Sundet
Sultanov

Benois de la Danse nominee

Born in 1992 in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Graduated from the A.V. Seleznev Almaty Choreographic School (2010) and the South Ural State University of Humanities and Pedagogy with a degree in Cultural Studies (2014).

In 2011–2013, he was a ballet dancer at the National Opera and Ballet Theater named after K. Bayseitova. Since 2013, he has been a ballet dancer at the Astana Ballet Theater, since 2017.

The repertoire includes solo and leading roles in classical and national productions: The Prince (The Nutcracker), Ferhad (The Legend of Love), Dionysus and Bacchus (Walpurgisnacht), Rachmaninov (A Touch of Illusion).
First performer of the roles: Kozy-Korpesh (Kozy-Korpesh and Bayan-sulu), Romeo (Romeo and Juliet), Prince (Cinderella), Young Man (Legend of Zhelturang), Orpheus (Orpheus and Eurydice), Chopin (December Rain).

A significant part of his repertoire consists of 20th-century choreography:

Ballets by G. Balanchine, W. Forsythe, R. Amarante, D. Jonathan, N. Fonte, and others. In addition to stage productions, he performs a number of classical and contemporary concert pieces. Awarded the state honor «Yeren eñbegi üşin».

Laureate of the First President’s Foundation Prize (2021) and the Ticketon Award in the “Artist of the Year” category (2022). A regular participant in international gala concerts and company tours across Kazakhstan and abroad. Actively collaborates with choreographers of various styles.