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Workshops
A partial list of Shakeh Major Tchilingirian's over 125 workshops (formerly Shakeh Avanessian)
Forthcoming workshops
Shropshire, UK
10-13 October 2024
“The Fire Within” Armenian Dance Workshop
Little Wenlock, Shropshire
Contact: Judy King, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
— 2025 —
Bad Herrenalb, Germany
14-16 February 2025
Armenian Dance Workshop
Contact: Beate Frey, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Leeds, UK
14-15 June 2025 (tbc)
Day of Armenian Dance
Contact: Karen Babayan Taylor, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Shropshire, UK
16-19 October 2025
Armenian Dance Workshop, Little Wenlock
Contact: Judy King, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
— 2026 —
Bad Herrenalb, Germany
14-17 May 2026
Advanced Training Unit with Laura Shannon
Contact: Laura Shannon, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.laurashannon.net
Shropshire, UK
6 -9 February 2026
"To Bless this Space between Us" (with Judy King)
Little Wenlock, Shropshire, UK
Contact: Judy King, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Taroudant, Morocco
14-21 October 2026
Dance workshop (with Judy King)
La Maison Anglaise, Taroudant, Morocco
Contact: Jane Bayley at Holidays with Heart
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London, UK
15 September 2024
Armenian Circle Dances Workshop (Second Edition)
AGBU London, Navasartian Centre
Hofhegnenberg, Germany
28-30 June 2024
Armenian Dance Workshop
London, UK
23 June 2024
Armenian Circle Dances Workshop (First Edition)
AGBU London, Navasartian Centre
Sao Paolo, Brazil
29 May - 2 June 2024
XXII Encontro Brasileiro de Dancas Circulares Sagradas 2024; Terras Altas, Itapecerica, Sao Paolo; “Planet Earth, Our Common Ground"; featured international guest teacher: Shakeh Major Tchilingirain, with Andre Almeida Soares and Bruno Perel.
Birmingham, UK
8 May 2024
Armenian Dance Workshop, Centrala in Birmingham; part of Karen Babayan’s residency “Out of the Ruins’ exhibition and Hybrid Landscapes residency.
Venice, Italy
3-5 May 2024
Taroudant, Morocco
April 17-24, 2024
Women's Ritual Dances in Southern Morocco. Special guest teacher Shakeh Major Tchilingirian. La Maison Anglaise retreat centre.
Marseilles, France
3-5 November 2023
Edinburgh, Scotland
19August 2023
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with Centrepiece
Armenian Circle Dances for Peace & Healing (Zoom)
with Shakeh Major Tchilingirian and Laura Shannon; guest artist Hasmik Harutyunyan live from Armenia
for humanitarian relief in Artsakh and Armenia
30 May 2021
21 January 2021
21 October 2020
Armenian and Greek Dances (via Zoom)
with Shakeh Major Tchilingirian and Laura Shannon
28 March 2021
1 August 2020
Nittendorf (Germany)
Armenischer Tanz
Contact:
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22-24 May 2020
Bad Herrenalb (Germany)
Armenian Folk Dance Workshop
21-23 February 2020
Kent (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Gouldhurst Village Hall
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2 November 2019
Armenia
Armenian folk dance workshops
Brazil dance group (Vaneri de Oliveira)
19-27 September 2019
Bad Herrenalb (Germany)
10th Dance and Song Festival, with Shakeh Major Tchilingirian, Arunga Heiden, Laura Shannon, with musicians from Greece & Armenia: Kostantis Kourmadias, Nikolas Angelopoulos, Tigran Aleksanyan and Madat Jeremian.
30 May - 2 June 2019
Somerest (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Cossington Village Hall
11-12 May 2019
Venice (Italy)
Armenian folk dance workshop
27-28 April 2019
Nittendorf (Germany)
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22-24 February 2019
Venice (Italy)
Armenian folk dance workshop
10-12 August 2018
Findhorn (Scotland)
Festival of Sacred Dance, Music & Song
with special guest Shakeh Major Tchilingirian
Findhorn Foundation Special Event (video clip)
14-21 July 2018
Haan-Gruiten, Düsseldorf (Germany)
RAG Tanz
A day of Armenian lyrical dances
(Rheinischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Tanz)
28 April 2018
Bad Herrenalb (Germany)
Armenian Folk Dance Workshop
23-25 March 2018
Brussels/Zaventem (Belgium)
Meditation des Tanzes – Sacred dance
9-11 June 2017
Dusseldorf (Germany)
Armenian Folk Dance Workshop
5-7 May 2017
Bad Herrenalb (Germany)
Armenian Folk Dance Workshop
(Reisen und Tanz)
17-19 March 2017
SIFD Armenian Dance Day
22 October 2016
Rheinfelden, Schloss Beuggen (Germany)
Meditation des Tanzes - Sacred Dance
(with Heidi Hafen)
1-5 August 2016
Bad Herrenalb (Germany)
Evang. Akademie
10-12 June 2016
Van Nuys, California (USA)
Dance Workshop with Shakeh
Karagozian Hall, St. Peter Armenian Church
29 December 2015
Haan-Gruiten, Düsseldorf (Germany)
(Rheinischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Tanz)
19-20 September 2015
Kleve, Wasserburg Rindem (Germany)
Meditation des Tanzes Sacred Dance (with Heidi Hafen)
13-17 July 2015
Kadir Has University, Istanbul (Turkey)
Armenian Folk Dance: A Celebration of Life
Theatre Department, Faculty of Art and Design
20 April 2015
Bad Herrenalb (Germany)
Evang. Akademie
28-30 November 2014
University of Oxford (UK)
Armenian Folk Dance Workshop & Presentation
Pembroke College
Organised by Oxford Armenian Student Society
