Georgian Traditional Dancers 7270
Adjara, GEORGIA
Height: Approximately 1.73 to 1.85 Meters
EXPERIENCE:
-GEORGIA 2022: Celebration performance exhibiting their culmination of works spanning more than 100 years. Further conducted performances representing the next generation of performances and performers to extend their great traditions.
-BULGARIA 2022: Guest artists invited to perform in festival series for cultural exchange.
-POLAND 2019: Performances tour of twenty-three cities throughout the Country of Poland.
-HUNGARY 2019: Performed in international folk performances at the 24 th Danube Carnival as well as enjoyed The Grand Prix Award in addition to Best Music, Best Soloist and Best Choreography in the corresponding Chain Bridge International Folk Dance Competition.
- MELITON KUKHIANIDZE'S ADJARIAN STATE SONG & DANCE ENSEMBLE, Batumi, Adjara, GEORGIA 2013-2014 Artistic Director/Chief Choreographer
- GEORGIA-AMERICA ART BRIDGE 2011-2014 Founder, Director, Instructor, Choreographer
- CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, VAREKAI, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA 2001-2009
Act Choreographer, Act Captain, Soloist, Instructor and Lyricist
- TEMUR KORIDZE'S CHILDREN'S DANCE COMPANY, San Francisco, CA, USA 1998-2001
Founder, Director, Instructor and Choreographer
- ST. JOHN'S ACADEMY, San Francisco, CA, USA 1998-2001
Instructor and Choreographer
- SAN FRANCISCO ETHNIC DANCE FESTIVAL, San Francisco, CA, USA 2000/2001
Guest Director, Choreographer, Instructor and Soloist
- THE RUSSIAN COLLECTION, San Francisco, CA, USA 1994-2001
Principal and Soloist
- HOUSTON GRAND OPERA's PRINCE IGOR PRODUCTION, Houston, TX, USA 2001 Winter
Elite Soloist
- PASADENA BALLET, Pasadena, CA, USA 12/1995-2001
Guest Soloist
- KHADRA INTERNATIONAL FOLK BALLET, San Francisco, CA, USA 1990-1998
Choreographer, Principal and Soloist
- NICOLAI MASSENKOFF RSSIAN FOLK FESTIVAL, San Francisco, CA, USA 1995-2001
Guest Choreographer, Principal and Soloist
- SAN FRANCISCO OPERA, San Francisco, CA, USA 1996
Elite Soloist
- HAYASTAN DANCE ENSEMBLE, Pasadena, CA, USA 1996
Guest Choreographer and Guest Soloist
- OAKLAND BALLET, Oakland, CA, USA 1996
Guest Soloist
- KAFKAZ FOLK SONG AND DANC ENSEMBLE, San Rafael, CA, USA 1994-1996
Guest Choreographer, Principal and Soloist
- COLHIDA, San Francisco, CA 1994-2001
Founder, Director, Choreographer and Soloist
- LABRYINTH DANCE THEATRE, New York, NY, USA 1994
Principal and Soloist
- GEORGIAN DANCE PROJECT, Tbilisi, REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA 1992-2001
Founder, Director and Choreographer
- THE GEORGIAN STATE DANCE COMPANY, Tbilisi, REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA 1987-1992
Guest Choreographer, Principal and Elite Soloist
- RUSSIAN RED ARMY DANCE ENSEMBLE, Tbilisi, REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA 1986-1987
Principal and Elite Soloist
- KUTAISI DANCE COMPANY, Kutaisi, REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA 1981-1986
Elite Soloist
RELATED SKILLS:
Languages - Georgian, Russian and English
Very diplomatic. Enjoy working with others, both young and old.
Master Instructor - Innovative and choreographer of various countries' ethnic traditional dance; enjoy adapting, and in some cases, slightly modernizing, traditional styles and methods.