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Gagik Ismaily Ismailian, Dancer Choreographer, Tutor. Portuguese Nationality, of Armenian origin born in Tehran. After leaving Tehran at the age of 16 he continued his studies in the United Kingdom at the Legat School of Dance in Surrey and later at the Royal Ballet School in London. Granted Masters of Arts from The University of Surrey (Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences) in England. By invitation from Jorge Salavisa he joined as a principal dancer in Ballet Gulbenkian in Lisbon-Portugal. He danced contemporary pieces from internationally known choreographers, such as Hans Van Manen, Hiense Spoerli, Jiri Kylian, Nacho Duato, Olga Roriz, Vasco Wellenkamp,, Elisa Monte ,Christopher Bruce, Louis Falco among others. He was invited as a Principal Guest Artist to dance the role of Prince Albrecht in much known classical production of Giselle in Teatro Municipal de Rio De Janeiro (Brazil). He has been dancing worldwide, Japan, Australia, USA, Africa, Egypt, etc… with Ballet Gulbenkian and the NDT - Nederland’s Dance Theater. Invited as an Artistic Director for the National Ballet of Croatia in Split, also invited as a Ballet Master by various companies both in Portugal and in Europe and also in Brazil. As a choreographer he has created in-numerous Contemporary pieces for various National and independent Dance Companies. His works have been danced in Lisbon by the Ballet Gulbenkian, National Ballet of Portugal and many other companies in Portugal and his International works have been commissioned by; City Ballet of São Paulo (Bale da Cidade de São Paulo- Brazil), the National Theaters such as The Opera Ballet in Croatia (Zagreb Artistic Director Almira Osmanovic, Split Intendant: Mrs:Mani Gotovac and Rijeka Artistic Director Stasa Zurovac, also National Opera of Slovenia Artistic Director Darinka Lavric Simcic. His works have been awarded at the International Festivals of Osaka (Japan) and Stuttgart (Germany). He has been an invited dance instructor as for Classical Dance Technique and Repertoire at the pré-professional course of the Ballet Gulbenkian,  Academy of Contemporary Dance (Setúbal), The Dance University in Lisbon, invited dance professor for Contemporary and neoclassical dance technique and Choreographic Composition classes in Folkuniversitet Universities Dance Department in Gothenburg - Sweden. Ballet Master in National Theater Split (Croatia) Balé da Cidade in São Paulo, Slovenian National among others.