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“A dancer, choreographer, and for the last few years a director – Kosta Karakashyan is our guest from Italy” – Преди обед, BTV

“Bulgarian-born Kosta Karakashyan was so moved by “horrifying” stories of torture against the LGBT community in Chechnya, that he is using dance to express their suffering in a new film.” – Radio Free Europe, Tatiana Vaksberg

“A short documentary dance film Waiting for Color was released last week. The film seeks to call attention to the persecution and violence against LGBTQ people in Chechnya.” – GLAAD

“His new documentary, “Waiting for Color,” is the culmination of 18 years of dance experience and highlights the ongoing struggle of gay men against the government’s anti-gay purges in the Russian province of Chechnya.” – Lee Alexander, Columbia Spectator

“Karakashyan discovered ballroom dancing at a young age and lived for many years following a barracks pace of training.” – BOYSCOUT, Peter Grudov

“I see myself as an artist working on the edge between different practices, goals and tastes in my home country and New York.” – Fjord Review

“Kosta Karakashyan ’19 is a Bulgarian director, choreographer, writer and performer investigating how to nurture empathy and tenderness through dance, film and education.” – Columbia College Today

“Waiting for Color, a haunting, gorgeously choreographed “documentary dance film” released last month, sees Karakashyan in an empty warehouse in Brooklyn, physically interpreting the spoken testimonials of Chechen survivors through his body” – them, J.P. Brammer

“This shocking short film documentary reveals the spite hurled against LGBTQ community members in Chechnya and the disturbing persecution they face.” – Cinédanse Festival, 2019