Tankho Israelov
| Tankho Selimovich Israelov | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Танхо Селимович Израилов December 2, 1917 Tsovkra, Kulinsky District, Dagestan, Russia |
| Died | November 30, 1981 (aged 63) Moscow, USSR |
| Occupation | dancer, choreographer |
| Years active | 1934–1978 |
Tankho Selimovich Israelov (Russian: Танхо Селимович Израилов; Hebrew: ;תנקהו ישראלוב born December 2, 1917 — November 30, 1981) was a Soviet Dagestan ballet dancer, a ballet master, a choreographer, and of Mountain Jewish origin descent. He was awarded the honorary title People's Artist of the USSR.
Tankho Israelov was born in the village of Tsovkra, Kulinsky District, Dagestan, Russia.
He studied at the Akhundov Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Baku. In 1934 Israelov founded and led the dance ensemble of the Mountain Jews. From 1937 to 1954, he was the soloist and assistant choreographer of the Ensemble of Folk Dance of the USSR under the direction of Igor Moiseyev.
In 1955 Tankho Israelov graduated from the department of the choreography at the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Moscow.
Tankho Israelov staged performances of dances of the play "Dawn of the Caspian Sea" at the Yermolova Theatre, "Grooms" (A. Tokayev) at the Moscow Academic Theatre of Satire, and "Silk Suzani" (A. Kakhara) at the Moscow Regional Drama Theater named after A. Ostrovsky. In 1954-55 Israelov was the director of the National Academic Ensemble of Folk Dance "Joc," and from 1955 to 1958 he headed the Dance Ensemble of the Turkmen SSR.
Tankho Israelov was the creator, artistic director and choreographer of the Choreography Folk Dance Ensemble of the Dagestan ASSR "Lezginka." The first performance took place on May 11, 1958 in Makhachkala Theater named after Maxim Gorky. Immediately after the first performance the ensemble was invited to Moscow to represent the culture of Dagestan in the State Kremlin Palace. Soon, the dance ensemble Lezginka began tours around the Soviet Union and foreign countries. They gained worldwide fame. Israelov headed the dance ensemble Lezginka from 1958 to1978.
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