Lecturer
Lecturer of Modern dance at the Chair of Choreographic Pedagogy, Armenian State Pedagogical University
Education
• 2010-2012 Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, Department of Choreography Directing (Master’s degree with honors)
• 2005-2010 Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, Department of Choreography Directing (Bachelor’s degree with honors)
• 1997-2006 Yerevan Dancing Art State College (Diploma of Ballet dancer, dance teacher with honors)
Work Experience
• 2018-present “Armenian State Pedagogical University after K. Abovyan”, Faculty of Culture, Chair of Choreography Pedagogy, lecturer of Modern dance
• 2017-present Founder and Executive Director of “Choreography Development” Educational and Cultural foundation
• 2012-present Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography - “Dance directing” course leader, dance teacher, choreographer
• 2008-present Yerevan Dancing Art State College - Teacher of classical dance, characteristic dance, historical dance and dance directing
• 2014-2016 "Centre of Culture" Children and Youth Creative Civil Centre”- Dance teacher, choreographer
• 2013-2015 “M-dance studio” - Modern, contemporary and classical dance teacher, choreographer
• 2010-2013 Shant TV “So you think to can dance” TV show program (1,2,3 seasons)- Judge, choreographer
• 2011-2012 Yerevan State Theatre of Choreography – choreographer, soloist
• 2010-2014 Yerevan Secondary School N8 after A. Pushkin, “A. Araratian’s dance company - Classic dance teacher
• 2007-2009 Anania Shirakatsi Armenian National Lyce’e - Pedagogue- classic dance teacher
Professional activity as a choreographer and a dancer:
• 2019 “Hey, Kitty!” solo performance, “Officine Caos” International festival, Turin, Italy
• 2018 “Woman before decision making”, International Festival of Modern Choreography, Vitebsk, Belarus
• 2018 “Woman before decision making”, Masdanza Extensions, Teatro Victoria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
• 2018, “Woman before decision making”, 23 MASDANZA International Contamporary Dance festival of the Canary Islands, Theatre of the Maspalomas Cultural Centre, Spain
• 2018, “Woman before decision making”, 26ª QUINZENA DE DANÇA de Almada International Dance festival, Teatro Municipal Joaqium Benite, Portugal
• 2018, “Hey, Kitty”, OPERA PRIMA international festival, Teatro Sociale, Rovigo, Italy
• 2018, “Woman before decision making”, CORTOINDANZA International dance festival, Cagliari, Italy
• 2018, “Woman before decision making”, Gdansk International Solo Dance Festival, Poland
• 2018, “Hey, Kitty”, FAKI festival, Zagreb, Croatia
• 2018, “The Hours of Vision”, choreographer, dancer, III International Forum of Theatre Youth of the CIS, Baltic States and Georgia, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2018, “Hey, Kitty”, ARMMONO International Festival of Performing Arts, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2018, “Woman before decision making”, UNIT MOTIVES international dance festival, Thessaloniki, Greece
• 2018, “Woman before decision making”, choreographer, dancer, STUTTGART INTERNATIONAL SOLO DANCE CONTEST, Germany
• 2017, “Blessed” dance routine, choreographer, GLOBAL FEST International Dance Contest, Moscow, Russia
• 2017, “Unexpected” performance at Yerevan State Choreographic College, choreographer assistant (Irma Cardano, Italy)
• 2017, “Blessed” dance routine, choreography, FKM international dance festival, National Theater in Belgrade, Serbia
• 2017, “Hey, Kitty!”, Solo dance-film performance: (Idea, choreography, libretto, dance) Akademie der Kunste, Berlin, Germany
• 2016 “Triptych” Modern ballet performance- choreographer, DIANA VISHNEVA CONTEXT, Moscow, Russia
• 2016 “Hours of vision” Modern ballet performance- choreographer, dancer; SOUTH CAUCASUS CONTEMPORARY DANCE & EXPERIMENTAL ART FESTIVAL In Tbilisi, Rustaveli State Theater, Tbilisi, Georgia
• 2015 “Carmen” Opera by Bizet, leading dance artist, National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2015 “Sinful passions” modern-ballet performance in 1 act: director, librettist, choreographer, at National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2015 “Money Is Your God” performance- choreographer, Yerevan ,Armenia
• 2014 “La Vita Nuova”, “GISANE” performing arts festival, Yerevan State Theatre Of The Young Spectator, Armenia
• 2014 “La Vita Nuova”, HIGHFEST international performing arts festival, “Hamazgayin” State Theatre, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2013 “La Vita Nuova” modern-ballet performance - director, librettist, choreographer, dancer “Royal District” Theatre, SOUTH CAUCASUS CONTEMPORARY DANCE & EXPERIMENTAL ART Festival In Tbilisi, Georgia
