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  • AGBU Sponsors Kharatian Exhibit

    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
    www.roudolfkharatian.com
    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.

    Web sites to check out: www.roudolfkharatian.com and
    www.arkaballet.org

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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