CV by years

RISIMA RISIMKIN

Education:

 2016 – PhD on University of “St. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, Macedonia – “Contemporary dance styles in 20 century – Europe”

2000 – Academy for Music and Dance (AMTI) Master degree (MA)

1998 – Academy for Music and Dance (AMTI), Plovdiv, Bulgaria, with professional classification choreographer and ballet master

1995 – Royal National Theatre – London, U.K.

1982/1983 – Specialization in State theatre “Shevchenko”, Kiev, Ukraine

1972/1980 – State Ballet school – Skopje

 Work experience:

 2019 – Master classes in Arthur Bruckner University, Linz, Austria

2019 – Master classes on Minzu, University, Beijin China

2018 – Master class on Battery Dance festival, New York, USA

2018 – Master class on Holland Dance Festival, Hague, Netherlands

2017/2018 – Master classes on Beijing Dance Academy, Beijing, China

2017/present – Dean of the Department for Contemporary Dance, Goce Delchev University, Macedonia

2017 – Member of the Jury for Silk Road festival in ‘Xian, China

2016/present - Member of the Board of Dance Culture Union between China and CEEC

2015/2016 – Part of artistic/organization team & teacher coordinator of the First & Second International Chinese Summer Camp for Contemporary dance

2014 – Editor of the book “The Wonderful world of Dance” – 10 years of Dance Fest

2012/2013 – Artistic director of the National Ballet Antalya, Turkey

2013 – Editor of the book “Skopje Dance Academy – The beginning”

2012 – Editor of the book “The Path of changes”

2011/present – Founder & Artistic director of Skopje Dance Theater

2011 – Editor of the book “The New Dance Theater”

2010/2017 – Dean of the Skopje Dance Academy, part of ESRA University, Skopje

2010 – Editor of the book “On the Wings of Dance”

2010/present – Artistic director & Founder of Risimkin research center (education in dance for youth)

2009/2017 – Professor for movement on ESRA University in Skopje, Macedonia

2009/2010/2011 – Head of the Conference for Dance “Contemporary dance (culture)as a factor of transformation of the society” - Skopje, Macedonia

2009 – 2015 – President of Skopje office of CID UNESKO

2008 – Publishing the first book for dance, supported by UNESCO in Macedonia: “The Art of Dance”         

2005/2009 & 2009/2013 – Member of the Executive council of CID UNESCO. Paris

2005/present - Artistic director of DANCE FEST SKOPJE

2004/2005 - Delegate of CID UNESCO for Macedonia

2003/2007 - Professor in State Music and Ballet education center

2003/2004 - Artistic director of April-month of dance!Skopje

2002 - Founder and president of Macedonian dance center – Skopje

2000 - Choreographer in National Ballet – Macedonian National Theater, Skopje

1999 - Producer on the Macedonian National Ballet tour in Taiwan (November)

1999 - Producer on May Opera Evening – Macedonian National Theater, Skopje (May)

1996/2004 – Founder & Artistic director of “Week of Modern Ballet” part of Ohrid Summer Festival

1996/present – Founder & General manager of INTERART CULTURE CENTRE

1980 - 1999 soloist in Macedonian National Ballet

Choreography:

2019 – “Identities” – m. M. Modent/D. Hridgikj, Skopje Dance Theater

2019 – “Colors” – m. A. Vivaldi, Skopje Dance Theater

2018 – “Anima” – Skopje Dance Theater

2018 – “Sequences – Past/Present/Future” – m. T. Kitanovski, ZJCM, Hangzhou, China

2018 – “Orlandina” – m. T. Kitanovski, Ljubljana Dance Theater, Slovenia

2018 – “Existence – We are the Fancy people” – Skopje Dance Theater

2017 – “Cauldron” - m. T. Kitanovski, Skopje Dance Theater

2016 – “R.E.M.  – A Dream Section” – m. Luboyno, 9 CDT, Beijing China

2015 – “SMS (Soul, Mind & Something else)” – m. D. Bojadjiev, Skopje Dance Theater  

2014 – “Ludus” – m. A. Pert, Skopje Dance Theater

2014 – “Garden of the souls” – National Ballet Kosovo

2013 – “HOPE” – m. L.van Beethoven, National Ballet of Antalya, Turkey 

2013 – “In the fields of Haven” - m. K. Dzajkovski, ITS festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands          

2012 – “ORLANDO” – Skopje Dance Theater, DANCE FEST SKOPJE

2012 – “The Man in the Corridor” (1st & 3rd part) – SDT & TKO Theater, Skopje&Koln, Germany

2011 – “A World In-Between” – Skopje Dance Theater, DANCE FEST SKOPJE

2010 – “UNICORN” – m. G. C. MenottiNational Ballet, Ljubljana, Slovenia         

2010 – “The 3rd – m. K. Dzajkovski, Rotterdam Dance Academy, Rotterdam, Netherlands

2009 – “Pieces” – DANCE FEST SKOPJE 2009

2008 – “The House of Alba” – DANCE FEST SKOPJE 2008

2006 – “mozART” – m. V.A. Mozart, Skopje, Gala evening of DANCE FEST

2005 – “DIARY FOR US” – m. Dr. Maslin, Niamey, Niger

2005 – “DALY’S DIARY” – m. J.S. Bach, DANCE FEST SKOPJE 2005

2004 – “Three sisters” – m. Piacola, Tochka space, Skopje

2004 – “STRAVINSKY DIARY”  - m. I Stravinsky, with Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra

