Nino Ramishvili

Nino Shalvovna Ramishvili (Georgian: ნინო შალვას ასული რამიშვილი, Russian: Нино Шалвовна Рамишвили; January 19, 1910 - September 6, 2000) was a Georgian ballet dancer, choreographer, and the co-founder of the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet. She is the most famous Georgian dancer.

Nino Shalvovna Ramishvili
Nino Ramishvili and Iliko Sukhishvili
Born(1910-01-19)January 19, 1910
DiedSeptember 6, 2000(2000-09-06) (aged 90)
NationalityGeorgian
OccupationBallet dancer
Choreographer
Georgian dance
Known forCo-founder of Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet

She received the People's Artist of the USSR and Hero of Socialist Labour recognitions.[1]

Career

From 1922 to 1927, Ramishvili studied at the ballet school of Maria Perini in Tbilisi.[2]

From 1927 to 1936, she was the soloist of the ballet theater Paliashvili, where she performed in productions of Abesalom and Eteri, Daisi, The Tale of Shota Rustaveli, Keto and Kote, and Tsisana.[2]

In 1945, together with her husband Iliko Sukhishvili, Ramishvili founded the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet, initially called the Georgian State Dance Company, where she became soloist and dance teacher until 1972.

In 1972, she became chief choreographer of the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet.[2]

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References
  1. Obolensky, Igor (November 18, 2016). "Нино и Илико: история любви". Sputnik.
  2. "Рамишвили в энциклопедии балета".
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