Klevis Elmazaj

Albanian choreographer Klevis Elmazaj works regularly with international dance companies on opera, film and musical theatre. His work has appeared worldwide and has earned many awards, including the Burgos/New York International Choreographic Competition, the Belgrade Choreographic Competition Selection and Finalist prize at YAGP New York. While training at the Rambert School in London, he expanded his body language to include modern contemporary styles to his training in ballet, hip-hop, jazz and acrobatics. He has danced for many choreographers and appeared in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Taiwan, Katar, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait. Recent opera projects have included Eugene Onegin in Lubeck, directed by Julia Burbach, Salome at Finnish National Opera, directed by Christof Loy, Christmas Eve at Oper Frankfurt and Rusalka at Teatro Real, Madrid.