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Olga Pango (November 17, 1971, Skopje, Macedonia) is a Macedonian ballerina, choreographer and ballet pedagogue

Member of International Dance Council CID UNESCO, under the auspices of UNESCO

Biography

Olga Pango is one of the most famous Macedonian ballerinas and choreographers. As of 2016, she has been the artistic director of the ballet at the Macedonian Opera and Ballet. She built her career in the world of dance as a ballet artist, head of the Ballet at the National Ballet, in parallel with that of a choreographer and ballet pedagogue, making a significant contribution to the development and affirmation of ballet art.

Her ballet schooling began in 1980 at the Ilia Nikolovski-Luj State Music and Ballet Education Center, where she completed her primary and secondary ballet education.

She continued to build her career as a ballet artist in the Ballet of the National Opera and Ballet. In parallel with this, she upgraded her education to graduate in 2004 from the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts (AMTII) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as well as to complete her master's degree in 2005 at the same academy, obtaining the title of ballet master, pedagogue, choreographer.

Professional experience

She builds her professional experience from the earliest years in her parent company, the National Opera and Ballet. She is a part of and participates in all aspects of the development of ballet as an art - as a ballet dancer, but also as a teacher, building future generations of successful ballet artists with whom she shares her knowledge and experience, and leading the Macedonian ballet ensemble with a precise vision for the development of this artistic profession.

2017 – artistic director of the Ballet of the National Opera and Ballet

2017 – acting director of National Opera and Ballet

2016 – artistic director of the Ballet at the National Opera and Ballet 2019 – participation in a conference and gala concert on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Republic of China

2019 – jury member of GIDS in Wenzhou, China

2017 – 2018 – jury president of a ballet competition in Cologne, Germany

2017 – Jury member of a ballet competition at the dance festival in Reggio Calabria, Italy

2017 – jury member of "Plovdiv Open", a ballet competition

2015, 2019 – jury president of "Skopje Open", a ballet competition

2010 – teacher, tutor and choreographer at the National Opera and Ballet

1990 - 2010 - soloist at the Macedonian Opera and Ballet

2007 – ballet teacher at the Ilia Nikolovski-Luj State Music and Ballet Education Center

2004 – participant in the NWE Program for developing performing arts in Scandinavia

2002 – evaluator and vice-president of the Macedonian Dance Center

2001 – founder of "Dance Infinity", an association for development of ballet art

1996 – 2004 – assistant of the educational program of the Modern Ballet Week of the Ohrid Summer

Choreographies With her choreographic works, she leaves a special, recognizable mark, advancing the contemporary choreographic expression through her work. Her choreographies are included in the Macedonian Opera and Ballet’s repertoire and affirm the Macedonian ballet scene in the region, making numerous guest appearances outside the country.

Choreographies of ballets and plays

"Christmas Story" - "Dance Infinity", Skopje, "Trio" - A. Meola, AMTII, Plovdiv, "Revelation" - Mozart, AMTII, Plovdiv, "I, Isidora" - ballet, K. Bukle, "Much Ado about Nothing" – drama, Bitola National Theater, "Mr. Minister" - drama, Macedonian National Theater, Skopje, "Bahanali" - drama, Veles National Theater, "Doors" - ballet, J. Ibrahim, Macedonian Opera and Ballet, "Invisible City" - European Union / Art Media, "Flower Street" - Children's Drama Theater for Children and Youth, Skopje, Academy "Ultimate Art" - UTMS, "Labin and Dojrana" - Skopje, remembrance of July 26, "Prometheus" - Turkish Theater, "The Tempest" - Shakespeare, Montenegrin National Theater, "Othello" - Turkish Theater, Skopje, "Romeo and Juliet" - Istanbul, Turkey, "Land of the Sun" performance for the FIFA World Cup, "The Gambler" " - National Theater Bitola, "Spring in January" - City Theater, Istanbul, Turkey, "Anna Karenina" - National Theater of Novi Sad, Serbia, "Raymonda" - National Ballet Varna, Bulgaria, "The Fifth Season" - monodrama, Veles National Theatre, "The Girls of Avignon" - ballet performance, National Institution National Opera and Ballet, Skopje, "Richard III" - drama, Novi Sad National Theater, Serbia.

Choreographies in musicals, cabaret and operettas "Life is a cabaret" - musical, "Art Media" and Macedonian Opera and Ballet, "Heracleia and Licinius" - musical drama, Bitola National Theater, "Fiddler on the Roof" - musical, Bitola National Theater, "Women's Musical Drama" - Turkish Theater Skopje, "Cabaret Orchestra" - cabaret, Albanian Theater, Skopje, "Chicago" - musical, Macedonian National Theater / Macedonian Opera and Ballet, "Mama Mia" - musical, Macedonian National Theater, "Life is..." - cabaret, "Art Media", Skopje.

Choreographies in the National Opera and Ballet - operas "Bohemians", "The Dwarf", "Lucia of Lammermoor", "Tsar Samuel", "The Cloak", "Masquerade Ball", "John and Marika", "Don Giovanni", "Attila", "The Merry Widow", " Orpheus", "Hoffman Tales", "Simon Boccanegra", "Adriana Lecouvreur", "The Dragon's Bride", "Macbeth", "Eugene Onegin".

Guest appearances

Aarhus, Denmark; Varna, Bulgaria; Podgorica, Montenegro; Belgrade, Serbia; Leipzig, Germany; Thessaloniki, Greece; European Cultural Capital Burgas, Bulgaria; EXPO Lisbon, Portugal; Taiwan; Essen, Germany; Dance Fair, Dusseldorf, Germany; Dance Fair, Moscow, Saint Petersburg Russia; Trabzon, Turkey; Durrës, Albania; Istanbul, Turkey; Prague, Czech Republic; Biarritz, France; Milan, Italy; Brighton, England; Rinkobink, Denmark; Trabzon, Turkey.

Awards

As a ballet artist, choreographer and director of the ballet at the National Opera and Ballet, she has won numerous awards in confirmation of her artistic talent and unique visual expression.

1989 – Silver plaque at the federal ballet competition in Novi Sad, Serbia

1988 - 1990 – Bronze plaque at the federal ballet competition in Belgrade, Serbia

1990 - First prize at the National Ballet Competition in Skopje, Macedonia

2006 – First prize for choreographic achievement for the play "I, Isidora" of the theater festival in Trabzon, Turkey

2008 - Award for choreography and stage movements in the play "Women" on the 43rd theater festival Vojdan Chernodrinski

2011 - Award for choreography and stage movements in the play "Cabaret Orchestra" at the 46th theater festival Vojdan Chernodrinski

2017 - "Golden Ladybug" Award for the most popular musical "Chicago" - Skopje

2017 – Award for choreography and stage movements in the play "Othello" at the 52nd theater festival Vojdan Chernodrinski

2017 – Golden Nutcracker International Award for Achievement in Ballet presented by Festival Internazionale della Danza e delle Danze, Italy

2018 – International award for the best play from the Grugliasco festival in Danza, Italy.

2018 – Afife, an award for the best play in all of Turkey for the play "Romeo and Julia", Turkey

2019 - "Golden Ladybug" Award for "Anna Karenina", the most popular ballet performance, Skopje

2020 – Special award for choreography for the play "Anna Karenina", Festival of Professional Theaters of Vojvodina, R. Serbia

2023 - "Golden Ladybug" Award for the most popular ballet performance "The Girls of Avignon"