| Les Ballets Persans سازمان باله ایران | |
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| General information | |
| Name | Les Ballets Persans سازمان باله ایران |
| Predecessor | Iranian National Ballet Company سازمان باله ملی ایران |
| Year founded | 2002 |
| Founders | Nima Kiann |
| Website | BalletsPersans.org |
| Artistic staff | |
| Artistic Director | Nima Kiann |
| Other | |
| Official school | l’Académie de Ballets Persans |
Les Ballets Persans (Persian: سازمان باله ایران) is the successor company and the recreation of the former Iranian National Ballet Company (Persian: سازمان باله ملی ایران). Based in Sweden as a non-profit and non-governmental organization, Les Ballets Persans is an internationally touring dance ensemble founded by Nima Kiann, the Iranian born Swedish dancer, ballet master, choreographer and dance scholar.[1][2] Les Ballets Persans is also known as The New Iranian National Ballet and has been regarded as the most extensive artistic Iranian project ever realized in exile.[3][4][5]
Since its establishment in 2002, Les Ballets Persans has been collaborating with national ballet ensembles of former USSR countries. The company has within its own productions introduced and promoted national ballet companies of Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in the West for the first time after these countries’ independence following the fall of the Soviet Union.[2][6][7][8]
- ^ Official Website of Les Ballets Persans
- ^ a b ’’Les Ballets Persans.’’ (2002). World Premiere souvenir program booklet. Stockholm: LBP Publications
- ^ Åkesson, Johan (2002) Irans nationalbalett återuppstår [Iran's national ballet will be revived]. Sesam Cultural Magazine. No 34, September 4, 2002
- ^ Craine, Debra & Mackrell, Judith (2000). Oxford Dictionary of Dance. New York: Oxford University Press
- ^ Koegler, Horst (1987). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet. New York: Oxford University Press
- ^ ”Journey to the Land of Turquoise.” (2012). Company program book. Hamburg: LBP Publications
- ^ Tamasha Program (July 2000). BBC Persian.
- ^ Manoto1 TV's exclusive Norouz program, Bazm’e Bahar (March and September 2014)