Les Ballets Persans
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The Dance Company of Les Ballets Persans [in Persian سازمان باله ایران] is the recreation of the former Iranian National Ballet based in Tehran Roudaki Hall Opera House which was dissolved in 1979 after the Islamic revolution. The ballet artist and choreographer Nima Kiann founded Les Ballets Persans in Sweden
in 2002. The repertoire of the company is inspired by culture, history and heritage of Iranian civilization. Les Ballets Persans has been referred as the most extensive Iranian artistic project ever realized outside Iran after the Islamic revolution.
The repertoire of this touring Dance Company contains classical as well as neoclassical and contemporary ballets being created mainly by the company’s Principal Choreographer Nima Kiann or other choreographers from Middle East. The organization is divided into three departments: dance production, academy and a research centre.
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in 2002. The repertoire of the company is inspired by culture, history and heritage of Iranian civilization. Les Ballets Persans has been referred as the most extensive Iranian artistic project ever realized outside Iran after the Islamic revolution.
The repertoire of this touring Dance Company contains classical as well as neoclassical and contemporary ballets being created mainly by the company’s Principal Choreographer Nima Kiann or other choreographers from Middle East. The organization is divided into three departments: dance production, academy and a research centre.