P rominent t ajik f igures of the

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.