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Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov is a famous Russian choreographer, founder, chief choreographer and artistic director of Moscow National Academic Theatre of dance "Gzhel" and Moscow Ballet Academy "Gzhel", Ph.D. in Study of Culture, Academician, People's Artist of Russia and Republic of Dagestan. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Awards and titles 3 References 4 External links [edit]Biography

Vladimir M. Zakharov was born on the 5 of July 1946 in a small russian village of Murzitsy, now Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia. At the age of 7 he moved with his parents to the north russian town of Neman, Kaliningrad region of Russia. From 1960 to 1964 he studied at Choreography Department of Leningrad Regional College of Culture. After he had graduated from the college, he studied several years at Leningrad (now St-Petersburg) State Institute of Culture at Ballet-Master's department and was a diploma holder in Choreography. After graduating from the Institute in 1968, he started his professional career as Chief Choreographer with Volzhsky National Russian Folk Choir in Kuibishev- city (now Samara-city) on the Volga River. Since 1970 Vladimir ( about 40 years now) started his career in choreography and ballet education. For three years (1970-1973) he worked as choreography coach at College of Arts in Kirov city (now Vyatka-city). He also started his career as ballet administrator with the Ministry of Culture of Russia ( 1973-1975). But his first real success, fame and great experience as creative artist and choreographer Vladimir gained when he worked as Chief Choreographer of Soviet Army Dance and Song Theatre in Dresden, East Germany, from 1975- 1980. It was in 1980 when he founded his first prominent Russian Folk Dance Group called "Iskorka" ( i.e. "sparkly" young talents) in the city of Kirov. Since that time Vladimir bacame very famous and very needed russian choreographer and at the same time (1986-1988) headed and administrated all natoinal Choreographers at Rosconcent (i.e.all russian concert-making administration) in Moscow. At that time he was recognized as one of the leading russian national choreographers: he was merited by his first national title of "Honoured Worker of Arts of Russa" and staged the official government concert at the Kremlin Palace of Congresses in 1987.

IN 1988 VLADIMIR ZAKHAROV FOUNDED HIS THEATRE OF DANCE "GZHEL". Since that time all his life, creative spirit and ideas, professional career, admininstrative skills, profound cultural knowledge and high educational mastercraft in ballet and choreography - are devoted to the Theatre of Dance Gzhel, to young ballet " sparkles" formation through the Ballet Academy he established under the Theatre Gzhel and to the global promotion of Russian Ballet and Russian National Culture and Traditions. In 1998 Moscow Ballet Academy Gzhel was founded by Vladimir Zakharov under the Theatre of Dance Gzhel [edit]Awards and titles

National Russian Honorary Titles: 1986 - National Worker of Arts of the Russian Federation; 1992 - National Artist of the Russian Federation; 2008 - Honorary Worker of Atrs of the Dagestan Republic; National Russian Honorary Awards: 1997 - Medal of "850 years of Moscow" for the merits in culture; 1997 - Order of "People Friendship" by President of RF; 2003 - Prise and Award of Moscow Government; 2004 - Sign of St.Alexandre Nevsky Order; 2004 - Medal of "Work for Motherland"; 2006- Peter The Great Award for the merits in Russian culture; 2006 - Order of "Merits before Motherland" by President of RF; 2008 - RF Government Award for Russian crafts concert programs; Orthodox Church Honorary Awards: 2005 - A testimonial of St. George by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church International Charity; Organization for the deeds for the Church and for promoting and revival of historical Slavic traditions; 2005 - Prize of St. Kirill and Methody by Patriarch of All Russia Alexis II for keeping and developing of the Kirill-Methody heritage,international peace and friendship; 2006- Medal of Prelate Innokenty, Metropolite of Moscow and Kolomna and Award of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexis II; International Honorary Awards and Titles: 2004 -Chairman of Russian United Committee for SIOFF(i.e.International folk festivals orginiztion) and IOF( International orginization of folklore) sections of UNESCO; 2004 - Award of Laureate of International Public Charity Foundation " For Peace and People"; 2004 - Medal of "Service for Children Choreography" by E.Rosse; 2006 - Order of "Unity" of UN European Committee; Academic Degrees,Titles and Awards: 1994 - Professor (in Choreography); 1996 - Academician of the State Academy of Slavic Culture (SASC), RF; 2003- Artistic Director of Moscow Ballet Academy Gzhel under the Theatre Gzhel; 2004 - Academician ofthe International Plato Academy (Greece); 2005 - Ph.D. in Study of Culture; National Russian Honorary Titles: 1986 - National Worker of Arts of the Russian Federation; 1992 - National Artist of the Russian Federation; 2008 - Honorary Worker of Atrs of the Dagestan Republic; Artistic Organizations, Journals, Competition Prises and Awards: 1998 - "Lord of Dance" Nomination and Prise by "Ballet" Magazine, RF; 2001 - All-Russian Dance Festival and Vladimir Zakharov Prise for Choreographers' Competition was set up by the Ministry of Culture of RF,Ministry of Education of RF, State Russian House of People Creative Work, in Vyatka (RF town); Publications: (books) 2004 - Monography (book) "Poetis of Russian Dance" Vol.1 amd Vol.2 (in Rus. lang); 2009 - Monography (book)"Poetis of Russian Dance" Vol.3 amd Vol.4 (in Rus. lang); Main staged performances and shows:

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<http://www.wiw-rf.ru/memberPerson/37428></page from "Who is Who in Russia" encyclopaedia official website in Rus >---- <http://www.theatregzhel.ru></Moscow National Academic Theatre of Dance "GZHEL" official website in Rus> <http://dancegzhel.wetpaint.com></MNATD "Gzhel" official information website in English> <http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/27/content_293842.htm ></article on Vladimir M.Zakharov and Theatre Gzhel Concert Tour in China> <http://english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/2360772/3024593/></Vladimir M.Zakharov interview with Voice of Russia(14/12/2009,translated into Eng)>