Education

State Dance Academy (1970.)

Vaganova Ballet School (St Petersburg 1971-72,

under Boris Bregvadze)

Work Experience

Ballet Master at the Hungarian Dance Academy for 12 years, teaching classical ballet, pas de deux as well as repertory

As a principal of the Hungarian National Ballet, Hungarian State Opera House between 1972 and 1992, he interpreted close to all major male leading roles

within the ballet literature

Balett Instructor

Ballet Master to 80% of the current male soloists of the HungarianNational Ballet

Guest ballet master in the USA (Houston Ballet, Dallas, Chicago),Japan, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Bulgaria and Czech Republic

Founder and head of the Hungarian National Ballet CompanySummer International, ballet course combined within ternationalaudition.

Further Professional functions

1992: Founder and organizer of Budafest, the Budapest Summer Opera- and Ballet Festival, in function up to date

2001-2005: Director of Pécs Ballet

2005-2011: Director of the Hungarian National Ballet in the Hungarian State Opera

Regular participation as jury member at the Varna International Ballet Competition (including an invitation to the 25th anniversary competition

in summer 2012), jury membership at the Donetsk International Ballet Competition

Awards

Basil - Don Quijote

Albert - Giselle

Prince - Nutcracker

Prince - Swan Lake

Prince - Sleeping Beauty

Colas - La Fille Mal Gardée

Spartacus - Spartacus

Amyntas - Sylvia

Tybalt - Romeo & Juliet

Prince - The Wooden Prince,

Mandarin - The Miraculous Mandarin

Franz - Coppelia

Firebird - Firebird

Phoenix - Firebird

leading male role - Serenade

Apollo - Apollo among others