Tiit Härm (born 19 March 1946) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n ballet dancer,

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and choreographer. Tiit Härm was born in

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. He is the younger brother of actress and author

Viiu Härm Viiu Härm (born 3 July 1944) is an Estonian poet, author, photographer, translator, and former actress. Härm's career as an actress began as a teenager in the early 1960s. After appearing onstage and in several films, she retired from acting i ...

. From 1957 to 1962, he studied at

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. In 1966 he graduated from Leningrad Choreographic School. From 1966 to 1967 he was a dancer at

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. From 1967 to 1972 he was a soloist at All-Union Choreographic Collective Noor Ballett. Since 1972 he worked again at Estonia Theatre. From 2001 to 2009 he was the ballet manager, principal ballet master and choreographer of Estonia Theatre. In 2014 he established his own ballet theatre. He has also appeared as an actor in several films.

Awards

* 2001:

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state. Design Classes The Order of the White Star ...

, IV class.

Filmography

* ''Tantsib Tiit Härm'' (1975,

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documentary) * '' Hukkunud Alpinisti hotell'' (1979, Tallinnfilm) * ''Anna Pavlova: A Woman for All Time '' (1983, Soviet Union and Great Britain television miniseries) * ''Sädelev maailm'' (1984,

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)

References

Living people 1946 births Estonian male ballet dancers Estonian choreographers Ballet masters Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors 20th-century Estonian male actors Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Male actors from Tallinn {{Estonia-actor-stub