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. Menotti – National 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”