PRISTINA, October 9 /ATA/ The National Ballet of Kosovo marks the 50th anniversary of its foundation today.
Attending the ceremony to mark the event will be state dignitaries. And the National Ballet of Kosovo will give a special concert on this occasion.
The ceremony is set to take place at “1 Tetori” sports hall, in Pristina, where Hajrulla Çeku, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports and Sinan Kajtazi, director of the National Ballet of Kosovo will address the participants with greeting speeches.
Likewise, there will be extended medal of gratitude to Ahmet Brahimaj while there will be promoted the Stamp issued by the Kosovo Post Office in honor of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of National Ballet of Kosovo.
The first troupe of Kosovo Ballet was formed in 1972. The dancers of this generation were educated at the High School of Ballet in Skopje, under the leadership of director Tatjana Petkovska. 25 dancers from Kosovo graduated from the school – 19 men and 6 women.
After successfully completing their education, most of the dancers returned to Pristina. Within the framework of the National Theater of Kosovo, the Ballet of Kosovo was formed.
With hard work and dedication, the first generation staged many great productions, including: “Sokol & Mirusha”, “Halili & Hajria”, “Bolero”, “Legend on Mischief”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “Besa”, “Don Quixote” and other pieces.
Kosovo ballet troupe has performed with great success on all the stages of the former Yugoslavia. They also participated several times in the “Ballet Biennale” International Festival in Ljubljana and the “Summer Games in Dubrovnik”.
In 1991, the Kosovar dancers were forcibly removed from the theater building. At that moment, the ballet stopped all its activities.
After the war, with the help of some colleagues, Ahmet Brahimaj opened the first high school of ballet, in the framework of the “Prenk Jakova” high school of music.
In 2001, after many years of absence, the first generation of the Kosovo Ballet returned to the stage accompanied by the young dancers of the school. The first show “The Pipe Player” was shown with great success. /KosovaPress/p.s./
