R E S U M E

Date of birth: March 27, 1970
Place of birth: Yerevan, Armenia
Sex: Male Height/Weight: 6"1’/155 lbs.
Languages: English, Armenian, Russian

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Presently: Retired from dance in August 2004 in Armenia performing for his father’s company Arka Ballet. Now he is the president of Ararat Fine Spirits a wholesale distribution company.

2000-2004: "Swan Lake" (Prince Siegfried, Benno)
Balanchines “Apollo”
Roudolf Kharatian’s “Bach, Dialogue, Room”
"Cinderella" (Prince)
"Don Quixote" (Basilio, Espada), set by Simon Dow
"Nutcracker" (Prince) choreographed by Lisa DeRebere
Mark Godden’s "Angels in the Architecture",
Simon Dow’s "Galileo", "Wolfgang Dance", "About to Fall", "Camille"
Alonzo King’s "Map"
Matjash Mrozewski's "Another Space"
"Giselle", and "Corsaire" pas de deux, Set by Simon Dow
Andre Prokovsky’s "Anna Karenina" (CountVronsky)
Igal Perry’s "Eye of the Storm"
Balanchine’s "Theme and Variations" Set by Victoria Simon
Jean-Paul Comelin’s "Les Nuits d’ete"

1998- 2000: Les Grands Ballets Canadiens Artistic director Larry Rhodes
2000/Gradimir Pankov
Ballet Master: Pierre LaPointe Mistress: Monica Trogani
"Corsaire" pas de deux, Set by Larry Rhodes
Nacho Duato’s "Duende" Set by Pierre LaPointe
Ohad Naharin’s "Axioma 7" Set by Monica Trogani
Kurt Jooss "Green Table"
Fernand Nault’s "Carmina Burana", "Nutcracker" (Prince, Snow Pas, Russian solo)
"Giselle" (Peasant Pas de deux) Set by Ib Anderson
Gioconda Barbuto’s "Piccolo Mondo"
Nils Christie "Before Nightfall"
Anthony Tudor’s "Pillar of Fire" Set by Sallie Wilson
Balanchine’s "Theme and Variations", "Valse Fantaisie" Set by Susie Hendall
"Apollo" Set by Ib Anderson
William Forsythe’s "Approximate Sonata" Set by Noah Gelber

June 2002: Folkine's "Spectre de la Rose" Roudolf Kharatian's "Bach's Passion"

April 2002: Seiskaya Ballet (guest artist) "Walpurgis Night", "Don Quixote Pas de deux"
Santa Barbara Festival Ballet (guest artist) "Don Quixote" (Toreador)

1998-2002: Dearborn Ballet Theater (guest artist) "Nutcracker" pas de deux

2000-2002: Columbus Youth Ballet (guest artist) "Nutcracker" pas de deux

2001: Arka Ballet 1700th anniversary of Christianity in Armenia
Central Park, New York City

December 2001: Seiskaya Ballet (guest artist) "Nutcracker" pas de deux

May 2000: ARKA Ballet
"Paquita" pas de deux, Set by Samuel Abramian "La Vie en Rose" choreograped by Mark Mejia

April 2000: Seiskaya Ballet (guest artist) "Grand Pas Classique", "Sylvia"

December 1999: "Nutcracker" pas de deux Seiskaya Ballet

May 1999: A Suivre "Misterisoso" choreographed by Benjamin Hatcher

April 1999: ARKA Ballet Inagural Gala Performance "Le Corsaire", "A Room", "Dialogue", "Echos" choreographed by Roudolf Kharatian

May 1998: Encore ‘98 Gala performance Roudolf Kharatian’s "Dialogue", "Giselle"

May 1998: Scranton Ballet Theatre (guest artist) "Romeo and Juliet" (Romeo)

April 1998: Seiskaya Ballet (guest artist) "Diana and Acteon" pas de deux

April 1998: National Ballet of New Jersey (guest artist) "Coppelia" (Franz)

March 1998: The Daring Project (guest artist) "Le Corsaire" pas de deux, Margo Sappington’s "Magyar Dances", "For Ella"

March 1998: Ballet Met (guest artist) James Kudelka’s "Desir"

