Corps de Ballet
Sofia, Bulgaria
Joined Boston Ballet in 2006
Boyko Dossev studied at The National Ballet School where he was a student of Bisser Deyanov. He went on to complete his Bachelor's Degree in Ballet Teaching, and received his Masters Degree in Choreography at The National Conservatory "Professor Pancho Vladigerov."
He has trained with renowned teachers including Irina Jacobson, Irina Kolpakova, Vladilen Semenov and Lloyd Riggins. Dossev has previously danced with Jeune Ballet France as well as Hamburg Ballet, under the direction of John Neumeier and Dresden State Ballet-Semperoper Dresden. He joined Boston Ballet in 2006.
Dossev received gold medals from The National Ballet Competition 1997 and Varna International Ballet Competition 2002. He has also appeared in numerous gala performances including "The Mega Gala Meeting of The Generations" at the Varna International Ballet Competition 2008.
Dossev's repertoire includes the works of such choreographers as John Cranko, John Neumeier, Jiří Kylián, August Bournonville, George Balanchine, Oleg Vinogradov and many others.
Dossev has also choreographed extensively. He has created works for Semperoper Dresden, Hamburg Ballet, Festival Ballet Providence, Boston Ballet, Boston Ballet School and Harvard University Ballet Company. As a teacher, Dossev has taught at Boston Ballet School, University of Maryland, Harvard University, and at JMS in Toulouse, France.
