KONOKBAYEV Nurlan Meyrambekovich

Biography

06.08.1985, Rybachye town, Kyrgyz SSR.

Ballet dancer. Laureate of the International Ballet Competitions.

1996-2003 – student of the Ch. Bazarbayev Bishkek Choreographic School, teacher A.M. Murataliyeva.

2005 - 2009 – student of K. Moldobasanov Kyrgyz National Conservatory, specialty "Director-choreographer".

2001-2003 – leading artist of the "Ak-Maral" Kyrgyz folk ensemble.

2003-2006 - soloist of the SADT RK headed by B. Ayukhanov.

2004-2008 – guest leading soloist of the A. Maldybayev Kyrgyz National Opera and Ballet Theater, made his debut as Siegfried ("Swan Lake"). Repertoire: Siegfried ("Swan Lake"), Ali ("Le Corsaire"), Basil ("Don Quixote").

2006-2018 – leading soloist of the Abay SAOBT. He made his debut as the military leader Nurali in B. Asafyev's ballet "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai".

Repertoire: Basil ("Don Quixote"), Siegfried, Jester, pas-de-trois ("Swan Lake"), Albert, inserted pas-de-deux ("Giselle"), Prince Desire ("Sleeping Beauty"), Nurali ("The Fountain of Bakhchisarai"), Tlep, Golden Eagle ("Tlep and Sarykyz"), Ferkhad, Jester, four friends ("Legend of Love"), Akhmet, Ali ("Le Corsaire"), Prince ("The Nutcracker"), Tybalt ("Romeo and Juliet"), Spartacus, Crassus ("Spartacus"), Solor ("La Bayadère"), Jose ("Carmen Suite"), Young man ("Carmina Burana"), Young Batyr ("Legends of the Great Steppe"). Concert performances: "Hunter" (Kurmangazy's kui "Adai" (choreographed by Gulmira Gabbasova), "Berkutchi" (in the author's composition).

2008-2016 – guest leading artist of the SDE RK "Saltanat".

2012 – the founder and the Head of the Konokbaev Group company, which is aimed at organizing ballet gala concerts, festivals, tours and performances with participation of the world ballet stars. The company carries out up to six projects per year, in different countries - Uzbekistan, UAE, USA.

Since 2017 – Head of the Alan Bars group (USA).

Participant of the International Ballet Festivals: "Stars of the World Ballet of Asia" (Russia, Yakutsk, 2008); "Stars of the World Ballet" (Kazakhstan, Almaty, 2010); "Stars of the World Ballet" (Ukraine, Donetsk, 2010, 2011); "Svetlana Zakharova and her friends" (France, Paris, 2013).

Awards: Laureate of the I IBC in Astana (III Prize, Bronze medal, Kazakhstan, 2006); Laureate of the I IBC in Seoul (III Prize, Bronze medal, South Korea, 2007); Laureate of the II IBC in Seoul (II Prize, Silver medal, South Korea, 2009); Laureate of the II IBC in Astana (II Prize, Silver medal, Kazakhstan, 2009); Laureate of the IBC in Perm (II Prize, Silver medal, Russia, 2010); Laureate of IBC in Sochi (II Prize, Silver medal, Russia, 2010); Laureate of the III IBC in Seoul (I Prize, Gold medal, South Korea, 2010); Laureate of the IBC in Donetsk (III Prize, Bronze medal, Ukraine, 2011). Chingiz Aitmatov Prize "For contribution to the development of ballet art in Kyrgyzstan" (Bishkek, 2010).

Bibliography

• Interview and personal correspondence of Mussinova A.A. with Nurlan Konokbaev. 2022.
• Жумасеитова Г.Т.Хореография Казахстана периода независимости. – Алматы: «Жибек Жолы», 2014 - 220 с.+ 32 с. (цв. вклейка) – С.54.
• Nurlan Konokbaev provided a photograph of Vladimir Akulenko and other photographs from his personal archive.

Links

• Сайт компании Konokbaev Group https://knkb.group/
• Сарсенова М. Балет: от искусства до бизнеса. – Капитал. – 11 ноября – 2019. Адрес URL https://kapital.kz/business/82547/balet-ot-iskusstva-do-biznesa.html (Дата обращения 05.08.2022).
• Нурлан Конокбаев: «Никто не ожидал, что мы настроены настолько серьезно» - Esquire – 26 ноября – 2019. Адрес URL https://esquire.kz/nurlan_konokbaev/ (Дата обращения 05.08.2022).