Sergei Bodrov Filmmaker Website In 1996, the Russian director won international acclaim with his drama Kavkazsky Plennik/Prisoner of the Mountains. His latest Movie is Mongol, the story of Ghengis Khaan.
Tsogo Mijid Sculptor Tsogo Mijid, a member of the Denver Mongolian Cultural Eel Society of Denver is a Mongolian artist famous for his paintings and paper mache sculpture. Tsogo has reproduced a collection of Tsam masks which were hung for exhibition in the Nippon Kan Museum December 2nd, 2004. These Tsam masks were also displayed at the Nippon Kan New Year Welcome party held January 2nd, 2005 and were worn by Mongolian dancers who danced for the evening’s events.
B.Togoosuren Sculptor Togoosuren’s works have traveled to Germany, Thailand, Taiwan, China and Inner Mongolia of China.
Alash Ensemble Musician Website alashensemble@gmail.com For a complete schedule of the 2008 US tour, please visit the Alash website: http://www.alashensemble.com/performances.htm.
Alash takes its name from the Alash River, which runs through the musicians' native region of Tuva. The ensemble members are graduates of the Kyzyl Arts College and students of Kongar-ool Ondar, the master throat singer and former member of the Tuvan parliament who is featured in the movie Genghis Blues. In 1999 they form ... more >>
Sergei Sotpa Musician Website Sergei Sotpa was born in 1981 in the taiga village of Ishtii-Khem in the Ulug-Khem region of Tuva. He attended music school in the village of Mezhegei in the Tangdy Region, and graduated from the Republic School of the Arts in 2003. Sergei is an accomplished maker of Tuvan traditional instruments, and is especially known for his khomus playing and the special style of Kargyraa called Kozhaga, which is very subtle and not commonly performed by Tuv ... more >>
Ayan Shirizhik Musician Website Ayan Shirizhik was born in 1982 in Bay-Haak. He started singing when he was very young. When his family moved to Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva, he began studying with Andrei Mongush, the singer from the group Huun-Huur-Tu. Ayan frequently performs with his teacher, and he has toured in Latvia and the U.S.A. He sings all styles of Tuvan throat singing and is particularly strong in khoomei. He plays all the traditional Tuvan instruments and is an espe ... more >>
Ayan-ool Sam Musician Website Ayan-ool Sam was born in 1983 in the Erzin Kozhuun region of Tuva. When he was in the fourth grade, he began studying with Kongar-ool Ondar at Kyzyl's Republic School for the Arts. After graduating from the Kyzyl Art Institute, he continued his studies at the Moscow State Pedagogical University and at the Kyzyl Department of the East Siberian State Academy of Culture and Arts. He sings all styles of Tuvan throat singing, specializing in ezengilee ... more >>
Mai-ool Sedip Musician Website Mai-ool Sedip was born in 1982 in Ak-Dovurak. The men in his family were all famous throat singers, and his grandfather taught him singing secrets, ancient songs, and rare melodies. His voice is considered unusual, even in Tuva; its depth and warmth touches the hearts of the public. He sings all styles of Tuvan throat singing and plays all the traditional Tuvan instruments.
Bady-Dorzhu Ondar Musician Website Bady-Dorzhu Ondar was born in 1984 in the small village of Iyme. When he was just four years old, Kongar-ool Ondar heard him sing and was so impressed that he took on Bady-Dorzhu as a student. When he was nine and touring with his teacher, he appeared on the Chevy Chase show (see video clip). Bady-Dorzhu has toured in the U.S.A., Canada, Italy, France, and Norway. He has received numerous accolades including best soloist at the 2005 All-Russian F ... more >>
D.Ganbold Painter He lives in Ulaanbaatar and is a teacher at Urlan Buteekh Tuv.
Exhibitions:
1996 Participant in exhibition "God Artist" by Ts.Minjuur
1997 Independent exhibitions in Beijing and Shanghai
1999 Independent exhibition in Ulaanbaatar
2006 Cooperative exhibition for the 800th anniversary of the Great Mongolian State
2007 Independent exhibition "Aphorism in Art" at Xanadu Art Gallery in Ulaanbaatar
Dashtseren Erdenebold Musician khukhmongol@freenet.de Dashtseren is the director of Mongoilan throat singing musical ensemble Khukh Mongol. His troupe hails from Ingolstat, Germany, and tours Europe regularly.
