2 minutes agoKosovo National Ballet Marks 50th Anniversary of Establishment
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The Kosovo National Ballet today marks at a 50-year foundation ceremony. A BKK special concert for the event will be held at the ceremony. The ceremony starts at 7: 00 p.m., in the sports room “1 October”, in Pristina, where those present with a word of occasion [...]
The ceremony starts at 7: 00 p.m., in the sports hall “1 October”, in Pristina, where attendees in one word address Hajrula Ceku, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports and Sinan Kajazi, director of the Kosovo National Ballet.
Likewise, gratitude is envisioned for Ahmet Brahimaj, as well as the presentation of Pulla Post from Kosovo Post in honour of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the BKK.
Otherwise, the first Kosovo Ballet troupe was formed in 1972. Ballerians of this generation were educated at the Skopje Ballet Middle School under the leadership of director Tatjana Petkovska. At school they graduated 25 dancers from Kosovo 19 men and six women.
After the successful completion of schooling, most dancers returned to Pristina. Within the framework of the Kosovo National Theatre was the Kosovo Ballet.
The first balloons were: Ahmet Bahimaj, Abdurrahman Nokshiqiqi, Guni Loshi, Jonuz Beqiray, Elez Nikqi, Rrustem Selca, Selajdin Kice, Rrustem Bajrami, Hysen Podrimcaku, Esma Mulla, Shqilla, Enver Berisha, Shaban Shabanaj, Isa Bajraktari, Gaj Shala, Enver Elshani, Sabri Spahi, Jasar Berisha and Nexmi Seljeca.
With work and dedication, the first generation staged many large productions, including “Sokol & Mirusha”, “Halili & Hajria”, “Bolero”, “Legend on triumph”, “Romeo and Juljet”, “Tops”, “Besa”, “Don Kisoti”, “
In 1985, Ahmet Brahimaj was appointed director of the Kosovo Ballet.
The first generation made a valuable contribution to the establishment of the artistic scene in Kosovo. Outside Kosovo, the ballet performed very successfully in all scenes of the former Yugoslavia. They also attended several times the International Festival “Ballet Bienenalen” in Ljubljana and “Summer Games in Dubrovnik”.
In 1991, Kosovo dancers left the theater violently. At that moment, the ballet interrupted all his activities.
After the war, with the help of several colleagues, Ahmet Brahimaj opened the first ballet high school, within the framework of the musical middle school “Prenk Jamesa”.
In 2001, after many years of absence, the first generation of Kosovo Ballet returned to the stage accompanied by young school dancers. The first display “
