ICON ballet
The idea for the ballet Icon came to Rima Pipoyan while watching Tarkovsky’s film Andrei Rublev, and the choreographer’s interest in Russian icon painting provided the foundation for the work’s visual interpretation.
LOVE Bern ballet
Anatomy of Emotions: the ballet features choreography designed to translate feelings into movement, with dancers performing complex sequences to express the nuances of love.
KHALI
The dance performance “KHALI” is inspired by the collective stories of Armenia’s most extraordinary rugs. The artists embody the five most significant colors of Armenian rugs.
BONE
The dance performance “Bone” is inspired by “Women Who Runs with the Wolves” by Clarissa Pinkola Estes.
MOURNING WOMEN
The work revives the ancient archetype of the mourning women. It transforms their cries of sorrow into a vision of strength and resilience. It also represents the fight for a future yet to be created.
12 PROVERBS
“12 Proverbs” is a dance performance inspired by Pieter Bruegel’s iconic painting of the same name
Me, My non-Self and I
‘Me, My non-Self and I’ was selected at the Aerowaves, presented at Springback Festival in Greece and Staatstheater Wiesbaden’s International May Festival in 2022.
Chaconne in “K” Existence
“Chaconne in ‘K’ Existence” is a modern ballet in one act and six scenes, created by Armenian choreographer Rima Pipoyan during the ContextAir Plovdiv residency program.
Woman Before Decision Making
In this witty yet poignant solo, Rima Pipoyan explores the inner chaos of a woman caught in the timeless struggle of making a decision.
HEY, KITTY!
Inspired by Anne Frank’s diary and a poem written by an unknown 12-year-old girl, this solo performance intertwines stage action and film, unfolding in two directions
TRIPTYCH
Set in three dimensions—within the human soul, in real life, and across the Universe—Triptych unfolds as three separate stories that ultimately form a single whole.
SINFUL PASSIONS
Sinful Passions is a contemporary ballet by Rima Pipoyan, set to the music of Beethoven, and dedicated to the 25-year stage anniversary of Maria Divanyan. Inspired by the life of Princess Tarakanova, the ballet portrays a woman’s struggle against an empire in pursuit of truth, love, and freedom.
LA VITA NUOVA
La Vita Nuova is a contemporary one-act dance performance by Rima Pipoyan inspired by Dante Alighieri’s poetic masterpiece. Set to the music of Philip Glass, it explores spirituality, compassion, divine love, and the inner transformation that begins with Dante’s first encounter with Beatrice, the muse who awakens his “new life.
MEDIEVAL IMAGES
Medieval Images is a one-act dance performance by Rima Pipoyan, created as her diploma work, with which she graduated with excellence…
It’s by Falling that we Rise
The dance performance is one of the early stage works by Rima Pipoyan, premiered in 2007
So you think you can dance
Between 2010–2013, Rima Pipoyan was a jury member and choreographer for three seasons of So You Think You Can Dance (Armenia). Her more than 30 original dance pieces staged for the show earned her national recognition.
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