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Iliko Sukhishvili

Georgian dancer (1907-1985)

Born 1907 · TbilisiDied 1985Soviet Union
Iliko Sukhishvili
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Iliko Sukhishvili was a Soviet choreographer, ballet dancer and dancer, born in 1907 in Tbilisi, who died in 1985.

Biography

Ilia "Iliko" Ilias dze Sukhishvili (Georgian: ილიკო სუხიშვილი; 4 April 1907 – 24 March 1985) was a Georgian dancer and choreographer who, together with his wife Nino Ramishvili, founded the Georgian State Dance Company (today the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet) in 1945. A People's Artist of the USSR, he served as the ensemble's principal dancer and artistic director for the rest of his life and is regarded as one of the founders of Georgian stage folk dance.

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