Ballet, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre and the Arena di Verona Ballet and is a guest principal with the Ballet de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux. As from 2001 he is a permanent guest and principal dancer with the Ballet de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux and the Rome Opera Theatre Ballet. January 2004 marked his debut at the Kremlin Theatre dancing the title role in Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Ivan the Terrible, and making him the first non-Russian to dance such role. He has created roles in various pieces including Carmen, La Traviata, Aida, The Dying Swan and Don José. Personal life He married Basque television presenter Anne Igartiburu in September 2004, from who he separated soon after, in December 2005. Igor realised one of his biggest dreams in 2006 when he opened a dance school in his hometown of Bilbao. He's still a big football fan and supporter of his local team "Athletic Bilbao". Awards The Jury's Special Contemporary Prize at the Eurovision Grand Prix for Young Dancers, Paris, 1989. Best Dancer of the Year Award by "DANZA & DANZA Magazine", Italy, 1996. Second Male Prize at The II International "Maya Plisetskaya" Ballet Competition, 1996. Leonidas Massine Award, Italy, 2003. References External links Living people 1974 births Basque artists People from Bilbao Spanish male ballet dancers