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Mathilde Kschessinska - Wikipedia  Mathilda-Marie Feliksovna Kschessinskaya was a Russian ballerina from a family of Polish origin. Her father Feliks Krzesiski and her brother both danced in St. Petersburg. She was a mistress of the future Tsar Nicholas II of Russia prior to his ... Although Petipa had a great respect for Kschessinskaya as a dancer, he...
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Free Flashcards about BALLET - StudyStack  THIS MODERN DANCER CREATED OVER 170 WORKS; HER CAREER SPANNED THE ..... IN THE EARLY 1890S, BEFORE HE WAS THE CZAR, HE WAS IN A SPIN OVER BALLERINA MATHILDE KSCHESSINSKA, NICHOLAS II. IN 1661...
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Mathilde Kschessinska, Russian prima ballerina, with her son ...  A ballerina of Polish origin, Mathilde Kschessinska (1872-1971) was the girlfriend of the future Tsar Nicholas II in the early 1890s before he married...More.
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Tsar-crossed lovers: 4 women who obsessed the Russian emperors ...  Apr 2, 2016 ... "Mathilde Kschessinska engages me in a positive light," he wrote in his diary. ... execution awaited the last tsar while Mathilde became a brilliant ballerina and ... Paris, where she died in 1971, nine months before her 100th birthday. ... The heart of Alexander I, who ruled Russia for the first quarter of the 19th...
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Free Flashcards about HISTORIC LEADERS - StudyStack  BY 1519 HE RULED OVER AN EMPIRE OF MORE THAN 5 MILLION IN CENTRAL & SOUTHERN ..... IN THE EARLY 1890S, BEFORE HE WAS THE CZAR, HE WAS IN A SPIN OVER BALLERINA MATHILDE KSCHESSINSKA, NICHOLAS II.
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The Rite of Spring 1913: Why did it provoke a riot? - Telegraph  May 16, 2013 ... Vaslav Nijinsky, the choreographer, had caused a minor scandal a few ... portrayal of the lovesick faun in Debussy's L'Aprs-midi d'un faune. ... It's a fair bet that Diaghilev, the great entrepreneur behind the Ballets Russes, was hoping for ... absences in his personality, said Stravinsky) created something as...
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Ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska, Tsar Nicholas II's ... - Pinterest  Matilda Kshesinskaya, famous russian prima-balerina.  ... She was the mistress of Tsar Nicolas II before his marriage to Alexandra. She escaped to...
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Maria Tallchief, Dazzling Ballerina, Dies at 88 - The New York Times  Apr 12, 2013 ... Maria Tallchief, a Dazzling Ballerina and Muse for Balanchine, Dies at 88 ... When you thought of Russian ballet, it was Ulanova, he said an interview on Friday. ... and a Scottish-Irish mother, Ms. Tallchief left Oklahoma at an early age, .... many striking roles for her, including those of the Swan Queen in his...
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Beecham, Sir Thomas - Cosmeo  He introduced the Russian ballet impresario Sergey Diaghilev and his company, the Ballets Russes, to London in 1911, and in 1913 he brought the Russian...
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Vaslav Nijinsky | Russian dancer | Britannica.com  Russian-born ballet dancer of almost legendary fame, celebrated for his spectacular ... In 1909 he joined Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, and the company's ... (in reference to Auguste Vestris, a famous French dancer of the 18th century). ... Nijinsky is buried next to Auguste Vestris in the cemetery of Montmartre in Paris.
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In 1961, Russian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West ...  In 1961, Russian ballet star Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West. Here he is that same year at a club doing the Twist. | See more ... famous people - great photos.
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Rudolf Nureyev | The Sarasota Ballet  6, 1993, Paris, France) ballet dancer whose suspended leaps and fast turns ... After graduating in 1958, he became soloist with the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Kirov (now ... While in Paris with the Kirov Ballet in June 1961, Nureyev eluded Soviet ... After his defection he danced with the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas...
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Ballet Histories - Russian Ballet History  Anna Pavlova danced Giselle with her own company in 1913. .... It was acclaimed by many intellectuals, but the public didn't like it. ... Narcisse was originally danced by the legendary Tamara Karsavina, Bronislava Nijinska and Vaslav Nijinsky. ... Le Spectre de La Rose was choreographed by Michel Fokine, music by Carl...
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Maya Plisetskaya - Wikipedia  Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya was a Soviet-born ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress, who held Spanish and Lithuanian citizenship. She danced during the Soviet era at the same time as Galina Ulanova, another famed Russian ballerina. ... In 1960 she ascended to Ulanova's former title as prima ballerina assoluta of...
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Ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska, Tsar Nicholas II's ... - Pinterest  Matilda Kshesinskaya, famous russian prima-balerina. ..... After her affair with the future Tsar Nicholas II, Mathilde Kschessinskaya became the ..... Mathilde Kschessinska (1872-1971) It was usual for the Grand Dukes (close relatives of the ..... As Tsar, Nicholas would marry the German princess Alexandra of Hesse, while...
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Jeopary Questions page 1482 - ENGLISH LIT - TriviaBistro.com  HISTORIC COUPLES: This philandering U.S. pres. called his wife Florence "The Duchess"; we ... HISTORIC COUPLES: This "Great" czar forced his first wife, Eudoxia, to become a nun, but she gave up the veil & romanced Stepan Glebov.
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DANCE - Cyd Charisse's Dance Card Is Full Once More - NYTimes ...  Apr 5, 1992 ... Cyd Charisse, born Tula Ellice Finklea but alias Istomina and ... For all the scattered news generated by her belated Broadway debut at the age of 70, her ... American musical has suddenly made her its most dazzling symbol. ... It was the Russian ballet connection that led Miss Charisse into a movie career.
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Vaslav Nijinsky | Russian dancer | Britannica.com  28, old style], 1890, Kievdied April 8, 1950, London) Russian-born ballet dancer of ... In 1909 he joined Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, and the company's...
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Nicholas I of Russia - Wikipedia  Nicholas I was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855. He was also the King of Poland ... In 1825, when Alexander I died suddenly of typhus, Nicholas was caught ... to his second-eldest brother, Constantine Pavlovich, and accepting the throne .... Ballet took root in Russia after its importation from France, and classical...
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Unit 4: Czars in Russia Flashcards | Quizlet  At first, he shared the throne with his half-brother. However, in 1696, he became sole ruler of Russia. He is known to history as Peter ... Boyars struggled for power, and heirs of czars died under mysterious conditions. Several impostors tried to...
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PDF Plus - Edinburgh University Press  in 1912, the choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky provoked much discussion with a work that ... This article discusses one particular work of art, L'Aprs-midi d'un Faune, ... simply would not have caused a scandal had it fitted in with the type of erotic .... to promise the best the Russian Ballet could offer.5 The dancers of the first.