Hryhorii Chapkis
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Hryhorii Chapkis | |
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| Born | 24 February 1930 |
| Died | 13 June 2021 (aged 91) |
| Occupations | dancer and choreographer |
| Known for | Judge on Tantsi z Zirkamy |
| Awards | People's Artist of Ukraine (2010) |
Hryhorii (or Grigoriy) Mykolaiovych Chapkis (24 February 1930 – 13 June 2021) was a Ukrainian dancer and choreographer.
Biography
[edit]Chapkis began dancing as a child and performed with the state dance ensemble led by Pavlo Virsky before founding his own dance school, Chapkis Dance, later run by his daughter Liliya. From 2006 he was a judge on the Ukrainian television series Tantsi z Zirkamy (Dancing with the Stars).[citation needed]
He was laureate of three international competitions.[citation needed] He was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist of the Ukrainian SSR in 1964, and became a People's Artist of Ukraine in February 2010.[1]
He also held the following academic positions:
- Professor of the Department of Contemporary Choreography, Faculty of Choreographic Arts, Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts.[2]
- Professor at the Faculty of Choreographic Arts, Kyiv University of Culture.[3]
- Professor of the Department of Choreography at the Institute of Arts of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University.[4]
Chapkis died in Kyiv on 13 June 2021, aged 91, from complications of COVID-19.[1]
Awards
[edit]- Meritorious Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1964)
- People's Artist of Ukraine (2010)
- Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class (2020)[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 ХОРЕОГРАФ ГРИГОРІЙ ЧАПКІС ПІШОВ ІЗ ЖИТТЯ
- ↑ "ВИКЛАДАЧІ СУЧАСНОЇ ХОРЕОГРАФІЇ | Факультет хореографічного мистецтва" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ "Грег Чапкіс: Живіть і дихайте танцем". Київський університет культури (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ "Чапкіс Григорій Миколайович". im.kubg.edu.ua. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ↑ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №56/2020 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". 2020-02-24. Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
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