― 14 июля 2016 г.

Impressive Finale of the International Ballet Competition of Istanbul

The Fifth International Ballet Competition of Istanbul held by the Directorate General of the State Opera and Ballet of the Republic of Turkey and sponsored by TURKSOY took place in Istanbul between July 8th-13th, 2016. The ballet competition which aims at the promotion of the artistic image of Turkey by opening up new horizons in the field of ballet on a global scale was held at the Sureyya Opera of the Municipality of Kadıkoy  with the contribution of artists from Ukraine, Brazil, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Australia, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Canada, South Korea and Turkey. The competition took place in two categories being: young and adult - female and male.

The First Prize of the Finale held on July 13th, 2016 went to Bahtiyar Adamzhan. While Assel Askarova from Kazakhstan won the first prize of the category of adults/female, Mehmet Batur Büklü from Turkey won the first prize of the category of adults/male. The winner of the First Prize of the category of young female dancers was Oben Yıldırım from Turkey, and the winner of the First Prize of the category of young male dancers was Dimitri Vysubenko from Russia.

The Special Award of TURKSOY traditionally offered every year at the competition went to Yılmaz Berkay Gunay from Turkey. TURKSOY Secretary General Dusen Kaseinov who handed over the award to Yılmaz Berkay Gunay  stressed the importance of this competition in terms of the rapprochement of cultures and said that it is paramount to further build cultural bridges among countries of the Turkic World.

Strong support from TURKSOY to the art of ballet

For the third time this year, TURKSOY has been the main sponsor of the International Ballet Competition of Istanbul held by the Directorate General of the State Opera and Ballet of the Republic of Turkey since 2008. Thanks to this competition and festival, young ballet dancers who are about to start a Professional career have had the opportunity to do not only exchange views on their own performances as well as on their future  plans, but also benefit from the valuable feedback of jury members with a view to widening their vision and improve their artistic competence. Since its  beginning, this festival and competition encouraging the development of ballet education worldwide as well as the mutual exchange of experience among institutions of ballet education has been taking place with the contribution of a highly qualified jury gathering famous artists who have gained international recognition in their respective fields of activity.

Prize Winning Artists

GRAND PRIX

BAHKTIYAR  ADAMZHAN (KAZAKHSTAN)

ADULTS – FEMALE

1.ASSEL  ASKAROVA (KAZAKHSTAN)

2.OBENGUL POLEN  GEZMIS (TURKEY)

3.ANNIJA  KOPSTALE (LATVIA)

ADULTS – MALE

1.MEHMET BATUR  BUKLU (TURKEY)

2.AARON  SMYTH (AUSTRALIA)

3.DMITRY  DIATCHKOV (RUSSIA)

YOUNG - FEMALE

1.OBEN  YILDIRIM (TURKEY)

2.DARINA  TONEVA (BULGARIA)

3.TETIANA  KULISH-LUBSKA(UKRAINE)

YOUNG – MALE

1.DMITRII  VYSUBENKO(RUSSIA)

2.CAN  ALCICEK(TURKEY)

3.EKIM DENIZ  ASLAN (TURKEY)

SPECIAL PRIZE OF TURKSOY

YILMAZ BERKAY  GUNAY (TURKEY)