Ramazan Bapov Explained

Ramazan Bapov
Native Name:Рамазан Бапов
Native Name Lang:kk
Birth Date:1947 8, df=y
Birth Place:Almaty, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Almaty, Kazakhstan
Alma Mater:Moscow State Academy of Choreography
Occupation:Kazakh ballet dancer, ballet master, choreographer
Years Active:1967
Spouse:Lyudmila Rudakova
Children:Julia Bapova

Ramazan Salyquly Bapov (August 16, 1947March 11, 2014) was a Kazakh and Soviet ballet master[1] and dancer, choreographer and educator. People’s Artist of the USSR (1979).

Biography

Born to a simple working family around Almaty-1 station on August 16, 1947, Ramazan graduated with honors from Moscow State Academy of Choreography at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1966.[2]

While still a student, Ramazan Bapov was awarded prizes of USSR-wide Ballet Artist Competition in Moscow and 2 international competitions in Varna.[3]

Upon his return to Alma-Ata in 1967, Bapov became a soloist at The Kazakh Opera and Ballet Theater after Abay.[4] He was invited to Moscow to train undr Alexander Rudenko, Aleksey Varlamov and Asaf Messerer. Bapov performed around the world as a member of a Moscow-founded ballet company composed of international competition winners. Thus he worked for 2 institutions, polishing his skills at the Bolshoi and practicing at Abay Opera House.[5] He toured a lot in Denmark, Sweden and Finland, Syria and Jordan, India and Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore, among other countries.[6]

Ramazan Bapov was awarded the distinction of the People's Artist of the USSR in 1979, the only Kazakhstani dancer to receive such a lofty title.[7] As he finished to perform on stage, Bapov obtained a degree in Ballet Staging from Rimsky-Korsakov Leningrad Conservatory in 1986 and two years later joined State Opera and Ballet in Istanbul (Turkey),[8] where he taught a male ballet class.[9] In 1994, when Bapov took his Turkish students to an international competition in Varna, Bulgaria, he met his old friend Pavel Rotaru, a Romanian ballet dancer, who invited him to the USA. Ramazan spent 13 years in Atlanta State of Georgia, running his own ballet school for 140 students,[10] some of whom took first prizes in US national competitions.

Following President Nazarbayev’s invitation in 2007, Bapov returned to Kazakhstan and headed the ballet division of Abay Opera House.In his twilight years Ramazan Bapov worked as a choreography advisor and professor at Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts.[11] Anna Tsoi, Damir Urazymbetov, Oryngul Nurzhankyzy and others were among his students. Ramazan spoke Russian, Turkish, English and French.[12] He died on March 11, 2014, and was buried in the Kensai Cemetery in Almaty.[13]

Repertoire

A selected list of ballet performances

Family

Legacy

Awards and honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ru. В "Астана Опера" покажут "Спартак" в честь Рамазана Бапова. www.zakon.kz. 2018-05-03. 2024-10-01.
  2. Web site: kk. Рамазан Бапов. egemen.kz. 2014-03-12. 2024-07-30.
  3. Web site: ru. Рыцарь танца. nomad.su. 2007-12-07. 2024-08-08.
  4. Web site: ru. Балет как зеркало современности. kazpravda.kz. 2015-05-28. 2024-07-31.
  5. Web site: ru. 75-летию со дня рождения выдающегося казахстанского танцовщика Рамазана Бапова был посвящен балет "Спартак". kazpravda.kz. 2022-12-02. 2024-08-01.
  6. Web site: kk. Әлемдік балет өнерінің шебері Рамазан Бапов атындағы балет залы ашылды. baq.kz. 2022-11-16.
  7. Web site: ru. Презентация книги Рамазан Бапов "Танец, длиною в жизнь" . sxodim.com. 2017-12-05. 2024-07-30.
  8. Web site: ru. Рамазан Бапов: Я рожден не для войны. www.caravan.kz. 2007-09-07. 2024-07-28.
  9. ru. Педагогические методы Рамазана Бапова в хореографическом искусстве (стамбульский период). nbpublish.com. 2019-03-03. 10.7256/2454-0625.2019.6.29125 . 2024-07-23. free.
  10. Web site: en. List of famous Kazakhs and popular Kazakh people. www.shymkent.info. 2024-07-31.
  11. Web site: kk. Рамазан Баповтың өнернамасы. egemen.kz. 2022-11-17.
  12. Web site: ru. Народный артист CCCР выдающийся Рамазан Бапов. proza.ru. 2024-08-08.
  13. Web site: ru. Скончался народный артист балета Казахской ССР и СССР Рамазан Бапов. vlast.kz. 2014-03-12. 2024-07-31.
  14. Web site: ru. Рамазан и Людмила. archive.np.kz. 2024-07-31.
  15. Web site: ru. Людмила Рудакова: "Я танцевала всегда!". qazaqballet.kz. 2022-08-27.
  16. Web site: tr. Yuliya Bapova. www.operabale.gov.tr. 2024-07-31.
  17. Web site: ru. Дань памяти . time.kz. 2015-08-10. 2024-07-30.
  18. Web site: ru. "Спартак" – балетный чемпион. kzaif.kz. 2022-11-23. 2024-07-25.
  19. Web site: ru. В юбилейный год. dknews.kz. 2022-07-19. 2024-07-23.
  20. Web site: ru. Алма-Ата и Алматы. Танец сквозь время . ratel.kz. 2022-07-17. 2024-07-13.
  21. Web site: ru. История любви на всю жизнь. Как народный артист СССР Рамазан Бапов стал легендой. baigenews.kz. 2022-07-08. 2024-07-31.
  22. Web site: ru. Балет как зеркало современности. kazpravda.kz. 2015-05-28. 2024-08-02.
  23. News: kk. Рамазан Бапов онлайн-конференция өткізді. Азаттық Радиосы. 2012-03-28. 2024-08-08. Радиосы. Азаттық.
  24. Web site: kk. Рамазан Бапов. turkystan.kz. 2014-03-13. 2024-08-01.
  25. Web site: ru. Список народных артистов Казахской ССР. holest.ru. 2024-08-07.
  26. Web site: Number one - Ramazan Bapov. Kazakh National Academy of Choreography. PDF. 2024-07-31.

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