Nima Kiann

Nima Kiann
Born (1970-01-26) January 26, 1970 (age 54)
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian-Swedish
Known for

Nima Kiann (Persian: نیما کیان; born January 26, 1970) is an Iranian-born Swedish ballet dancer, choreographer, visual artist, and dance scholar.

He recreated the disbanded Iranian National Ballet Company in Sweden, founded as Les Ballets Persans, and as their artistic director worked with national ballet companies in Central Asia, resulting in the revival of forgotten ballets, and organized the first international tour for the National Ballet of Kyrgyzstan and the National Ballet of Tajikistan since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[1]

  1. ^ "Les Ballets Persans | Nima Kiann - History". www.artira.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.