• 2013 “Colors” short dance performance: director, librettist, choreographer, dancer, Russian Drama Theatre, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2012-2013, “Cafes Jian music Lilit Pipoyan” concert, choreographer of dance routines and dancer Cafes Jian Center for the Arts, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2011 “Golden city” performance- choreographer, State Theatre Of Musical Comedy, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2011 “Medieval images”, HIGHFEST international performing arts festival, “Hamazgayin” State Theatre, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2010 “Medieval images” modern ballet performance- director, librettist, choreographer, Yerevan State Theatre of Choreography,
• 2010 Evening of tribute to Armenian poets, choreographer of dance routines ,Yerevan State Puppet Theatre, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2010-2013 “So you think to can dance 1,2,3” TV show program, judge, choreographer, 40 dance routines, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2009 “It’s by falling that we rise” dance performance- director, librettist, choreographer, HIGHFEST international performing arts festival, “Hamazgayin” State Theatre, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2009 “Charles Aznavour” musical performance, choreographer of dance routines, “Hamazgayin” State Theatre, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2008 “Masks” dance routine, choreographer, dancer , National Academic Opera And Ballet Theatre, Yerevan, Armenia
Fellowships, Awards, Master classes, Workshops:
• 2018, 1st prize, “Woman before decision making”, International Festival of Modern Choreography, Vitebsk, Belarus
• 2018, “Spellbound contemporary ballet”,Master classes by Maria Cossu and Mario Laterza. Italy-Belarus
• 2018, Master classes of contemporary ballet by Giulianna Mele and Giacomo Todeschi, Italy-Belarus
• 2018, Artistic residency at Auditorio de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
• 2018, 3rd Prize, Public award ,“Woman before decision making”, Gdansk International Dance Contest Festival, Poland
• 2017, 1st prize , “Blessed” dance routine, Global Fest International Dance festival-contest, Moscow, Russia
• 2017 Summer school, intensive contemporary dance classes by Thea Sosani dance theater (Germany, Reinsburg), Shekvetili, Georgia,
• 2017, 3rd prize “Blessed” dance routine, Choreographic miniature contest, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2017, Grand Prix, “Blessed” dance routine, Global Fest International Dance festival-contest, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2017 AfterLab Performance by Valeria Khripach and Olga Rabetskaya (Belarus), Yerevan, Armenia
• 2017, 1 week of Contemporary Dance classes by Julia Koderer (Germany, Munich); Yerevan, Armenia
• 2016 Fellowship, Akademie der Kunste, Berlin, Germany
• 2016 Master Classes by “The LaborGras” company, Berlin, Germany
• 2015 Technical Contemporary Dance Class by Romain Guion (Switzerland, Zurich), Yerevan, Armenia
• 2015, 2 weeks of Contemporary Dance and Choreography workshop and performance, DANCEformation Bremen, Germany
• 2015, 1 week of Contemporary Dance and Choreography Summer School by Denise Lampart (Switzerland, Zurich) - Shekvetili, Georgia
• 2014 Contemporary Dance and Choreography master calsses by Jochen Heckmann (Germany)- Tbilisi, Georgia
• 2014 Modern dance Workshop by Victoria Malin, Candoco dance company (London. UK)- Yerevan, Armenia
• 2014 Contemporary Dance Workshops by Will Pratt (UK, London), Tbilisi, Georgia
• 2014 Erick Hawkins modern dance technique by Valerie Green, (New York, USA) –Yerevan, Armenia
• 2013 Master classes by Juri Petukhov, Vaganov Ballet Academy (Moscow, RF), Tbilisi, Georgia
• 2013 Masterclass in performance technique by Tatjana Fateeva, Tbilisi, Georgia
• 2009 Armenian Dance 2 Olympiad, Gold and silver medals in solo and duet modern dance nomination, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2008 Armenian Dance 1st Olympiad, Gold and silver medals in solo and duet modern dance nomination, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2008 Master classes by AKHRAM KHAN dance company (London, UK); Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2007 Master classes by Candoco dance company (London, UK), Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography, Yerevan, Armenia
• 2008 International Traditional Wushu Competition, Gold medal (style chang quan), Yerevan, Armenia
• 2006 "Baze" Pan-Armenian Youth Assembly, Dance nomination (gold medal), Yerevan, Armenia
Courses: Bachelor’s Degree – Choreographer (with honors), Master’s Degree - Choreographer (with honors)
Scope of Academic Interests: Fine arts, Martial arts, Astrology, Zoology, Science, Biology, Literature, Archeology, Music…
Languages: English, Russian, French (with dictionary)
