Ballet Dance at Peshawa Hall

Ballet Dance at Peshawa Hall

The Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Education welcomed members of Ballet School from Sulemani to hold ballet festival for the third time. The School is established in February 2009 and has more than over 30 students from different ages of children and teenagers, teaching them ballet lessons by professional teachers. It is the first Ballet school in the Kurdistan region and the second in whole Iraq.

Ballet dance has received minimum attention in the Kurdish culture. However, this school which is led by Rubar Ahmed (the head master of Ballet school) has broken the norm and decided to open up Kurdish culture and to introduce it to international arts and culture.

In the evening of 29 February 2012 in Peshawa Hall the Ballet Group performed a series of outstanding dance moves with its unique meaning behind each move. During the hour of their performance, they filled the hearts and spirits of the audience with music and art.

University of Kurdistan Hewler supported the event by giving out UKH gifts to members of the ballet group. UKH continuously supports the development of art and culture in the Kurdistan region.