged by Alla Sigalova).

A. Avechkin possessed a brilliant dancing technique and received many awards.

Marina Mihailets