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Tsolak Mlke-Galstyan

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Tsolak Mlke-Galstyan
Tsolak Mlke-Galstyan performing in "Dreams in Dreams"
Born (1984-02-25) February 25, 1984 (age 40)[1]
EducationState Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia
Career
Current groupMIHR
DancesLatin, Ballet, Contemporary[1]

Tsolak Mlke-Galstyan (Armenian: Ցոլակ Մլքե-Գալստյան, born February 25, 1984, Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian dancer, stage actor, choreographer, and stage manager.[2] He is the co-founder and art director of MIHR Theatre.[3][4]

Tsolak Mlke-Galstyan is a graduate of State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia. He was an apprentice of Riga-based dancer and director Modris Tenisons.[5]

At the age of 16, Mlke-Galstyan was in car accident which left him paralyzed for some time. That pushed him to find dance techniques which need less movement and more of soul expression.[6] In 2003, together with his sister Shoghakat Mlke-Galstyan he founded the MIHR contemporary dance company. It is the first contemporary dance theatre in Armenia.[4] MIHR theatre has staged more than 20 performances worldwide.[5][7] The most notable of its works are "Lavash", "Colors", "Ten Commandments of Komitas", "Dreams in Dreams", "Black Castle" and "Soldiers". It is collaborating with Armenia-based and foreign theatre and dance groups, organizing benefit performances.[3][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tsolak MLKE-Galstyan/
  2. ^ "little review" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b "Alone, Together: An Armenian dancer at home and in Paris". July 14, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "When Ancient Dance Becomes Contemporary (English) by Artur Ghukasyan". contemporary-dance.org.
  5. ^ a b "Tsolak Galstyan". L'AiR ARTS.
  6. ^ Armenian Square, ITI-INFO N5-6, p 5-10 2014
  7. ^ "CITF and ADAA Host US Premiere From MIHR Theatre of Armenia". September 6, 2011.
  8. ^ "Tumanyan's Fairy Tales Performed In the Villages of Artsakh". Hetq.am.