Eno Peçi is an Albanian male ballet dancer, living in

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. Born in

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

, he was educated at the Tirana Academy of Ballet and the Ballet School of the Vienna State Opera. He joined the Vienna State Opera in 2000, becoming a Demi-soloist in 2003. He is recognized as the first Albanian dancer to perform live in concert in Vienna. In 2009 he was appointed soloist of the Bellett der Wiener Staatsoper und Volksoper. He began his career as a choreographer in 2009.

Awards and honors

He was appointed to be an honorable ambassador of the Republic of Albania in 2008. In 2017 he received "The Key of Tirana." The president of Albania bestowed him with the "Knight of the

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" title. On December 13, 2019 he received the "Österreichisches Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst“.

References

External links

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Albanian male ballet dancers Ballet choreographers Albanian choreographers People from Tirana Albanian expatriates in Austria Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{dance-bio-stub