Iranian National Ballet Company

The company, residing at Tehran's Roudaki Hall, was disbanded in the aftermath of the Islamic revolution and was re-established 23 years later in exile by Nima Kiann under the name of Les Ballets Persans (Persian: سازمان باله ایران) in Sweden.

There was no methodical ballet training; the classes consisted of various exercises to make the body supple and to cultivate the students' awareness of rhythm and musicality.

Her endeavors and great interest in Persian culture, arts and literature resulted in the realization of the most extensive Iranian national dance project of the first half of the twentieth century.

On the invitation of the Ministry of Culture and Arts, she prolonged her trip in order to visit the National Ballet Academy of Iran and budding company in Tehran.

Company productions were often performed at official events and functions in the presence of the Royal family and invited national and international dignitaries.

In order to keep the high standard of the productions the company relied on guest artists from abroad to perform the leading roles in most work premieres.

[8] Jamshid Saghabashi as the golden slave, Avak Abrahamian as Kalif The Iranian National Ballet Company started operating in 1958 with a dozen of dancers.

Eventually, a meeting was arranged in Bāgh-e Manzariyeh in northern Tehran soon after the victorious revolution in the presence of Roudaki Hall's workforce and Ayatollah Mohammad Mofatteh.

[12] Twenty-three years after disbanding of the Iranian National Ballet, the Swedish-Iranian dancer, and choreographer Nima Kiann created a new company in Stockholm, Sweden[11] with the support of the Swedish authorities.