2003 – “The Great window” m. M. Necak -MDC - Skopje

2002 – “Memento” – Macedonian dance center (MDC) – Skopje

2001 – “Three Face” – m. Balansku – “Risto Siskov” – Strumica

2001 – “Lady Macbeth” – m. D. Dautovski – MOB – Skopje

1999 – “Memories” – m. Foltin – MOB  - Skopje

1998 – “Oak wood” – m. V. Stefanovski - MOB – Skopje and Ohrid summer festival    

1997 – “Wedding (thoughts and pictures)“ – m. G. Bregovic - Leipzig, Germany

1996 – “Human . . . man and woman” – m. V. Stefanovski, Interart, Skopje

1996 – “Vacuum” – m. V Stefanovski - MOT – Skopje

1994 – “Bloody Countess take me home tonight” – m. L. Konstantinov – Aarhus, Denmark

1994 – “Whirlpool …” – m. Bizet-Schedrin – Macedonian Opera and Ballet, Skopje

1993 – “Bolero” – m. M. Ravel – Special project on Skopje Summer Festival

1990 – “Janis” – m. J. Joplin – opening on MOT (Youth Open Theatre), Skopje

Shorts choreography (selection):

“Dance” – m. Ch. Madzone

“The dream” – m. E. Moricone

“Morana“ – m. L. Konstantinov

“Baltepe” (part) – m. T. Skalovski

“The Power” – m. V. Stefanovski

“Gama” – m. D. Ortakov

 Choreography in drama plays (selected pieces from 1990 to 2015):

“Electra” – National Drama Theater, Yunan, China

“Antony and Cleopatra” – NT Bitola

“Henri IV” – part three, NT Bitola for Globe Theater, London, UK

 “Jane Zadrogaz” – NT Bitola

“Evmenidys“– Ohrid Summer festival

“Libretto Wagner” – NT Bitola

“Old times” – NT Strumica

“Master and Margarita” – NT Bitola

“Iphigenia on Avlida” – NT Veles

“The dance in Lunassa time” – Drama theater – Skopje

“Frogs” – MNT – Skopje

“The Beauty” – MNT – Skopje

“Bacchanalias” – MKC – Skopje

“The servants” – NT Bitola

 “Hasanaginica” – Albanian drama, Skopje

“Decameron” – NT Bitola

“Life of the Cesar’s” – NT Bitola

 “Closer” – Turkish drama, Skopje

Abroad:

2019 – Beijing, China, Belt & Road Art Week International Conference & Artistic program

2018 – “Existence” – Beijing, China, Beijing Dance Academy International event festival

2018 – “Cauldron” – New York, USA, Battery Dance Festival

2018 – “Cauldron” – The Hague, Netherlands, Holland Dance Festival

2018 – “Orlandina” – Ljubljana, Slovenia, Ljubljana Dance Theater

2017 – “Cauldron” – Quanzhou, China, Maritime Silk Road Festival

2017 – "Zeroo degree" – Share festival, Bratislava, Slovakia

2017 – "R.E.M." – B9DT in De Nieuwe Regentes Theater, the Hague Netherlands

2017 – "R.E.M." – B9DT on Exodos festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia

2016 – "The New" - International Contemporary dance festival, Beijing, China

2016 – Art Forum in Beijing, China – represent of Macedonian Dance Stage

2015 – “Meet in Beijing” festival, with Skopje Dance Theater, “SMS..” & “Impulse”

2014 – Guest choreographer in the National Ballet of Prishtina, Kosovo

2014 – Düsseldorf, Germany – Dance fair, represent of Macedonia

2013 – New York, NY, USA, American Dance Recon – Dance symposium

2013 – ITS festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2012 – New York, NY, USA, American Dance Recon – Dance symposium

2012 – Koln, Germany – with the performance “The Man in the Corridor”

2012 – Düsseldorf, Germany – Dance fair, represent of Macedonia

2011 – Dance festival, San Vincenti, Croatia

2010 – Guest choreographer in the National Ballet Ljubljana, Slovenia

2010 – Guest choreographer in Rotterdam Dance Academy, Netherlands 

2010 - Düsseldorf, Germany – Dance fair, with the performance “Pieces”

2008 - Düsseldorf, Germany – Dance fair, represent of Macedonia

2006 - Düsseldorf, Germany – Dance fair, represent of Macedonia

2005 - Niamey, Niger – “Diary for us – Day)”

2005 - Niamey, Niger – “Diary for us – Day)”

2004 - Düsseldorf, Germany – Dance fair, represent of Macedonia

2003 - Belgrade, SCG – “Great window”

2000 - Burgas, Bulgaria – “Memories”

2000 - Belgrade, SRJ – “Memories”

2000 - Essen, Germany – Dance fair, represent of Macedonia

2000 - Belgrade leader of choreographic workshop

1998 - Burgas, Bulgaria – “Weeding”

1998 - Podgorica, SRJ teaching lecture

1998 - Thessaloniki, Greece – European Culture Capital – “Weeding”

1998 - EXPO, Lisbon, Portugal – National Day of Macedonia – “Weeding”

1998 - Belgrade, SRJ – “Weeding”

1997 - Podgorica, Belgrade, SRJ – “Vakuum”

1997 - Leipzig, Germany – “Weeding”

1995 - Varna, Bulgaria – “Bloody Countess take me home tonight”

1994 - Aarhus, Denmark - “Bloody Countess take me home tonight”

Awards:

2011 – One of the TOP 10 women managers in Macedonia

2010 – One of the 50 top influence women in Macedonia – Globus magazine

2005 – Award for Special contribute in culture and art in Macedonia

1997 – Best choreographer of the year – National TV, Macedonia

1997 – Final platform on the choreographic competition in San – Sent Denis, Banole, France with “Human… Man and Women” (part of “Vacuum”)

1993 – Top then evening in Macedonia with performance “Bolero”