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AlokeKumar discovered 3 months ago- ANNA PAVLOVA (1881-1931) In 1931 the audience rose in tribute as Saint Saëns' music from "The Dying Swan" played to an empty stage. Anna Pavlova had just died of pleurisy. On her deathbed, she issued one last request: "Bring my swan costume." By the end of her illustrious career, the swan had become her emblem. One stunning photograph even shows Pavlova outdoors in street clothes, embracing a huge swan.The pairing of Pavlova and the swan was a press gimmick, but it's also a profound allegory for the ballerina figure: the awkward body, when put through a series of unnatural steps, becomes superhuman, more graceful than grace's symbol. Anna Pavlova was born on January 31, 1881, in St. Petersburg, Russia, the daughter of Lyubov Feodorovna, a washerwoman. Her father's identity is not known. When Anna was very small, her mother married reserve soldier Matvey Pavlov, who died when Anna was two years old. She and her mother were very poor, and they spent the summers with Anna's grandmother. According to Pavlova, she wanted to be a dancer from the age of eight, when she attended a performance of The Sleeping Beauty at the Maryinsky Theatre. Two years later she was accepted as a student at St. Petersburg's Imperial Ballet School. This school for classical dancers offered its students lifelong material protection; the czar (the ruler of Russia) Alexander III (1845-1894) was its main supporter. In return, the school demanded complete physical dedication. Although the young Pavlova was considered frail and not exactly beautiful, she was nevertheless very supple (able to bend and twist with ease and grace). Her talents impressed ballet master Marius Petipa, who was to become her favorite teacher. Pavlova also learned from other famous Maryinsky teachers and choreographers (those who create and arrange dance performances) such as Christian Johanssen, Pavel Gerdt, and Enrico Cecchetti, who provided her with a classical foundation based on ballet tradition. Pavlova made her company debut at the Maryinsky in September 1899. Competition among dancers was intense, but Anna Pavlova soon attracted attention with the poetic and expressive quality of her performances. Indeed, she was an act all by herself. Anna Pavlova was often called the consummate ballerina because she maintained the same elegance on- and offstage. The public loved her image, her fashion, and her aura of satin and roses. But she made them adore her with her fierce drive and undaunted presence, proclaiming, "God gives talent, but work transforms talent into genius." Pavlova never stopped -- she was a workhorse who happily served her public. Her constant exposure and her intensely dramatic stage presence made her one of the most popular ballerinas of all time. Pavlova was instrumental in bringing ballet to the masses, converting new fans everywhere she went and moving them to tears with her "Dying Swan." Between 1910 and 1925, her company traveled 300,000 miles and gave nearly 4,000 performances,which is astounding by all counts. This spot is for LaMystique from Florida, USA.who likes dance particularly ballet. For more on her visit : http://lamystique.stumbleupon.com/
- LaMystique rated 3 months ago
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