 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 Traviatta", "Aida", "The Dying Swan" and "Don José".