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One of Iran's most important cultural and artistic institutions, The Iranian National Ballet based in Tehran's Roudaki Hall Opera House, was founded in 1967 and through its twelve years of existence until 1979 introduced a varied repertoire of classical and contemporary ballet. Les Ballets Persans is the recreation of the former Iranian National Ballet and presented its World Premiere on October 7, 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1998, the ballet artist and choreographer Nima Kiann started to realize his long-lasting vision of recreating the former Iranian National Ballet with a new concept. Five years later in 2001, thanks to his efforts and energy, the new dance company was officially established and the production of company’s premiere performance started in collaboration with international performing and visual artists. In 2001, the Culture Minister of Sweden, Ms. Marita Ulvskog, expressed her appreciation for the establishment of the company: "... Please allow me to express my admiration for the energy and purposefulness with which you are equipped in order to pursue this project. To give life to an artistic tradition after more than twenty years of interruption demands a willpower of the kind that only a indomitable yearning can give. This yearning to recreate what there has been, can be difficult to understand for us, who are not sharing the painful experience that often is behind..." The world premiere production of the company involved 106 participants from 22 countries and has been referred as the most extensive Iranian artistic project being realized outside Iran. Les Ballets Persans is today an international touring ballet company devoted to present dance productions inspired from the eastern cultures to the western ballet repertoire. As promoter of eastern ballets and for the first time in the West, the company revived and presented two ballets from the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan: Babek and Seven Beauties. The company’s thematic repertoire ranges from classical ballets such as Scheherazade and Seven Beauties to neoclassical works like Babek and contemporary productions such as Femme on the literary, historical, spiritual and social issues. The organization of Les Ballets Persans consists of a dance production company and an educational and research department. Nima Kiann's Forum of Persian and Middle Eastern Dance provides dance scholars and students with a collection of articles and research material on the issue. Designed and promoted by the company's Artistic Director Nima Kiann, Les Ballets Persans introduced the European Youth Dance Project (EYDP) in 2007, supported by Swedish and international authorities/organizations. On March 9th, 2008, Toos Foundation organized a Gala Performance in London to celebrate the works and artistic achievements of Nima Kiann through his three decades of artistry. An enthusiastic audience of more than 1000 encouraged him during the three and a half hours long Gala Performance with 24 times of standing ovations. He received his Award from the founder of Toos Foundation "For his untiring efforts to give life to a forgotten Iranian cultural and artistic heritage, and for recreating and reestablishing the Iranian National Ballet through his dance company of Les Ballets Persans". |
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