The execution of the choreographer. Sergey Vikharev died Famous choreographer died

55-year-old choreographer of the Mariinsky Theatre, Honored Artist of Russia Sergei Vikharev died in the dentist's chair on June 2. Today, June 8, the funeral of Sergei Vikharev took place in St. Petersburg.

Upon the death of the choreographer of the Mariinsky Theater, the Investigative Committee is conducting an investigation. The fact is that on June 2, Sergei Vikharev was at a private dental clinic. Vikharev went to the clinic for tooth extraction and implant placement.

The operation was carried out by a team of three specialists. During dental care, he was injected with an intravenous anesthetic. They could not bring Vikharev out of his medical sleep - his heart stopped. After half an hour of resuscitation, death was pronounced.

It turned out that the anesthesiologist injected Vikharev with the potent substance propofol. It is a potent drug and has a number of side effects such as respiratory and cardiac arrest. Moreover, in the United States, this substance is used to execute criminals.

The funeral service was held in the mezzanine foyer of the historical stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, where Sergei Vikharev performed for many years as one of the leading soloists of the troupe, and then worked as a choreographer.

The funeral of Sergei Vikharev took place at the Serafimovsky cemetery.

The artistic director of the Mariinsky Theater, People's Artist of Russia Valery Gergiev, said that Sergei Vikharev "was among the first as an artist and earned himself a very serious reputation as an archaeologist of the ballets of the past, and his role and efforts as a restorer and custodian of historical or even museum choreography was very noticeable ".

Valery Gergiev noted the work of the choreographer-restorer on the 1899 performance to restore the ballet The Sleeping Beauty, which was shown many times in Russia, America and Europe.

"Vikharev boldly took on this difficult task, and we gave him such an opportunity. He solved it to the best of his ability," said Gergiev.

In 1980 he graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Russian Ballet. A.Ya. Vaganova (teacher Vladlen Semenov) and was accepted into the ballet troupe of the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. S. M. Kirov (now the Mariinsky Theater). In 1986 he became the soloist of the ballet of this theater.

Danced in ballets by B. Eifman, A. Polubentsev, V. Karelin. Participated in the performances of the Independent troupe of Alla Sigalova.

In 1987-1988 was a teacher-repetiteur of the Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater (now named after Solovyanenko).

Since 2007, he has been a choreographer-repetiteur of the Mariinsky Theatre, staging ballets in many theaters in Russia and around the world.

Obituary

At the 56th year of his life, Sergei Vikharev, the premier and teacher-repetiteur of the Mariinsky Theater, the choreographer who discovered Russia's ballet of the 19th century, suddenly died.

He will go down in the history of Russian ballet as the person who gave us The Sleeping Beauty - that real, enchanting production of Petipa of the 19th century, on which the boy Benois fell ill with ballet, who later wrote in his memoirs: “I can hardly be mistaken if I say that I didn’t if it were then for my frenzied passion for “Sleeping” ... if I had not infected my friends with my enthusiasm, then there would be no Ballet Russes, and all the “balletomania” generated by their success. Indeed, Sergei Diaghilev, the main friend of Alexander Benois, conquered the whole world with Russian ballet excess. Except Russia and its successor USSR. The homeland of The Sleeping Beauty had its own view of the ballet theater - in it, as in Soviet life, there was no place for excesses, moderation and accuracy of academic classics became an axiom for many decades.

Until on the eve of the 21st century, Sergei Vikharev accomplished two of his historical feats: he was the first in Russia to read the choreographic text of the ballet, deciphering notes obtained from Harvard University by Petipa's contemporary, director of the Imperial Ballet Nikolai Sergeyev. And he broke through the wall of conservatism in his native Mariinsky Theater, having achieved the restoration of the historical appearance of the performance on the stage, where the meager appearance of the production of the 1950s was revered as a standard. Vikharevskaya "Sleeping" appeared as a stunning cascade of attractions. In their galloping stream, the familiar classical ensembles and the unprecedentedly intricate costumes of Ivan Vsevolozhsky were equalized; burning fireplaces, fountains gushing with real water, and virtuosic antraches of the Blue Bird. The grandiose waltz of flowers, like 100 years ago, was danced by 72 people, the crowded processions of fairy-tale characters competed with the violin solo of the restored musical intermission, and in the end the prima ballerina turned out to be just one of the details of the complex structure of the enchanting ballet.

And if Sergei Vikharev had not created anything in his life but this great reconstruction, his name would still be inscribed in the annals of ballet. However, his influence on the ballet world is immeasurably wider and more diverse. Entering the Mariinsky Theater in 1980, he was two decades ahead of his time, finding himself a lone virtuoso stylist among a generation of hopelessly heroic ballet stagnation. But he was lucky: the Mariinsky (then still the Kirov) Theater began to change, and the convinced "classic", bathed in the intricacies of the most sophisticated combinations, found his niche in its huge repertoire: in the ballets of Bournonville and Balanchine, in the romantic "Giselle" and the stylized "Chopiniana ”, in the then still sterile “Sleeping” and the World of Art Fokine “Carnival”.

