Hryhorii Chapkis

Hryhorii Chapkis
Born(1930-02-24)24 February 1930
Died13 June 2021(2021-06-13) (aged 91)
NationalityUkrainian
Occupation(s)dancer and choreographer

Hryhorii (or Grigoriy) Mykolaiovych Chapkis (24 February 1930 – 13 June 2021) was a Ukrainian dancer and choreographer. He was laureate of three international competitions. He became a People's Artist of Ukraine in February 2010.[1] Previously he was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1964).

Professor of the Department of Contemporary Choreography, Faculty of Choreographic Arts, Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts.[2] Professor at the Faculty of Choreographic Arts, Kyiv University of Culture.[3] Professor of the Department of Choreography at the Institute of Arts of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University.[4]

Chapkis died in Kyiv on 13 June 2021, aged 91, from complications of COVID-19.[1]

  1. ^ a b ХОРЕОГРАФ ГРИГОРІЙ ЧАПКІС ПІШОВ ІЗ ЖИТТЯ
  2. ^ "ВИКЛАДАЧІ СУЧАСНОЇ ХОРЕОГРАФІЇ | Факультет хореографічного мистецтва" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  3. ^ "Грег Чапкіс: Живіть і дихайте танцем". Київський університет культури (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  4. ^ "Чапкіс Григорій Миколайович". im.kubg.edu.ua. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-05.