Emina Kamberović

Emina Minka Kamberović, (born 1945 in Sarajevo, Bosnia) is a former ballerina and ballet professor.

Emina Minka Kamberović
Born (1944-11-30) November 30, 1944
NationalityBosnian
Alma materSaint Petersburg Conservatory
Occupation(s)Ballerina, educator
EmployerSarajevo National Theatre
AwardsSixth of April Sarajevo Award

Education and career

Kamberović was born in Sarajevo, near the National Theatre Sarajevo, and lived in the building overlooking at the theatre square, today Susan Sontag Square.[1] She studied ballet in Sarajevo and Saint Petersburg Conservatory in Saint Petersburg. She was a prima ballerina of the National Theater in Sarajevo.[2] Emina Kamberović founded the Sarajevo ballet school and is also the director.[1] She is an assistant in theaters in Sarajevo and Zurich in Switzerland with Uwe Scholz.[2][3]

She was an assistant to Natalia Dudinskaya and Konstantin Sergeyev.[2] She taught ballet for 35 years, the last 15 years or so she was a teacher of ballet and repertoire at the first "state" professional ballet school in Zurich.[2] She is also a guest teacher in various cities in Europe. Today she is retired and teaches as a guest teacher in private dance schools in Zurich.[2]

She is a recipient of the Sixth of April Sarajevo Award and the July 27 Award.[2][1]

At the 2022 Ballet Fest Sarajevo, Kamberović's career was a main theme for the 22 September exhibition "Veliki format" by Edina Papo, hosted by Novi Hram Gallery in Sarajevo.[4][5]

References
  1. Mustajbegović, Saida (31 Oct 2021). "Igru Emine Kamberović još je Meša Selimović zvao poezijom". Al Jazeera Balkans. Retrieved 9 Jan 2023.
  2. "Emina Minka Kamberović - A biography" (PDF). tanzelarija.eu. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. "Emina (Minka) Kamberovic". Yen Han Dance Center. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  4. "Balet Fest otvara izložba "Veliki format" posvećena Minki Kamberović". Klix.ba. 21 Sep 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. "Otvoren 13. Balet Fest: Posjetili smo izložbu o istaknutoj balerini Minki Kamberović". radiosarajevo.ba (in Croatian). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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