By the end of his performing career, another gift of Vikharev appeared: he turned out to be an amazing teacher, able to turn even a bear into a butterfly. At the Mariinsky Theater there were a dime a dozen of their teachers, the fantastic "Sleeping" Vikharev cut the eyes of conservatives, his reconstruction of "La Bayadère" was received with hostility in the theater, and the capital's aesthete went to Novosibirsk. The years of his leadership (1999-2005) became the golden age of the Novosibirsk Ballet: the troupe danced like never before, balletomanes from all over Russia came to the productions of Vikharev himself. The Novosibirsk reconstruction of the old "Coppelia" was recognized as a reference, won the "Golden Mask". The Bolshoi Theater begged Vikharev for a copy of it and, having received it from the hands of the choreographer, was transformed: he danced gracefully, gracefully, subtly and precisely.

So it was everywhere, wherever he appeared - in Astana, Tokyo, Milan. The grandiose reconstruction of the old "Raymonda" became the world triumph of the theater "La Scala". Vikharev, following Petipa, staged a ballet on an imperial scale, involving in the performance not only the entire troupe and ballet school, but even firefighters and extras recruited from the street - under his leadership they all moved and danced with the courtesy of true courtiers.

At home, his unique talents were hardly in demand by a third, but the upcoming anniversary of Petipa in 2018 promised to reverse this unfortunate practice. Already this autumn, the Bolshoi Theater invited Vikharev to restore his exemplary Coppelia, and a year later he was to become one of the directors of the grandiose anniversary gala of the Bolshoi. Now the followers (and partly opponents) of Vikharev, Yury Burlaka and Alexei Ratmansky, who also work with Sergeyev's recordings and restore the appearance of old ballets, will take care of Petipa's holidays. True, the first of them is overly pedantic and devoid of a flight of fancy, and the second is too passionate about the choreographic side of the matter. So we will no longer have extravaganzas: the ballet magician disappeared from this world in one leap - immeasurable and final.

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Ballet master of the Mariinsky Theater Sergei Vikharev died in a dental chair. He was anesthetized intravenously, but during the operation the artist's heart stopped. After half an hour of resuscitation, death was declared, according to Fontanka.

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The Russian Investigative Committee has already launched an investigation, Flashnord reports. A number of examinations have been appointed. Experts say that the tragic incident did not occur due to the negligence of doctors or for other reasons related to the human factor. According to statistics, mortality during dental surgery does not exceed 0.001%.

“I think that the death rate is no more than a thousandths. Calculate for yourself: on average, about 15 million visits to the dentist a year. Last year, two deaths were recorded in the dental chair,” says Chief Dentist of the Russian Ministry of Health, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Oleg Yanushevich.

The risk of complications when the patient is under general anesthesia exists during any operation, he assured. And not just in dentistry.

Actor of the Mariinsky Theater Vikharev died in the dentist's chair: The Investigative Committee checks the private clinic of Dr. Livshits in St. Petersburg in ...
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"In any medicine, there is a risk of complications that occur when a person is immersed in deep anesthesia. But the need for anesthesia today for dental procedures is very doubtful. I do not recommend its use, especially for adults. Because they have a much higher risk of complications from anesthesia ", - said the chief dentist of the Ministry of Health in an interview with RT.

The death of the choreographer did not go unnoticed by the Russians. Internet users express their condolences to loved ones in social networks. Fans of the artist's talent do not want to believe that he is no more.

The choreographer of the Mariinsky Theater Vikharev, it turns out, died in a chair at the dentist after anesthesia. horror
— Evgeny Abramkin (@eugene_abramkin)

He will go down in the history of Russian ballet as the person who gave us The Sleeping Beauty, that real, enchanting production of Petipa of the 19th century, at which the boy Benois fell ill with ballet, who later wrote in his memoirs: “I can hardly be mistaken if I say that I didn’t if it were then for my frenzied passion for “Sleeping” ... if I had not infected my friends with my enthusiasm, then there would be no Ballet Russes, and all the “balletomania” generated by their success. Indeed, Sergei Diaghilev, the main friend of Alexander Benois, conquered the whole world with Russian ballet excess.

Except Russia and its successor USSR. The homeland of The Sleeping Beauty had its own view of the ballet theater - in it, as in Soviet life, there was no place for excesses, moderation and accuracy of academic classics became an axiom for many decades.

By the end of his performing career, another gift of Vikharev appeared: he turned out to be an amazing teacher, able to turn even a bear into a butterfly. At the Mariinsky Theater there were a dime a dozen of their teachers, the fantastic "Sleeping" Vikharev cut the eyes of conservatives, his reconstruction of "La Bayadère" was received with hostility in the theater, and the capital's aesthete went to Novosibirsk. The years of his leadership (1999-2005) became the golden age of the Novosibirsk Ballet: the troupe danced like never before, balletomanes from all over Russia came to the performances of Vikharev himself. The Novosibirsk reconstruction of the old "Coppelia" was recognized as a reference, won the "Golden Mask". The Bolshoi Theater begged Vikharev for a copy of it and, having received it from the hands of the choreographer, was transformed: he danced gracefully, gracefully, subtly and precisely.

