AGBU Montreal
has the pleasure of inviting you to an
exhibit of recent works by world-renowned artist
ROUDOLF KHARATIAN
November 26 to 28, 2004
VERNISSAGE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 at 8:00 p.m.
The exhibit continues
Saturday, November 27
and Sunday, November 27
from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
at the
AGBU Alex Manoogian Center
Dervishian Hall
805 Manoogian Street
St-Laurent, QC
514.748.2428
See attached flyer, and feel free to invite
friends and family. All are welcome.
Biographical Information:
Roudolf Kharatian is a native of Yerevan, Armenia where he studied at
the Yerevan School of Fine Arts. In America, Kharatian’s works have
been included in individual, group and juried exhibitions in
Washington, DC at the Foundry Gallery, the International Monetary Fund
(IMF), the Fannie Mae Foundation Gallery of the Washington Ballet, the
Embassy of Armenia, Art-O-Matic 2000, HNTB Architecture, Hamazkayin
Cultural and Educational Association, Touchstone Gallery, Art-O-Matic
2002, Roulette Gallery, the Embassy of Russia’s Russian Cultural
Center and the Maryland College of Art and Design; in Frederick,
Maryland at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center; in Montreal, Canada at
the Tekeyan Cultural Center; and in St. Petersburg, Russia at the
Gorohovaya Gallery. Kharatian’s works are in private collections in
the United States, Canada, France, Great Britain, South Africa and
Armenia.
Mr. Kharatian has also had an illustrious career in dance. His ballets
have been performed on many stages worldwide including the Kennedy
Center, Lincoln Center, the Salle Pleyel in Paris, the Place des Arts
in Montreal, and many others. Artist Emeritus Kharatian holds a
Master’s Degree in Choreography and Stage Production and is the
recipient of three Maryland State Arts Council Awards for Choreography
(1997, 1999 and 2001). He is currently on the faculty of the
Washington Ballet and is the founder and Artistic Director of ARKA
Ballet.
Dance biography:
Choreographer and Master Teacher Roudolf Kharatian was principal
dancer with the National Ballet of Armenia from 1967 to 1990,
performing all the great leading roles of the classical repertoire. A
star of five films, he also toured extensively with the Bolshoi Ballet
and Stars of Russian Ballet. From 1979 to 1991, he was Artistic
Director of the Chamber Ballet of Armenia.
A graduate of the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg,
Mr. Kharatian also holds a Master’s Degree in Choreography and Stage
Production from the Moscow University of Theater Arts. Artist Emeritus
Kharatian has received numerous medals and awards as dancer,
choreographer and teacher including consecutive Maryland State Arts
Council Individual Artist Awards for Choreography (1997, 1999,
2001). Under his coaching, many of his students have won gold at the
most prestigious international ballet competitions.
A frequent guest teacher, Mr. Kharatian has taught the Kirov Ballet,
the Boston Ballet, the Washington Ballet, the Debra Colker Dance
Company, among others. His ballets have been performed on many stages
worldwide including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, the Salle
Pleyel in Paris, the Place des Arts in Montreal. His choreographic
credits include full-length story ballets and countless one-act
ballets and concert pieces. Mr. Kharatian served on the faculty of
Washington’s Kirov Academy before joining the Washington School of
Ballet faculty in 1994. He is also the founder and Artistic Director
of ARKA Ballet in Washington, D.C.
In addition to his work in ballet, Roudolf Kharatian is also an
accomplished visual artist. His works are in private collections in
the United States, Canada, France, Great Britain, South Africa and
Armenia.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress