Nima Kiann

Montag, 26. Januar 1970

Nima Kiann (Persian: نیما کیان; born January 26, 1970) is an Iranian-born Swedish ballet artist, choreographer, visual artist and dance scholar. He recreated the disbanded Iranian National Ballet Company in Sweden and through his dance company, Les Ballets Persans, established close contacts with national ballet companies in Central Asia resulting in revival of forgotten ballets, introducing contemporary dance in some parts of the Caucasus and Central Asia and organizing the first international tours for these companies since the breakdown of the Soviet Union. Kiann is recipient of several international awards.