So it was everywhere, wherever he appeared - in Astana, Tokyo, Milan. The grandiose reconstruction of the old "Raymonda" became the world triumph of the theater "La Scala". Vikharev, following Petipa, staged the ballet on an imperial scale, involving in the performance not only the entire troupe and ballet school, but even firefighters and extras recruited from the street - under his leadership they all moved and danced with the courtesy of true courtiers.

Actor of the Mariinsky Theater Sergei Vikharev died in the dentist's chair after an injection of sleeping pills. Wanted Anesthesiologist. The Investigative Committee checks the private clinic of Dr. Livshits.

Press Service of the Mariinsky Theatre/Natasha Razina

On June 6, the Mariinsky Theater announced the date of farewell to Honored Artist of Russia, choreographer Sergei Vikharev. His death in the 56th year is called sudden. The reasons were not reported. "Fontanka" learned that Vikharev applied for dental care at the clinic on Torzhkovskaya, was immersed in a medical sleep and never left it. His body reacted to the powerful anesthetic propofol used in America to execute criminals.

The Mariinsky Theater announced Vikharev's death on June 2. The main part of the obituary was devoted to the merits of the artist, and the ballet environment was fed by rumors from a lack of information. It was said that Vikharev died in Yekaterinburg and almost on the stage of the local opera and ballet theater, for which the specialist staged Paquita. I succumbed to speculation and the ending was too characteristic - to burn out at work. In the spirit of Vikharev.

On June 6, in the investigative department of the Investigative Committee of the Sverdlovsk Region, to the question of Fontanka, they categorically answered that Sergei Vikharev did not die in Yekaterinburg. They advised me to look in St. Petersburg.

It is known that the choreographer was afraid of dentists. On the morning of Friday, June 2, he became determined and went to the private clinic "Doctor Livshits" on Torzhkovskaya Street. Remove teeth from the upper jaw and place implants. Depending on the complexity, the removal costs from 4000 rubles, the implant - from 30 thousand. Vikharev came for the replacement of several teeth.

The clinic (a legal entity of Dr. Livshits Clinic LLC, registered in 2008) is owned by its founder and CEO, who is also the head physician, Tatyana Livshits. Member of the Russian Dental Society, previously listed as a co-owner of Zubastiki Curi-dent LLC on the Petrograd side. Staff - 15 people, sales revenue in 2015 (later data are not available in SPARK) - 15 million rubles, loss - 3.4 million.

“We are always ready to give you the joy of beautiful smiles, relieve tension and awkwardness from the discomfort of inadequate communication and quality of life,” the clinic’s brochure says.

A brigade was called to serve Vikharev. It included the only full-time surgeon Vitaly Kalinin, senior administrator Nana Gelashvili (who acted as an assistant) and a visiting anesthesiologist, 55-year-old Andrey Goltyakov. According to Fontanka, he is wanted by bailiffs. He is known to the registration authorities of St. Petersburg by changing his surname, and to St. Petersburg mothers by his work in the maternity hospital No. 2. There are characteristics about him on specialized forums. Not always flattering.

According to Fontanka, Goltyakov gave the artist an intravenous injection of Propofol. It is effective, popular, but has side effects in the form of lowering blood pressure, heart rhythm disturbances, short-term respiratory arrest. Fatal cases from overdose are known (the most famous deceased is Michael Jackson). In the United States, propofol is also used to carry out death sentences.

During a surgical intervention on Vikharev, the team of "Doctor Livshits" recorded respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, and the absence of a pulse in the carotid arteries. As far as Fontanka knows, within half an hour, before the ambulance arrived, the clinic staff carried out resuscitation measures, including chest compressions. Upon arrival, doctors recorded death from unknown causes, but suggested thromboembolism - blockage of the pulmonary artery.

By the time the Investigative Committee of the Primorsky District arrived, staff members Kalinin and Gelashvili remained in the clinic. Goltiakov was absent.

As part of the pre-investigation check, several examinations were appointed, including a biochemical one. The peculiarity of propofol is such that the post-mortem autopsy shows the concentration of the drug administered in vivo.

Dentists interviewed by Fontanka pointed out, perhaps, common features for private clinics (compared to public hospitals) - this is a less thorough study of the anamnesis, and, accordingly, the lack of knowledge about the body's allergic reactions to specific drugs, and the absence of resuscitation complexes.

“Not to say that respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest are so rare with general anesthesia,” one of the interlocutors explained. - Another thing is that in many clinics there is not even an Ambu bag - a manual preparation for artificial lung ventilation. Usually, when breathing stops, it turns out with the help of this bag to “breathe” the patient.

Today the Mariinsky Theater announced that the farewell ceremony for Sergei Vikharev will take place on the morning of June 8 in the mezzanine foyer of the Mariinsky Theater (historical stage). This means that the UK allowed the relatives to hand over the body. The artist will be buried at the Serafimovsky cemetery.