Arsen Merabyan
Classical repertoire, pas de deux and technique for men
Former Principal Dancer with the Royal Swedish Ballet and Freelance Choreographer
Born in Yerevan on 06.11.1982
Yerevan Dance School 1991-1998
Hamburg Ballet School 1998-2000 under the direction of John Neumeier. – Hamburg Ballet 2000-2009 since 2004 as a soloist
Zurich Ballet as 1st Soloist 2009-2011
Royal Swedish Ballet 2011-2019 since 2014 as principal dancer.
Contests and Achievements
1997 Gold Medal at the Amadeus Ballet Competition in Yerevan
1998 Finalist in the Prix-de-Lausanne International Ballet Competition. – 1998 3rd prize at the Vaganova International Ballet Competition
2002 Grand Prix and Anniversary Prize at the Varna International Ballet Competition.
2003 Dr.Wilhelm Oberdorfer Award for emerging young talents at the Hamburg Ballet.
2005 Special Jury Prize at the Nagoya International Ballet Competition. –2015 Nominated dancer of the year “Germany”
2017 President of the Armenian Educational and Cultural Association in Stockholm.
2017 Honored Artist Republic of Armenia.
2018 Guest choreographer at the state ensemble "Barekamutyun" in Armenia
2018 Guest Choreographer at the Yerevan State Ballet School.
2019 Professor and choreographer at the Stockholm International Ballet School
c/o Founder and choreographer "ForcefulFeelings Dance company"