Arshak Ghalumyan

SOLOIST

born in Armenia

BALLET EDUCATION

1993–2002 National Ballet School of Armenia (Hovhaness Divanyan, Garush Xunoyan, Hakob Martirosyan) /// 2002–2004 Ballet School Hamburg Ballet (Kevin Haigen, Christian Schön, Radik Zapirov)

COMPETITIONS | AWARDS

2002 Prix de Lausanne

ENGAGEMENTS

2003 Ballets des Jeunes d’Europe /// 2004 Staatsballett Berlin /// 2006 demi-soloist /// since  2011 soloist

REPERTORY

Kevin Haigen: »Napoli« and »Ella: Riddle«, John Neumeier: »Le Sacre du printemps«, »Nijinsky«, »Die Kameliandame«, »Illusion – like Swan Lake«, »Wie es Euch gefällt«, »Sleeping Beauty«

REPERTORY IN BERLIN

Patrice Bart: »The Nutcracker« (Companion of the Snow Queen, Spanish dance, Pantalone) and »Swan Lake« (Spanish dance), Vladimir Malakhov: »La Bayadère« (grand pas), »Sleeping Beauty« (four Princes Rose-Adagio), »La Péri« (Roucem), Jirí Kylián: »Return To A Strange Land«, William Forsythe: »The Second Detail« and »Herman Schmerman« (»Duato | Forsythe | Goecke«), Jerome Robbins: »The Concert«, »Malakhov & Friends 2007« (George Balanchine: »Stars and Stripes«), Giorgio Madia: »Alice's Wonderland« (the Invitation), Clark Tippet: »Bruch Violin Concerto No 1«, Angelin Preljocaj: »Snow White« (Hunter), Nadja Saidakova: »Egopoint« (»Shut Up And Dance! Reloaded«), Tomaz Pandur/Ronald Savkovic: »Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs«, Giorgio Madia: »OZ - The Wonderful Wizard« (Scarecrow), Heinz Spoerli: »Peer Gynt« (the Dead), Nacho Duato: »Arcangelo« (»Duato | Forsythe | Goecke«), »Sleeping Beauty« (Catalabutte), »Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness«, »Static Time« (»Duato | Kylián«), »Castrati« (»Duato | Kylián | Naharin«), »Herrumbre«, Itzik Galili: »The Open Square«, John Cranko: »Romeo and Juliet« (Tybalt), Tim Plegge: »They« (»Masse«), Vasily Medvedev/Yuri Burlaka: »The Nutcracker« (Mouse King), Angelin Preljocaj: »The Nights«, Stanton Welch: »Clear« (»Ratmansky | Welch«), Ohad Naharin: »Secus« (»Duato | Kylián | Naharin«), George Balanchine: »Jewels« (»Emeralds« pas de deux), Nacho Duato: »The Nutcracker« (Morris dancer/Russian dance), Jean-Christophe Maillot: »Altro Canto« (solo, »Maillot | Millepied«), Benjamin Millepied: »Daphnis et Chloé« (Daphnis, »Maillot | Millepied«), Vìctor Ullate: »Don Quixote« (King of Gitanos), Nacho Duato: »Romeo and Juliet« (Mercutio); Alexei Ratmansky: »La Bayadère« (The Great Brahmin, Danse infernale); August Bournonville: »La Sylphide« (Madge), John Cranko: »Romeo and Juliet« (Mercutio); Marcia Haydée: »Sleeping Beauty« (Carabosse); 

CHOREOGRAPHIES

2017 »M.U.S.A.« (as part of »Dance\\\Ruption«)
2020 »Mare Crisium« (as part of FROM BERLIN WITH LOVE)
2020 »C-020« (as part of LAB_WORKS COVID_19)
2021 »Promenade« (duet) (as part of FROM BERLIN WITH LOVE)
2022 »Die Nacht« (»LAB_WORKS 2022«) 

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

Guest performances with the Hamburger Ballett: Madrid 2003 with John Neumeier's »Nijinsky« /// Staatsballett Berlin: Japan 2005, Spain 2006

Invitations: 2003 Gala-Program Milan with John Neumeier's »Yondering«