Guli Razzakovna Khamrayeva ( Uzbek: Guli Razzoqovna Hamroyeva; born on December 2, 1946, Tashkent – April 16, 2023) was a ballet artist and educator whose career was associated with the A. Navoi Opera and Ballet Theater ( Tashkent). She was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR in 1983. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

She was the daughter of the actor Razzak Khamraev. ^{[1] [3] [2]} In 1966, she graduated from the Tashkent Choreographic School with a degree in "ballet artist" and was subsequently accepted into the ballet troupe of the Navoi Opera and Ballet Theater. ^{[3] [1] [2]}

She performed leading roles in productions such as " The Fountain of Bakhchisarai" (Zarema), " Don Quixote" (Kitri), "Esmeralda", " Spartacus" (Aegina), "Lyubovniy talisman" (Chundari), " Giselle" (Myrtha), " Swan Lake" (Spanish Dance, Odette-Odile), " Cinderella" (Stepmother), "Ispanskiye miniatyuri" (Spanish Woman), " Carmen" (Carmen), " Le Corsaire" (Gulnara), "Priklyucheniya Nasreddina", " Cleopatra" (Cleopatra), and "Ojivshiye miniatyuri" (Kanizak). ^{[4] [5] [3] [6] [7] [1] [2]} She also appeared in the films "Dilorom" (Dilorom) and "Semurg" (Parizod). A film titled " Boléro" (1995) was dedicated to the life and art of the ballerina. ^[8]

In 2001, she graduated from the Tashkent State Higher School of Choreography and National Dance with a degree in "director-choreographer". ^{[1] [2]} She served as a ballet director from 2000 to 2002 and, from 2002 onwards, as a pedagogical rehearsal coach at the theater. ^{[1] [5] [9] [2]} Since 2002, she has been the rector of the Tashkent State Higher School of National Dance and Choreography (now the State Academy of Choreography of Uzbekistan). ^{[8] [1] [2] [9]} She died on April 16, 2023, at the age of 76. ^{[10] [2] [1] [11] [4]}

Family

• Her husband is ballet artist Vadim Gellert (born in 1967), a Merited Artist of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
• Her daughter Nadira Khamraeva – is a ballet artist, Honored artist of Uzbekistan.
• Guzal - works in the fashion industry and lives in Italy.

See also

Roziya Karimova

References