3 May 2014
University of London (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop & Presentation
School of Oriental and African Studies
Organised by SOAS Armenian Society
6 March 2014
St. Pőlten, (Austria)
24-26 January 2014
Bethlehemskirchern, Munich (Germany)
8-9 June 2013
Sharjah (UAE)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Dubai & Northern Emirates Culture Committee
25 May 2013
London (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop & Presentation
Hayashen, Centre for Armenian Information and Advice
24 March 2013
Bad Herrenalb (Germany)
Armenian Dance Workshop in Germany (with Laura Shannon)
Haus der Kirche - Evangelische Akademie Baden
7-9 December 2012
London (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop & Presentation
Hayashen, Centre for Armenian Information and Advice
3 November 2012
Dublin (Ireland)
Armenian Dance Workshop & Presentation
Taney Parish Centre
3 June 2012
London (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop & Presentation
Hayashen, Centre for Armenian Information and Advice
11 March 2012
Bad Herrenalb (Germany)
Armenian Dance Workshop (with Laura Shannon)
Haus der Kirche - Evangelische Akademie Baden
6-8 December 2011
London (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Armenian Institute
31 March 2007
London (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop & Presentation
Armenian Institute
13 May 2006
Berg-Höhenrain (Germany)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Gut Biberkor
3-5 June 2005
Kent (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Goudhurst
20 November 2004
Ipswich (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop & Presentation
‘A Day Trip to Armenia’
27 June 2004
St. Hippolyt (Austria)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Hiphaus, Bildungshaus
5-6 June 2004
Chichester (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Bassil Shippman Centre
16 May 2004
Wels (Austria)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Schloss Puchberg Bildungshaus
23-26 October 2003
Berg-Höhenrain (Germany)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Gut Biberkor
4-6 July 2003
Norwich (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Burgh Apton Hall
2 February 2003
London (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Armenian Institute
Gulbenkian Hall
30 November 2002
Scotland (UK)
Armenian dance Workshop
Findhorn Foundation
10 November 2002
Cheltenham (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Bishops Cleeve Tithe Barn
26 October 2002
London (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Cecil Sharpe House
Society for International Folk Dance & Armenian Institute
14 September 2002
Berg-Höhenrain (Germany)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Gut Biberkor
21-23 June 2002
London (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop & Presentation
Hayashen, Centre for Armenian Information and Advice
24 May 2002
Wels (Austria)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Schloss Puchberg Bildungshaus
14-17 February 2002
Cologne (Germany)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Elsdorf
23-25 November 2001
München-Pasing (Germany)
Armenian Dance Workshop (with Laura Shannon)
Fritz-Kistler-Haus
12-14 October 2001
Augsburg (Germany)
Armenian Dance Workshop (with Laura Shannon)
Franziskanisches Zentrum
28 June- 1July 2001
Norwich (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Burgh Apton Hall
29 April 2001
Cheltenham (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Bishops Cleeve Tithe Barn
10 March 2001
Exeter (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop
Sidwell Street Methodist Church Hall
23 September 2000
München (Germany)
Armenian Dance Workshop (with Laura Shannon)
“New Blossoms on the Tree of Life”
Women’s Dances
17-19 March 2000
Cheltenham (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop (with G. Mkhitaryan)
Bishops Cleeve Tithe Barn
4 March 2000
Norwich, UK
Armenian Dance Workshop (with G. Mkhitaryan)
Burgh Apton Hall
19 February 2000
Norwich, UK
Armenian Dance Workshop
Burgh Apton Hall
13 November 1999
London (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop & Presentation
Hayashen, Centre for Armenian Information & Advice
1 October 1999
London (UK)
Armenian Dance & American Western Dance joint Workshop
Kevork Tahta School
6 March 1999
Norwich (UK)
Armenian Dance Workshop (with G. Mkhitaryan)
Burgh Apton Hall
13 Jan 1999
Glastonbury, UK
Armenian Dance Workshop (with G. Mkhitaryan)
Glastonbury International Dance Festival
24 & 25 June 1999
Berg-Höhenrain, Germany
Armenian Dance Workshop (with Laura Shannon)
Gut Biberkor
23-25 April 1999
London (UK)
Armenian Dance Presentation & Workshop (with Laura Shannon)
‘Dancing at the Crossroad: The Soul of Armenian Dance’
AGBU London, Land and Culture, VOSSKI
Gulbenkian Hall, Kensington
3 February 1999
Chichester, UK
Dancing Retreat for Women (with Laura Shannon)
Earnley Concourse
28-31 August 1998
Paris (France)
Armenian Dance Workshop (with Laura Shannon)
Danses Univers
24-25 May 1997
Brentford, UK
Armenian Dance Workshop (with Laura Shannon)
Women’s Lyrical Armenian Dance
9 November 1997
Brentford, Middlesex, UK
Day of Armenian Dance (with Laura Shannon and Andy Bettis)
An Advanced Workshop for Experienced Dancers
1 December 1996