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's avant-garde multimedia company Laterna Magika, initially as a chorus girl and later (beginning in 1973) as a prima ballerina. In Allen Hughes' review of the company's August 1964 Carnegie Hall debut of a presentation that gave 23 performances at that venue under the direction of Miloš Forman,Dietz, D., ''The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals'' (

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Retirement and death

In retirement, Andrsová continued to make stage appearances. In 2014 (also a 2016 reprise) she performed as elderly virtuous heroine Madame de Rosemonde in the National Theatre Ballet world premiere production of ''Valmont'', choreographer Libor Vaculík's adaptation of ''

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2014. Andrsová died on 16 February 2023, at the age of 83.

Filmography

* '' Strakonický dudák'' (1955) – wood nymph * '' Jak se Franta naučil bát'' (1959) – miller's daughter Veronika * '' Rusalka'' (1962) – Rusalka (part sung by Milada Šubrtová)Cheek, T., ''Rusalka: A Performance Guide with Translations and Pronunciation'' (

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, 30 May 2012. * ''Hoffmannovy povídky'' (1962) – Olympia * ''Dvanáctého'' (1963) – dancer * ''Svět je báječné místo k narození'' (1968) – herself * ''Bludiště moci'' (1969) – ballerina * ''Kočičí princ'' (1978) – mother

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