Radu Poklitaru was born in Chișinău, Moldova. He is the current director and artistic manager for the Kyiv Modern Ballet. From 2012-2014, he was one of the judges for Everybody Dance!. In 2014, Poklitaru was the choreographer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. From 1991–2001, Poklitaru was a ballet dancer of the National Academic Bolshoi Theatre in the Belorussia Republic. From 2001–2002, he was the head choreographer of the National Opera in Moldova. From 2012–2013, Poklitaru was the creative director of the Municipal Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre for Children and Young People in Kiev.
Works as a choreographer Radu Poklitaru directed the following performances
“Othello’s Birthday” to S. Prokofiev's music. The Russian Chamber Ballet “Moscow”, 2004.
“Le forze del destino” – an opera-ballet: the project of Vladimir Filippov Art Foundation, Kiev, 2005.
“Cinderella” to S. Prokofiev's music. – The National Opera of Latvia, 2005.
“Cinderella” to O. Khodosko's music. – The National Opera of Latvia, 2006.
"The Rain" – a choreographic fantasy to the world folk melodies and J.S. Bach's music, 2007.
"Underground" - a one-act ballet to P. Vasks’ music, 2008.
“Two for the Seesaw”, to Ch. Vargas's and J.-S. Bach's music. – Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 2009.
"Quartet-a-tete", A. Maas's music, a one-act ballet, 2010.
«IN PIVO VERITAS», a one-act ballet to the Celtic folk music and the music of Renaissance, 2011.
"Intersection", a ballet-triptych to M. Skoryk's music: joint project of the “KYIV MODERN-BALLET” Theatre and the T.H.Shevchenko National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ukraine, 2012.
"Hereven", V.Nikolayev's music – a one-act ballet: joint project of the “KYIV MODERN-BALLET” Theatre and the P.I.Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theatre in Perm, 2012.
"Swan Lake", P.I. Tchaikovsky's music, a two-act ballet, 2013.
"Women in D Minor" - " A one-act ballet to J.S. Bach’s music,2014.
"The Long Christmas Dinner", a one-act ballet to A. Vivaldi's music, 2014.
“Hamlet” to D.Shostakovich's music – The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Moscow, 2015.\
“The Rain”, a choreographic fantasy to the world folk melodies and J.- S. Bach's music. The National Theatre, Prague, 2016.
“Women in D minor” to J.- S. Bach's music and “The Long Christmas Dinner” to A. Vivaldi's music. National Theatre in Belgrade, Belgrade, 2016.
Performances created with the dancing company of Kyiv Modern Ballet Theatre
“Up the river”, a one-act ballet to A. Rodin's music, 2017.
“Giselle”, a two-act ballet to A. Adam's music, 2016.
“The Long Christmas Dinner”, a one-act ballet to A. Vivaldi's music, 2014.
“Women in D minor”, a one-act ballet to J. - S. Bach's music, 2014
“Swan Lake”, a two-act ballet to P. Tchaikovsky's music, 2013.
“Hereven”, a one-act ballet to V.Nikolayev's music, joint project of Kyiv Modern Ballet Theatre and Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, 2012.
“Intersection”, a ballet-triptych to M. Skoryk's music, joint project of Kyiv Modern Ballet Theatre and Taras Shevchenko National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ukraine, 2012.
“In Pivo Veritas”, a one-act ballet to the Celtic folk music and the music of Renaissance, 2011.
“Con Tutti Instrumenti”, divertissement of modern choreography, 2010.
“Quartet-a-Tête”, a one-act ballet to A. Maas’ music, 2010.
“Two for the Seesaw”, a one-act ballet to Ch. Vargas’ and J.- S. Bach's music, 2009.
“Underground”, a one-act ballet to P. Vasks’ music, 2008.
“Ward No. 6”, a one-act ballet to A. Piart's music, 2008.
“Nutcracker”, a two-act ballet to P. Tchaikovsky's music, 2007.
“Romeo and Juliet”, a one-act ballet based upon W. Shakespeare's plays, to P. Tchaikovsky's, G.F. Handel's music and the music of Renaissance times, 2007.
”Bolero”, a one-act ballet, to M. Ravel's music, 2007.
“The Rain”, a choreographic fantasy to the world folk melodies and J. - S. Bach's music, 2007.
“Carmen.TV”, a two-act ballet to G. Bizet's music, 2006.
In 2014 Radu Poklitaru was invited as a choreographer for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Sochi. For the opening ceremony he produced a mini-ballet “Natasha Rostova’s First Ball” to the music of several composers, with present and past stars of Bolshoi Theatre taking part – Svetlana Zakharova, Vladimir Vassilyev, Ivan Vassilyev and Alexander Petukhov among them. In 2016 Radu Poklitaru received Shevchenko National Prize in the “Performing Arts” nomination – the highest state prize of Ukraine for works of culture and arts. Up until now the choreographer has created over thirty one-act and full-length productions, performed on various stages, including the Bolshoi Theatre, the Russian Chamber Ballet “Moskva”, the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre and the National Operas of Moldova, Latvia, Belarus and Ukraine. Radu Poklitaru's ballet productions were presented at International musical festivals and on tours in Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, the United States, Japan, China, Poland, Estonia, Thailand, Spain and other countries. Each of Radu Poklitaru's projects is a challenging experiment and a daring quest, which unveils the complicated inner world of a human personality and attracts with its unconventional reading of world-known theatrical plots, as well as its renewing and enriching form and vocabulary of modern dancing.