Radigan Neuhalfen Writer Website Radigan Neuhalfen is the author of "The Steppe," the novel about a man
who lives alone in the Mongolian steppe, fighting and eating mythical
monsters. Neuhalfen studied literature at Moscow State University in
Russia and anthropology at Macalester College in the United States. He
lives in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Zazaa Painter Website info@art-zazaa.com She is a graphic designer where she specialised in painting on silk and photography. She exhibited widely and her work was exhibited in Mongolia and overseas. In 2001, Zazaa turned to professional painting and her work has sold well to an ever expanding clientele of Mongolian and international collectors. Her thematic expressions of the beauty and ripeness of the Mongolian female body are bold representations of the umbilical connections to life ... more >>
Chris McKee Filmmaker Website gawara@ragcha.com Ragcha Media is director Chris McKee's cutting edge film production company in Venice, CA. Ragcha is a Tibetan word that means 'spirit'. Chris took the word from the name of his Mongolian best friend, film director Badamragcha, when he was a Peace Corps Volunteer there from 1996 to 1998.
Saran Erdenbat Musician Saran Erdenbat is a prize-winning lyric soprano who has sung featured roles with the Mongolian Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet throughout Mongolia, Russia, China and Korea.
B. Batmunkh Photographer, Writer Website batzmunh@yahoo.com Batmunkh is the editor-in-chief of the Rural Business News, a magazine based in Ulaan Baatar that covers the rural economy of Mongolia. He currently serves as chief coorespondent for MongoilanArtist, Ulaan Baatar.
Lhagbasuren Amgalanbaatar Photographer Website Amgalanbaatar runs the blog amgaa.blog.banjig.net, a file sharing site for Mongolians and featuring video, music, books and photos.
Carlos Paris Writer carloparis@libero.it Carlos reports for Rai-TV in Italy. He covered 2007 Naadam in Mongolia and sent us photos and a feature article.
Sayantsetseg Sangidorj Musician Biography of SAYA (Sayantsetseg Sangidorj)
Saya (Sayantsetseg Sangidorj) was born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, into a family richly involved in music and art. At the age of five, she received her first piano lessons from her musician parents, father Sangidorj Choigiv and mother Badamgerel Badarch.
After graduation from the Music College in Ulaanbaatar, where she studied under Tsolmon Tuvaan, Saya was awarded a scholarship to the Academic Mu ... more >>
Dorj Nyambo Painter, Sculptor Dorj Nyambo lives with his family in Airag Sum, Dornogobi province.
Batsukh Dagvasuren Writer, Promoter Website art_mongol@yahoo.com Batsukh is a Regional advisor of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators in Mongolia.
She lives in NC, USA with her family. She volunteers to support Mongolian writers and illustrators.
Oyundary Tsagaan Photographer, Writer Website odary_ts@yahoo.com She is a journalist currently studying at the Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley emphasizing on multi-media journalism.
She used to work at Mongolian National Television as a Program Director, and also was the press assistant to a Mongolian Prime Minister in 1998 when Democrats took power for the first time after socialism collapsed in 1990. Until she started her studies at UC Berkeley in the fall of 2006, she worked for a network affil ... more >>
Unurbat Gunaajav Dancer Unurbat was ballet master and head of school at Roanoke Valley Ballet. He opened his own studio to be called the Virginia Ballet Academy, on Sept. 3rd, 2007.
Sylvie Doutriaux Scientific/Academic Website In the context of USAID and USDA-funded Mercy Corps activities, Sylvie conducted a survey of the Mongolian livestock and meat sub-sector, identifying constraints and opportunities along the value chain in order to determine how Mercy Corps can better support its herder clients. Sylvie also led a team in the design and implementation of a survey to assess herder socio-economic conditions and evaluate the impact of Mercy Corps on the herders and co ... more >>
Lee Campbell Photographer, Writer pelican@iinet.net.au Lee is an Australian journalist and photographer in Mongolia for about 12 months for a new experience and exciting photo opportunities. Lee works as an English language editor and a reporter at The Mongol Messenger and teaches English. Lee lived and worked overseas - in Indonesia, Kiribati, Macau and now Mongolia, for over 12 years in international development.
Altankhuyag Tumurdavaa Actor, Writer mng_1113@yahoo.com Altankhuyag studies English in New York City and works as an accounting specialist for the Governor of Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia. He is a native of Airag Sum.