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Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

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performed at the Pushkin Music and Comedy Theater of Leninabad.

From 1978 to 1993, she was the Head of the Zebo Ensemble at the
Committee for Tajik Radio and Television. In 1993 and 1994, she was
the Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Tajikistan. In 1994,
she became the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan
at the Mir International Radio and Television Company in Moscow.
Aminzoda is delicate in nature and noble in character. Her unique
abilities in dance and music enable her to create unforgettable char-
acters in such dances as, "Jonon" ("Jonan"), "Tuyona" ("Party"), "Zang"
("Bell"), "Sanam" ("Sanam"), "Dar Chaman" ("On the Meadow"),
"Munojot" ("Midnight Prayer"), "Vokhuri" ("Meeting"), and others.
Over the years, she has blended Tajik folk dances with classical
Western ballet and come up with forms that are at once new and
refreshing. More importantly, she has created her dances around such
major themes as life, labor, love, and the good fortune of her people.
Neither is her talent restricted to the performance of Tajik dances. She
is also accomplished in the performance of the dances of the peoples of
the other republics of the former Soviet Union, and to a degree, of the
world. In addition, she was the main player in a number of spectacles,
including Ashrofparast (The Sycophant) of Zh. Moliere, Ramayana
(Ramayana) of N. Guseva, Lulion (The Gypsies) of A. S. Pushkin, and
others.
Aminzoda received the Order of Lenin award (1970), the Lenin
Komsomol Prize for Tajikistan (1968), the Lenin Komosomol Prize for
the Soviet Union (1982), the 100
th
Anniversary of the Birth of Lenin
Prize, and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.
Aminzoda has traveled to Bulgaria, Afghanistan, Belgium, Holland,
Iraq, Nepal, Turkey, Japan, and Spain.