The Iranian National Ballet Company was Iran's only state ballet institution until the Islamic revolution of 1979 and also the most known and recognized of all dance companies in the Middle East. It w
Madame Yelena's ballet class in Tehran, 1949
The Times newspaper review of the newly built Roudaki Hall Opera. 7 February 1968
Robert de Warren and Haideh Ahmadzadeh conversing with the Shah and Empress Farah at the Roudaki Hall Opera. 1967
Iranian National Ballet Company performing Carmina Burana, 1978
Les Ballets Persans
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Les Ballets Persans is the successor company and the recreation of the former Iranian National Ballet Company. Based in Sweden as a non-profit and non-governmental organization, Les Ballets Persans is
Iranian National Ballet Company
…Roudaki Hall, was disbanded in the aftermath of the Islamic revolution and was re-established 23 years later in exile by Nima Kiann under the name of Les Ballets Persans (Persian: سازمان باله ایران) in Sweden. The history of ballet in Iran started in 1928 when Madame Cornelli, a Russian immigrant who fled the Bolshevik…
Ballet of Femme. A signature work of Les Ballets Persans. Choreography by Nima Kiann. Stockholm Concert Hall. 2003
Vis and Ramin. Choreography by Nima Kiann. Tirgan Festival. Harbourfront Centre, Toronto. 2011
Journey to the Land of Turquoise. National Ballet of Tajikistan performing the repertoire of Les Ballets Persans on its first appearance in the West after the fall of Soviet Union. Poster. 2012
Symphony of Elegy. Choreography by Nima Kiann for National Ballet of Tajikistan. Dushanbe Opera House. 2012