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Maria Eichwald

2016-05-17T14:45:43Z

Behrami:

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'''Maria Eichwald''' (born at [[Talgar]], [[Kazakhstan]]) is a Kazakhstani [[ballet dancer]] who has settled in Germany.

== Biography ==
Eichwald trained at the national ballet academy in [[Alma-Ata]], Kazakhstan before becoming a soloist dancer at the national theatre. Due to her German ancestry she moved to Germany in 1995. In 1996 she joined the [[National Theatre Munich]] where she became a principal dancer in 1999. In Munich she danced a variety of leading roles including [[Kitri]] in ''[[Don Quixote]]'', Odette/Odile in ''[[Swan Lake]]'' (Petipa), Tatiana and Olga in ''[[Onegin (Cranko)|Onegin]]'' (Cranko), Marguerite Duval in ''[[Die Kameliendame]]'' (Neumeier) and Manon in ''[[Manon]]'' (Macmillan). In 2004, Eichwald caused a scandal in the press when she abruptly left the company to accept an offer from the celebrated [[Stuttgart Ballet]] in [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]. Since then, Eichwald has toured the world with the company and in 2005 danced opposite Paris Opera étoile [[Manuel Legris]] as Tatiana in ''Onegin'' (Cranko) on a tour of Asia. As of 2008, Eichwald continues to be an international ballet favorite among critics and audiences alike and is known for her exceptional skill and technique.

== Nominations and Prizes ==
Eichwald was nominated for a [[Prix Benois de la Danse]] in 2002.<ref>[http://benois.theatre.ru/english/history/2002/ Prix de Benois History]</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.staatstheater.stuttgart.de/ballett/compagnie/ The Stuttgart Ballet]
*[http://www.ballerinagallery.com/eichwald.htm Ballerina Gallery]
*[http://www.hucky.com/stuttgartballet/maria_eichwald_lead_dancer_copy(1).htm hucky.com]
*[http://www.muenchner-opern-festspiele.de/309-aWQ9NDM3-~popups~k_biographie.html Bayerisches Ballett]
*[http://benois.theatre.ru/english/history/2002/ Prix de Benois History]

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Category:Suicides by hanging in Kazakhstan

2016-01-19T18:48:30Z

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[[Category:Suicides by hanging|Kazakhstan]]
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Shymbulak

2015-08-19T14:56:22Z

Behrami:

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'''Shymbulak''' ({{lang-kz|'''Шымбұлақ'''}}), also known as '''Chimbulak''' ({{lang-ru|Чимбулак}}) is a [[ski resort]] near [[Almaty]], the largest city of [[Kazakhstan]]. It is located in the upper part of the Medeu Valley in the [[Zaiilisky Alatau]] mountain range, at the elevation of {{convert|2200|m|ft|-2}} above sea level. The resort area is about {{convert|25|km|mi|0}} south of [[Almaty]] city by the [[Medeo]] road. It is popular for its mild climate, large quantity of sunny days and great amount of snow through the winter (from November till May).

[[File:Shymbulak, Medeu District.jpg|thumb|Shymbulak in summer.]]
Almaty hosted the [[2011 Asian Winter Games]], bid for [[2014 Winter Olympics]], considered a bid for [[2018 Winter Olympics]], but decided to bid for [[2022 Winter Olympics]] instead; Shymbulak was a venue for the Alpine Skiing events (both speed and technical), and would have been for the latter.<ref>[http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/winter_olympic_bids/1216133778.html Almaty Considers 2018 Winter Games bid]</ref>

== Ski area information ==
There are three [[ski lift]]s, which cumulatively reach [[Talgar pass]] ({{convert|3200|m|ft|-2|disp=sqbr}} above the sea level), the highest point of the ski resort. The total length of the lifts is {{convert|3620|m|ft|-1}}. There are 3 stations of them; the first one is ''Intersection'' Station ({{convert|2260|m|ft|-1|disp=sqbr}} above the sea level) (9 minute trip), then ''20th Prop'' Station ({{convert|2630|m|ft|-1|disp=sqbr}} above the sea level) (16.5 minutes) and ''Talgar pass'' Station ({{convert|3200|m|ft|-2|disp=sqbr}} above the sea level). There is also ''Snow-Park'' for the fans of [[snowboarding]].

The resort offers a ski and snowboard school. There is also ''Shymbulak'' hotel (4 stars) and [[ski]], [[snowboard]] and [[sleigh]] rentals.

The weather varies from {{convert|20|C|F}} in summer to {{convert|−7|C|F}} in winter and the snow base is about {{convert|1.5|to(-)|1.8|m|in|round=5}}.

[[Image:Shimbulak1.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Shymbulak Ski Area]]

==References==
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== See also ==
{{commonscat|Shymbulak}}
*[http://wikimapia.org/362171/ Shymbulak on Wikimapia]
* [[List of ski areas and resorts in Asia]]

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[[Category:Sport in Almaty]]

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