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National ballet star amazes Norwegians with his choreography

9 January 2017 18:12 (UTC+04:00)
National ballet star amazes Norwegians with his choreography

By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijani ballet star Ulvi Azizov has successfully performed at the gala concert of ballet stars Etoile Ballet Galain in Oslo, Norway, Azertac reported.

“Etoile Ballet Gala” is one of the most significant and high-level events in the world of ballet, in which participate ballet stars who perform on the main stages of the world famous theatres such as Paris Grand Opera, Royal Swedish Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Ballet of Belgium, Royal Ballet of London, Berlin State Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre, Vienna State Ballet, Prague National Ballet, Hungarian National Ballet, Polish National Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and other theatres.

Ulvi Azizov - one of the most significant dancers who conquered the audience with his individuality, excellent classical techniques and charisma - was born in Baku, in 1985 to a family of a famous dancer Rafik Azizov and a doctor Nushaba Guluzade.

He graduated the Baku Choreographic School. Then, he moved to Turkey where he continued his studies of classical ballet.

Azizov is the holder of Rudolf Nuriev 16th International Ballet Festival award, and a special award of the 18th International World Ballet Stars Gala, which was held in Budapest.

The dancer has performed as the guest star in France, Italy, Greece, Ukraine, Finland, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia, Latvia, Czech Republic, and Azerbaijan etc.

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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova

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