Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam or Shahrokh Moshkinghalam (, Šâhrukh Muškîn-Qalam; born April 21, 1967, in

Khorramshahr Khorramshahr (; ) is a city in the Central District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also known in Arabic by the local ethnically Arab population as Al-Muhamma ...

) is an

Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...

modern dancer who lives and works in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

. A graduate in history of art and theatre from the

Paris 8 University Paris 8 University (), or usually the University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis or Paris 8, is a public university in the Greater Paris, France. Once part of the historic University of Paris, it is now an autonomous public institution. It is base ...

, he is a choreographer, actor and director. He is also the founder and former artistic director of Nakissa Art Company. He is the first Iranian to be part of the prestigious

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

troupe.

Style

He was born In Iran but moved to Paris in his early teens.

Performed works

In 2002 the Royal Opera House of Covent Garden invited him to perform ''Seven Pavilion Ballet'' based on the works of great Persian poet Nezami. ''Dance Variations on Persian themes'' created in 2007 is his last work which is a collection of his best choreographies performed with Karine Gonzales the major dancer of his company.

Acting career

For six years, he appeared under the direction of Ariane Mnouchkine with the

Théâtre du Soleil Le Théâtre du Soleil (, "The Theater of the Sun") is a Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble founded by Ariane Mnouchkine, Philippe Léotard and fellow students of the ''L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq'' in 1964 as a collective ...

and had major parts in plays such as ''Tartuffe'', ''la Ville Parjure'' and ''Les Atrides''. His theatre performances include Shakespeare's ''Twelfth Night'' with the Terrain Vague Company, ''Romeo and Juliet'' directed by Lionnel Briands, ''Dionysos, the Baccantes'' of Euripide directed by Usevio Lazaro, ''Soldier Tale'' of Strawinsky in theatre Athenée directed by Antoine Campo, ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' of Tennessee Williams directed by Phillip Adrian, and Bassa Selim in Mozart's ''

Die Entführung aus dem Serail ' () (Köchel catalogue, K. 384; ''The Abduction from the Seraglio''; also known as ') is a singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's . The plot concer ...

'' conducted by

Marc Minkowski Marc Minkowski (born 4 October 1962) is a French conductor of classical music, especially known for his interpretations of French Baroque works. Minkowski was musical director of Mozartwoche in Salzburg, Austria, from 2013 to 2017 and was gene ...

and directed by

Jérôme Deschamps Jérôme Deschamps (born 5 October 1947 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is an actor, director and stage author, as well as a cinema actor and director associated with the Famille Deschiens troupe founded by Macha Makeïeff in 1978. In 2003 he was appointed ar ...

at the 2004

Festival d'Aix-en-Provence The Festival d'Aix-en-Provence is an annual international music festival which takes place each summer in Aix-en-Provence, principally in July. Devoted mainly to opera, it also includes concerts of orchestral, chamber, vocal and solo instrumenta ...

. He has played and directed plays in Persian including: *''Zohreh va Manouchehr'' by

Iraj Mirza Prince Iraj Mirza ( Persian: ایرج میرزا, literally ''Prince Iraj''; October 1874 – 14 March 1926), titled Jalāl-ol-Mamālek ( Persian: جلال‌الممالک), was a prominent Iranian poet. He was the son of Prince Gholam-Hossein ...

*''Mardha va cheez'' from Makki *''Kafane Siah'' a play inspired by

Mirzadeh Eshghi Sayed Mohammad Reza Kordestani (; December 11, 1894July 3, 1924) was an Iranian political writer and poet who used the pen name Mirzadeh Eshghi (). Biography He was born in Hamadan, the son of Hajj Sayed Abolghasam Kordestani; he learned Frenc ...

the early 20th century Iranian poet. 2004 - 2011, he has been an official member of La Comédie Française, one of the most prestigious theatre companies in Europe and has taken part in plays including: *''Pedro et le commandeur'', Felix Lope de Vega *''Molière /

Lully Jean-Baptiste Lully ( – 22 March 1687) was a French composer, dancer and instrumentalist of Italian birth, who is considered a master of the French Baroque music style. Best known for his operas, he spent most of his life working in the court o ...

: L'Amour médecin / Le Sicilien ou l'Amour peintre'', conducted by William Christie, m.e.s Jean-Marie Villégier *''La Maison des morts'', Philippe Minyana, m.e.s Robert Cantarella, *Yerma le Bonheur, ''

Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th ce ...

'' and others all played in French

Personal life

He and his company Nakissa perform in various countries around the world and attend international festivals or events, such as the International Dance Festival in Boulder Colorado, Festival Meridas, Festival d'Asturias Festival de Chartres, Rotterdam, Rome, La Haye, and the Tirgan festival in Toronto. In 2009 he signed an open letter of apology posted to

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along with 266 other Iranian academics, writers, artists, journalists about the

persecution of Baháʼís Baháʼís are persecuted in various countries, especially in Iran, where the Baháʼí Faith originated and where one of the largest Baháʼí populations in the world is located. The origins of the persecution stem from a variety of Baháʼ ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moshkin Ghalam, Shahrokh Living people Iranian male dancers Iranian choreographers French people of Iranian descent University of Paris alumni Iranian male stage actors French male stage actors French male dancers Male actors from Paris French choreographers Iranian directors French directors 1967 births

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