Roudolf Kharatian has had an illustrious international career as dancer, choreographer, teacher and director. A prolific choreographer, Kharatian is the creator of over 100 original works ranging from avant‐garde / experimental to classical. Kharatian’s ballets, which include full‐length works, one-act ballets and concert pieces, have been performed on stages worldwide. Roudolf Kharatian served as Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Armenia for five seasons, from October 2009 to April 2014, during which time the company’s repertoire was enriched with more than 31 ballets, old and new. Kharatian is currently resident choreographer of the National Ballet of Armenia.
Azad Chichmanian is a partner at NEUF architect(e)s, a 140-person design firm with offices in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. He leads a multi-disciplinary team currently working on complex, mixed-use projects across Canada and overseas, recipient of multiple design awards, most notably for their work on the recently completed new CHUM – a large university teaching hospital in downtown Montreal. An active member of Montreal’s design community and a proponent of its renewal, Azad has been an invited guest critic at McGill University’s School of Architecture, Université de Montréal, Daniels School of Architecture and an invited speaker at a number of conferences, including the World Design Summit, World Architecture Festival, European Healthcare Design, Mission Design, MTL du Futur, IIDEX and RDV Design. In 2018, Azad was named a Goodwill Ambassador in the AGBU’s Bridge for CSO’s program and was in an invited critic at the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia.
Lilit Petrosyan brings a unique blend of expertise and professional insight from the worlds of business management and the arts to her role as the Executive Director to the Ballet2021 Development Foundation, a position she has held since its formation in 2012. With a background in linguistics, economics and CSO management, and more than 20 years’ experience in marketing, development and communications, she has a deep and nuanced understanding of the needs and priorities of arts organizations within a contemporary fiscal and social framework.