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VLADIMIR ZAKHAROV BIOGRAPHY - Theatre of Dance 'Gzhel' V.Zakharov
VLADIMIR M. ZAKHAROV
Artistic Director and Chief Choreographer
of the Moscow National Academic Theatre of Dance "Gzhel",
People's Artist of the Russian Federation, People's Artist of the North Ossetia-Alaniya Republic, Honoured Artist of Dagestan Republic,
Ph.D. in Culture Studies, Academician

Biography on

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Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov

WIKIPEDIA (in Russian)
Захаров, Владимир Михайлович

Vladimir was born on the 5 of July 1946 in a small russian village of Murzitsy, now Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia. At the age of 7 he moved with his parents to the north russian town of Neman, Kaliningrad region of Russia.

From 1960 to 1964 he studied at Choreography Department of Kaliningrad (former Sovetsk) Regional College of Culture.
After he had graduated from the college, he studied several years at Leningrad (now St-Petersburg) State Institute of Culture at Ballet-Master's department and was a diploma holder in Choreography.

After graduating from the Institute in 1969, he started his professional career as Chief Choreographer with Volzhsky National Russian Folk Choir in Kuybishev- city (now Samara-city) on the Volga River.

Since 1970 Vladimir ( about 40 years now) started his career in choreography and ballet education. For three years (1970-1973) he worked as choreography coach at College of Arts in Kirov city (now Vyatka-city). In 1973 and 1974 he was teaching choreography at Samara University of culture. In 1974 he staged choreography pieces for ossetian group "Alan" in Ordzhonikidze(now Vladikavkaz-city).
He also started his career as ballet administrator with the Ministry of Culture of Russia ( 1973-1975).

From 1975 to 1980 Vladimir worked as a Chief Choreographer of the Soviet Army Dance and Song Theatre in Dresden, East Germany.
It was in 1980 when he created together with famous singer Alexandra Prokoshina, the Russian Folk Dance and Song Group "Iskorka"
(i.e. "sparkly" ) in Kotelnichesky oblast(region) of Vyatka-city.
He worked with Iskorka till 1986.
At the same time(1986-1988),Vladimir Zakharov headed and administrated natoinal choreography at Rosconcert (i.e.all russian concert - organizing administration) in Moscow.

At that time he was recognized as one of the leading russian national choreographers: he was merited by his first national title of "Honoured Artist of Russia" and staged the official government concert at the Kremlin Palace of Congresses in 1987.

IN 1988 VLADIMIR ZAKHAROV FOUNDED HIS THEATRE OF D
ANCE "GZHEL".

Since that time all his life,creative spirit and ideas, professional career, admininstrative skills, profound cultural knowledge and high educational mastercraft in ballet and choreography - are devoted to the Theatre of Dance Gzhel, to young ballet " sparkles" formation through the Ballet Academy he established under the Theatre Gzhel and to the global promotion of Russian Ballet and Russian National Culture and Traditions.

In 1994 Vladimir Zakharov created University of Dance under the State Academy of Slavic Culture in Moscow. He is a Head of Choreography Chair and a Dean.

In 1998 Moscow Ballet Academy Gzhel was founded by Moscow Government and Vladimir Zakharov and in 1999 the Theatre was awarded the title "Academic" for achievemnts in ballet and choreography education.

In 2010 the first performance of new Classical Ballet Group "DIVERTISSEMENT" founded by Vladimir Zakharov took place in Moscow.
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Awards and Titles:

National Russian Honorary Titles:
1986 - Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation
1992 - People's Artist of the Russian Federation
2008 - Honoured Artist of Dagestan Republic
2011 -People's Artist of the North Ossetia-Alaniya Republic

National Russian Honorary Awards:
1997 - Medal of "850 years of Moscow" for the merits in culture
1997 - Order of "People Friendship" by President of RF
2003 - Prise and Award of Moscow Government
2004 - Order of St.Alexandre Nevsky
2004 - Medal of "Work and Motherland"
2006- Peter The Great Award for the merits in Russian culture
2006 - Order of "Merits before Motherland" by President of RF
2008 -
RF Government Award for Russian crafts concert programs

Orthodox Church Honorary Awards:
2005 - A testimonial of St. George by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church International Charity
Organization for the deeds for the Church and for promoting and revival of historical Slavic traditions.
2005 -
Prize of St. Kirill and Methody by Patriarch of All Russia Alexis II for
keeping and developing of the Kirill-Methody heritage;international peace and friendship.

2006-
Medal of Prelate Innokenty, Metropolite of Moscow and Kolomna and
Award of
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexis II
2010 - Award by Ukrainian Orthodox Church

International Honorary Awards and Titles:
2004 -Chairman of Russian United Committee for CIOFF(i.e.International folk festivals orginization) and IOV( International orginization for folklore arts), associated to UNESCO
2004 - Award of Laureate of International Public Charity Foundation " For Peace and People"
2004 - Medal of E.P.Rosse (Rus. choreographer)"Service for Children Choreography"
2006 - Order of "Unity" of UN European Committe

Academic Degrees,Titles and Awards:
1994 - Professor (in choreography)
1996 - Academician of the State Academy of Slavic Culture (SASC), RF
2003- Artistic Director of Moscow Ballet Academy Gzhel under the Theatre Gzhel
2004 - Academician of the International Plato's Academy (Greece)
2005 - Ph.D. in Study of Culture

Artistic Organizations, Journals, Competition Prises and Awards:
1998 - "Lord of Dance" Nomination and Prise by "Ballet" Magazine, RF
2001 - All-Russian Dance Festival and Vladimir Zakharov Prise for Choreographers' Competition
was set up by the Ministry of Culture of RF,Ministry of Education of RF, State Russian House of
People Creative Work, in Vyatka (RF town)

Publications (books)
2004 - Monography (book) "Poetry of Russian Dance" Vol.1 amd Vol.2 ( Rus. lang)
2009 -Monography (book)
"Poetry of Russian Dance" Vol.3 amd Vol.4 ( Rus. lang)

Personally staged concert programs and shows for Theatre Gzhel:
More then 100 choreography works and compositions were created for the below concert programs

1998 concert program "Hello, Folks!" (Здравствуйте, люди добрые)
2000 concert program "Love, Russia!"(Я люблю тебя, Россия)
2002 concert program "From Russia with Love" (Из России с любовью)
2003 concert program "Moscow, the Gold-Domed" (Москва Златоглавая)
2004 concert program "The Music-Hall, We are" (Мы - Mюзик-холл)
2006 concert program "My Flying over Russia" (Я лечу над Россией)
2007 concert program "Russia,the Eternel" (Россия Вечная)
2008 concerr program "Bright Soul of Russia" (России светлая душа)
2009 concert program "With our Love for You" (Мы Вам дарим любовь)
2010 concert program " Cranes of Victory" (Журавли Победы)
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Other staged ballets:
2010 Classical Ballet " Fairy Tale of Vasnetsov", depicting folk and fantasy pictures of Russian painter Victor Vasnetsov. Staged and chioreography by Vladimir Zakharov for the Ballet Theatre in Vyatka.


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