This list comprises current and former collaborators, participants, and staff members since the establishment of Les Ballets Persans in 2002. While every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy, the list is not comprehensive and may not include all individuals who have been part of the organization. We remain deeply grateful to everyone who has supported our mission over the years.
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Nima Kiann
Founder & Artistic Director
Principal Choreographer
Eve-Marie Nordmark
Ivar Nordmark (Emeritus)
Rahim Karimi
Medea Carapetian
ADVISORS
Alexander Rahbari
Touraj Jamshidi
Ali Mirfattah
COORDINATORS
Taban Teyhoo
Barbro Bise
Birgit Lundin
Mari Jankovski
Erik Nordmark
Youbert Rezvani
Javaneh Sorouri
Johan Stjernholm
Tommy Widerberg
SOCIAL MEDIA ADMINS
Massey Sheikhan
choreographers
Rafiga Akhundova
Maksud Mamedov
Nima Kiann
Gabriala Gutarra
ballet masters
Aizada Akmatova
Marc du Bouaÿs
Dominique Franchetti
Istvan Kisch
Victor Valcu
dancers
Principals:
Asel Aidarova
Aidai Akylbekova
Aizada Akmatova
Iasmina Nasyrova
Eles Arykov
Azuka Inoue
Talant Bekishov
Farangis Kazymova
Mohammad Azimova
Alexandr Bakhman
Omedjoni Sangalizoda
Birgit Mühlram
Carolina Ureta
Olga Kuzmina
Julia Davies
Angelina Allen
Hazmik Amirian-Bennet
Gwendolyn Berwick
Billyana Angelova Parvulova
Luciana Reolon
Adolfo Chávez
Ledian Agallijaj
Alexey Grigoriev
David Hovhannisyan
Alexander Pereda
Moe Shiraha
Jean-Pierre George
Aleksandr Kuchkin
Kayoko Yoshihashi
corp de ballet members:
Farangis Hakimova
Parvina Tashmohamadova
Manuchehr Mohamadzoda
Iskandar Rajabov
Katie E Timothy
Ela Ray Markstein
Tiffany Mayers
Danielle King
Claudia Leroy
Karla Beltrán
Robina Acosta
Zsófia Tóth
Sherene Melania
Nina Victoria Gomez
Georgina Hagerty
Hanna Hagberg
Catherine Harley
Taline Manoukian
Nancy Marks
Kanae Otava
Laura Otero
Marija Shevchenko
Dayse Tarakdian
Alexandra Willemin
Viridiana Sanchez
Katharine Yip Hoi Lam
Charles Pashby-Taylor
Ricardo Domingo
Sayat Asatryan
Elvis Nalbani
Nguyen Ngoc Anh
Jitti Chompee
Alexander Dolgikh
Ricardo Daniel Proietto
Christopher Schmidt
Karl Hagström
Jardel De Sousa
Jevgeni Unofrienko
Laura Gallotta
Giulia Fabrocile
opera singers
Zohreh Jooya
Mario Taghadossi
composers
Ahmad Pejman
Alexander Rahbari
Akshin Alizadeh
Hamid Motebassem
Hossein Alizadeh
Hossein Behroozinia
Kara Karaev
Parviz Meshkatian
Saeed Farajpoori
Peyman Soltani
musical arrangement
Majid Derakhshani
Babak Saeedi
Faraj Karaev
costume designers
Farhad Farsi
Mahmoud Farshchian
Jamal
Nasser Ovissi
Tahir Tairov
costume production
Catalena Molnar
Jaleh Nourazar
Shabnam Nourazar
Mahnaz Emadi
Radoslav Erovic
Oglacheno Costume Production Studio
Bitubi Dress Production
Sweing, alterations & design copy:
Shahla Dorriz
technical/stage assistance
Mikael Wendelius
Javad Jafari
Farima karimi
Mahsa Eshghinejad
Mahdi Memarpouri
Mirlan Nurhaliev
Majid M. Fard
photographers
Ramin Sadat
Tommy Simonsson
Reza Javadi
Pourang Javaheri
Bahman Karimi
Rahim Karimi
Ramin Ray
Amir Rezaee
Peter Lear
Babak Rajabi
Mahdi Zahedi
Maryam Afshar
sound master
Shahram Shahseta
light designer/master
Mahdi Memarpouri
website design artist
Yari Ostovany
web developers
Yiming Wu
Adil Rasheed
IT consultants
Fariborz Akrami
Shahriar Jariani
Djalal Mirmohaddes
Marco Armani
OCCASIONAL SPONSORS
National Integration Office of Sweden - Integrationsverket
Swedish National Office for Cultural Affairs -
Statens Kulturråd
County council of Stockholm - Kulturförvaltningen
AMI - Sweden
City of Solna
City of Uppsala
Cultural Administration of the City of Stockholm - Kulturnämnden
Japan America Theatre
Toos Foundation
Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts - Mexico
Bund iranischer Unternehmer - Germany
special thanks to
Reza Sakhai
Banafsheh Bahramian
Valeric Abrahamian
Rostam Dehmubed
… and all the kind individuals who, in their own way, have supported us and our devoted volunteers throughout the years.