RISIMA RISIMKIN

*Member of the Executive Council of the CID UNESCO

Education
1977 - 1980 MBUC (Ballet school) – Skopje
1982 - 1983 Specialization in State theatre "Schevchenco”, Kiev, Ukraine
1995 - Royal National Theatre – London, U. K.
1998 - AMTI (Academy for Music and Dance), Plovdiv, Bulgaria, with professional classification choreographer and ballet pedagogue
2000 - AMTI Master degree (MA)

Work experience
1980/1998 - solist in Macedonian National Ballet
1996 - Fonder of INTERART CULTURE CENTRE
1996 - 2004 artistic director and project manager of Week of Modern Ballet, part of the Ohrid Summer Festival
1999 - Producer on May Opera Evening – MNT – Skopje (May)
1999 - Producer on the National Ballet tour in Taiwan (November)
2000 - Choreographer in National Ballet – MNT – Skopje
2002 - Fonder and president of Macedonian dance center – Skopje
2004/2005 - Artistic director of April-month of dance! in Skopje and Week of Modern Ballet, part of Ohrid Summer Festival
2003 -2007 - Professor in National Music and Ballet education center
2004/2005 - Delegate of CID UNESCO for Macedonia
2005/2007 - Artistic director of DANCE FEST SKOPJE
2005 - CID UNESCO regional congres - Ohrid
2005/09 - Member of the Executive council of CID UNESCO
2008 – President of Skopje office of CID UNESKO
2009 - President of Skopje CID Section
2009/2013 - Member of the Executive council of CID UNESCO

Awards
1993 - Top then evening in Macedonia with "Bolero”
1997 - Final platform on the choreographic competition in Sant – Sent Denis, Banole, France with "Human… Man and Women” (part of "Vacuum”)
1997 - Best choreographer of the year – National TV
2005 - Award for Special contribute in culture and art in Macedonia

Guest tour:
1994 - Aarhus , Denmark
1995 - Varna , Bulgaria
1997 - Podgorica, Belgrade, SRJ
1997 - Leipzig , Germany
1997 - Thessalonicy , Greece – European Culture Capital
1998 - Belgrade , SRJ
1998 - Burgas , Bulgaria
1998 - Podgorica, SRJ teaching lecture
1998 - EXPO, Lisbon , Portugal – National Day of Macedonia
2000 - Burgas , Bulgaria
2000 - Belgrade , SRJ
2000 - Essen , Germany – Dance fair, represent of Macedonia
2000 - Belgrade leader of choreographic workshop
2003 - Belgrade , SCG
2004 - Düsseldorf , Germany – Dance fair, represent of Macedonia
2005 - Niamey , Niger – Diary for us (Day)
2006 - Düsseldorf , Germany – Dance fair, represent of Macedonia
2008 - Düsseldorf , Germany – Dance fair, represent of Macedonia

Choreography
1990 – "Janis” – m. J. Joplin – opening on MOT (Youth Open Theatre), Skopje
1993 – "Bolero” – m. M. Ravel – Special project on Skopje Summer Festival
1993 – "Whirlpool …” – m. Bizet-Schedrin – Macedonian National Theater (MNT) – Skopje
1994 – "Bloody Countess take me home tonight” – m. L. Konstantinov - Aarhus , Denmark
1996 – "Vacuum” – m. V Stefanovski - MOT – Skopje
1996 - "Human . . . man and woman ” – m. V. Stefanovski, Interart, Skopje
1997 - “Wedding (thoughts and pictures)“ - m. G. Bregovic - Leipzig , Germany
1998 - “Oak wood” – m. V. Stefanovski - MNT – Skopje and Ohrid summer festival
1999 – “Memories” – m. Foltin – MNT - Skopje
2000 – "Lady Macbeth" – m. D. Dautovski – MNT – Skopje
2001 - “ Three Face” – m. Balansku – “Risto Siskov” – Strumica
2002 – “Memento” – Macedonian dance center (MDC) – Skopje
2003 – "The Great window" m. M. Necak -MDC - Skopje
2004 – "STRAVINSKY DIARY" (Rite of spring) - m. I Stravinsky, with Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra
2004 – "Three sisters" – m. Piacola, Tochka
2005 – “DALY'S DIARY" – m. J.S. Bach, DANCE FEST SKOPJE 2005
2005 – "DIARY FOR US" – m. Dr. Maslin, Niamey , Niger
2006 – "mozART" – m. V.A. Mozart, Skopje , Gala evening of DANCE FEST
2008 – "The House of Alba" – DANCE FEST SKOPJE 2008
2009 - "Pieces" - DANCE FEST SKOPJE 2009

Choreography in drama plays (1990 – 2007):
“Evmenidys“– Ohrid Summer festival
“Libretto Wagner” – NTBitola
“Old times” – NTStrumica
“Master and Margarita” - NTBitola
“Ifigenia on Avlida” – NTVeles
“The dance in Lunassa time” – Drama theater – Skopje
“Frogs” – MNT – Skopje
“The Beauty” – MNT – Skopje
“Bacchanalias” – MKC – Skopje
“The servants” – NTBitola
“Don Juan is coming back home” – NTBitola
“Hasanaginica” – Albanian drama, Skopje
“Decameron” – NTBitola
“Life of the Cesar's” - NTBitola
“Ana” – Skopje
“Closer” – Turkish drama, Skopje

Shorts choreography:
“Dance” – m. Ch. Madzone
“The dream” – m. E. Moricone
“Morana“ – m. L. Konstantinov
“Baltepe” (part) – m. T. Skalovski
“The Power” – m. V. Stefanovski