Nino Ramishvili | |
|---|---|
 Nino Ramishvili and Iliko Sukhishvili | |
| Born | 19 January 1910 |
| Died | 6 September 2000 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Occupation(s) | Ballet dancer, choreographer |
| Known for | Co-founder of Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet |
Nino Shalvovna Ramishvili (Georgian: ნინო შალვას ასული რამიშვილი; 19 January 1910 – 6 September 2000) was a Soviet and Georgian ballet dancer, choreographer, and co-founder of the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet. People's Artist of the USSR (1963) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1990).
From 1922 to 1927, Ramishvili studied at the ballet school of Maria Perini in Tbilisi.[1]
From 1927 to 1936, she was the soloist of the ballet theater Paliashvili, where she performed in productions of Abesalom and Eteri, Daisi, The Tale of Shota Rustaveli, Keto and Kote, and Tsisana.[1]
In 1945, together with her husband Iliko Sukhishvili, Ramishvili founded the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet, initially called the Georgian State Dance Company, where she became soloist and dance teacher until 1972.
In 1972, she became chief choreographer of the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet.[1]
