Liljana Cingu, the icon of Albanian dance, passed away this evening, at the age of 74.
Tributes in her honor will be held tomorrow morning, in the main lobby of the National Theater of Opera and Ballet.
Cingu has been on stage for 45 years. She was known for her dances with Rexhep Çelik.
Lili Cingu was born in Tirana on December 31, 1950. Like dozens of other artists, Lili's talent was noticed from childhood. She chose the latter between sport and art. From the age of 12, he represented the school "11 Janari" in a sports competition, where he won a medal by qualifying first. Enrolls in the dance group near the Palace of Pioneers and later in 1963 attends a four-year dance course at AKKVP, under the direction of Gëzim Kacel. She dedicated herself to the dance and was not disappointed.
He finished high school at the "Jordan Misja" artistic high school, majoring in choreography.
In 1967, she was accepted as a professional dancer at AKVP, alongside other dancers. At first, she performs as a simple dancer in the dance group in the dances "Dance of the mountains", "Dance of the turkuza", etc.
Since 1969, after a tour in Turkey, she became one of the most prominent soloists of the AKKVP, who for 30 consecutive years managed to perform about 200 dances in her repertoire, from the simplest to the most complex. achievements such as "Albanian dance", "Albania has a big party today", "Chestnut harvest", "At the competition", "Dance with motifs of Labëria", "Dance of Tirana", etc.
An important role in the long artistic life of Lili Cing has also been played by choreographers, those who entrusted her with the pearls of choreography, starting with Panajot Kanaçi, Gëzim Kaceli, Agron Aliaj, etc.
Lili Cingu is noted for a dignified interpretation, elegance and finesse, as well as a high musical culture, as a connoisseur of the folklore of all regions. These qualities gave her the opportunity to better express her ability to perform lyrical, but also epic dances. With a light dance full of beauty, she performed with taste the dance of the South, Çameria, Dropulli, Korça, Kolonja, Central Albania, as well as the epic dances of the North (Shota and Azem Galica), "Sup mì sup me mountains", "Oshëtima e maleve", etc. And of course, in this dignified interpretation of her, we cannot fail to mention her partners in AKKVP Besim Zekthi, Bashkim Braho, Rexhep Çeliku, etc.
