Midori Shimizu (other)
Midori Shimizu may refer to: *Married name of Olga Sapphire (1907–1981), Russian and Japanese ballerina and choreographer *Married name of Midori Fumoto (born 1971), Japanese long-distance runner {{hndis, Shimizu, Midori ...
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Olga Sapphire
Olga Sapphire (russian: Ольга Сафайя or russian: Ольга Сапфир, ja, オリガ・サファイア, 28 June 1907 – 20 June 1981) was the stage name of Russian and Japanese ballerina and choreographer Olga Ivanovna Pavlova (russian: Ольга Ивановна Павлова), whose married name was Midori Shimizu ( ja, 清水みどり). She was classically trained at both the Leningrad State Choreographic Institute and the Moscow Choreographic School. She performed in Russia until her marriage in the early 1930s to a Japanese diplomat, Takehisa Shimizu. After agreeing to move to Japan in 1936, she developed classical ballet there, bringing with her theoretical and pedagogical materials to underpin her dance lessons and establish the field. From 1936 until her retirement in 1957, Sapphire was employed by the Nihon Gekijō variety theater, in Tokyo, serving as its prima ballerina, choreographer and ballet instructor. She performed classic Russian ballets, ma ...
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