Rima Pipoyan
Armenian choreographer, director, dancer

Rima Pipoyan (Armenian: Ռիմա Պիպոյան, 2 June 1988) is an Armenian choreographer, director, dancer and dance teacher. She is considered to be one of the pioneers of modern ballet and contemporary dance in Armenia. In 2017 she has found "Choreography development" educational and cultural foundation aiming to support the development of contemporary dance and modern ballet in Armenia. Since 2020, she has been the head of the Modern Dance Department at the Yerevan State Choreographic College. In 2014, under her artistic direction, the Rima Pipoyan Dance Company was founded. The company's members are young professional contemporary dancers who graduated from the Modern Dance Department. Pipoyan has presented her choreographic works in Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Serbia, Croatia, Russia, Germany, Poland, Moldova, Belgium, Portugal, etc.
Biography
Education
Pipoyan has begun her artistic path as a ballet dancer. In 1997 she was enrolled at the Yerevan State Choreographic college in the Department of Classical dance. Being a student at the Choreographic college Rima has been involved in the choreographic works of Maxim Martirosyan as a dancer.
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