Vilen Galstyan is an Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

n ballet dancer and actor who was popular in the former U.S.S.R. and especially in Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

. He is awarded by the People's Artist of Armenia honorary title.

Biography

Vilen Galstyan is a professional ballet dancer and choreographer. He was the head of the Armenian Spendiaryan Academic Theater's ballet in 1980s. He was also the lead ballet dancer of the same theater.

He appeared in over 60 films during his 40 year career, which started in the late 1950s. His most famous starring role is in the 1969 classic film The Color of Pomegranates

The Color of Pomegranates

The Color of Pomegranates is a 1968 Armenian film directed by Sergei Parajanov.-Overview:The Color of Pomegranates is a biography of the Armenian ashug Sayat-Nova that attempts to reveal the poet's life visually and poetically rather than literally...

. He is currently director of the Yerevan Choreographic College.

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