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