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Victor Dandré
Victor E. Dandré or D'André (1870–1944) was a Russian-born, Duma official who left Russia and became the husband of the world renowned ballerina, Anna Pavlova and a ballet impresario. Life Victor Emmanuel Dandré was born in the Russian Empire in 1870, despite bearing a French name. He was descended from the French aristocratic Dandré family, who had settled in Imperial Russia after the French revolution along with other French families. He was regarded as a French-Russian aristocrat, who had spent his early life mainly in Paris and St Petersburg. He was well educated and spoke four languages fluently. Before meeting Pavlova he was speaker and whip in the Russian Senate. He met Anna Pavlova in Paris in 1904 (some sources say 1900) and very soon became her manager. They married secretly in 1914. Their main residence from around 1912 was Ivy House in Golders Green, since 1930s a predominantly Jewish area of London. They ran a dance school from the house. Under his manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fokine
Fokin (russian: Фокин), sometimes spelled Fokine, or Fokina (; feminine) is a common Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (born 1999), Spanish professional tennis player *Anton Fokin (born 1982), Uzbek artistic gymnast *Galina Fokina (born 1984), Russian former tennis player *Igor Fokin (1960–1996), Russian puppeteer and street performer *Maksim Fokin (born 1982), Russian footballer *Michel Fokine (1880–1942), Russian choreographer and dancer *Sergei Fokin (footballer) (born 1961) Russian footballer *Sergei Fokin (ice hockey) (born 1963) Russian ice hockey player *Valery Fokin (born 1946), Russian theatrical director and writer *Vitaliy Alekseyevich Fokin (1906–1964), Russian admiral *Vitold Fokin (born 1932), Ukrainian deputy prime minister **Fokin Government, the Ukrainian government cabinet (1990–1991) under Vitold Fokin *Vladislav Fokin (born 1986), Russian ice hockey player *Yevgeni Fokin (1909–1972), Russian f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballets Russes
The Ballets Russes () was an itinerant ballet company begun in Paris that performed between 1909 and 1929 throughout Europe and on tours to North and South America. The company never performed in Russia, where the Revolution disrupted society. After its initial Paris season, the company had no formal ties there. Originally conceived by impresario Sergei Diaghilev, the Ballets Russes is widely regarded as the most influential ballet company of the 20th century, in part because it promoted ground-breaking artistic collaborations among young choreographers, composers, designers, and dancers, all at the forefront of their several fields. Diaghilev commissioned works from composers such as Igor Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, Sergei Prokofiev, Erik Satie, and Maurice Ravel, artists such as Vasily Kandinsky, Alexandre Benois, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse, and costume designers Léon Bakst and Coco Chanel. The company's productions created a huge sensation, completely reinvigorat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