1996- 1997: Hartford Ballet Company Artistic Director: Kirk Peterson
Ballet Mistress: Alla Osipenko Master: Raymond Lukens
Balanchine’s "Apollo", "Prodigal Son" Set by Patricia Neary
Folkine’s "Spectre de la Rose" Set by Maria Youskevitch
Kirk Peterson’s "Firebird", "Ballades", "Cloudless Sulphur", "Belling the Slayer", "Eyes That Gently Touch", "Nutcracker"
Graham Lustig’s "Evening"

June 1997: Manassas Ballet (guest artist) "Giselle" (Albrecht)

May 1996: Encore ‘96 gala performance "A Room", "Corsaire"

May 1996: IACA Gala performance Roudolf Kharatian’s "Echos"

1995-1996: Washington Ballet Artistic Director: Mary Day
Ballet Master: Michael Bjerknes Mistress: Lupe Serrano
Choo San Goh’s "Fives", "Momentum" Set by Julie Miles
Graham Lustig’s "Evening" and "Transit"
Mary Day’s "Nutcracker" (Prince, Snow King, Arabian)
Lynn Cote’s "Icare"
Toni Pimble’s "Alice and Wonderland"

October 1995: Susan Farrell Stages Balanchine
Kennedy Center 25th Anniversary program
"Monumentum/Movements": With Maria Calegari
"Tzigane": With Calegari and Helene Alexopoulos
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue": With Alexopoulos
"Chaconne", pas de trois

June 1995: Washington Ballet (guest artist)
"Swan Lake" (Prince Siegfrid) set by Lupe Serrano and Roudolf Kharatian

April 1995: Ballet Builders, Lincoln Center, N.Y.
Roudolf Kharatian’s "A Room"

January 1995: Gala Tribute to Irina Kolpakova, Philadelphia
Ashley Page’s "Walk and Talk"

1994 -1995: Indiannapolis Ballet Theatre (guest artist)
Martin Freedman’s "Cinderella" (prince)
"Esmeralda" pas de deux set by Vladilen Semyonov
Alberto Alonzo’s "Carmen" (Escamillo) with Leslie Brown

June 1994: Manassas Ballet (guest artist) "Don Quixote" (Basilio)

May 1994: Encore ‘94 "Le Corsaire" pas de deux

December 1993: Los Angeles Classical Ballet (guest artist)
"Nutcracker" (prince) With Galina Shlyapina

August - Oct. 1993: Sarasota Ballet (guest artist)
"Nous Sommes" choreographed by Jimmie Gammonet "Don Quixote" pas de deux

July 1993: Kirov Academy of Ballet Washington, D. C.
"Nutcracker" (prince)

Febuary 1993: Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (guest artist) Balanchine’s "Divertimento # 15" Set by Darla Hoover

December 1992: Kirov Ballet Academy
"Swan Lake": 2nd act pas de deux

September 1991: Les Ballets Classiques de Montreal
Kharatian's "Mozartiana"

June 1990 - August 1991: Chamber Ballet of Armenia
Corps de ballet

EDUCATION

1992-1994: Kirov Academy of Ballet
Washington, D.C.
Teachers: Roudolf Kharatian, Alla Sizova, Yelena Vinogradova, Vladimir Djouloukhadze

1987-1990: Vaganova Ballet Academy
Leningrad, Russia
Teachers: Boris Bregvadze, Irina Gensler,Konstantin Sergeyev, Natalya Dudinskaya, Vadim Desnitski

1987-1990: Vaganova Ballet Academy
"Paquita" (lead role) set by Dudinskaya
"Nutcracker" (prince, Spanish pas de deux) choreographed by Vassily Vainonen

1980-1987: Yerevan Ballet Academy
Yerevan, Armenia

TEACHING

2001: Summer Course Milwaukee Ballet School Men’s class, Pas de deux

2001: Master Class Columbus Youth Ballet

1996-1998: Eastern Connecticut Ballet

1996-1998: Momix Company class

1994-1995: Manassas Ballet

September 1991 - February 1992: Les Ballets Classiques de Montreal
Full time teacher