Ilia Dogudovskii is a ballet dancer with Ballet Jörgen. Originally from Moscow, Russia, he began studying ballet at the age of five, trained at the Krasnogorsk Choreographic School and graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. During his studies, he also undertook a training placement at a ballet academy in Berlin. He is a prizewinner at ballet competitions in Odesa and Tallinn and holds the degree of Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences.
Ilia joined the Russian Ballet Theater in 2015 and spent nine years with the company as a soloist. During this period, he performed in a wide range of ballets from the theatre’s extensive repertoire. His work with Ballet Jörgen includes Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. With more than a decade of professional stage experience, he contributes to the company’s mission of bringing ballet to communities across Canada, sharing the storytelling and expressive range of the art form with both established and new audiences.