Vladimir Curbet

Vladimir Curbet (5 December 1930 – 8 December 2017) was a Moldovan choreographer. From 1957 until his death in late 2017 he was the 13th director of the Moldovan national folk dance ensemble Joc.

Curbet died on 8 December 2017, 3 days after his 87th birthday. He was buried on 13 December 2017 in the Chișinău Central Cemetery.

Awards and recognition

 * People's Artist of the Moldavian SSR (1967)
 * USSR State Prize (1972)
 * Order of Friendship of Peoples (1980)
 * People's Artist of the USSR (1981)
 * Order of the Red Banner of Labour (twice)
 * Order of the Republic (Moldova) (1992)
 * Moldova State Prize (2012)
 * Order of the Bogdan The Founder
 * Honorary citizen of Chișinău (2014)