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Vera Nemtchinova (10 September 1900 – 28 June 1984) was a Russian ballet dancer.
"Vera Nemtchinova, 84, Dies; Diaghilev Star and Teacher"
''The New York Times'', 24 July 1984, p. B6 After she retired from dancing Nemtchinova settled in New York in 1947, where she established a studio as a ballet teacher. She was twice married, both times to dancers: first Nicolas Sverev (with whom she had danced in the Diaghilev company) and then Anatole Oboukhov, of the
Vera Nemtchinova (1899–1964
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Vera Nemtchinova, danseuse and teacher
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Vera Nemtchinova (10 September 1900 – 28 June 1984) was a Russian ballet dancer.
Biography
She was born in Moscow, and studied with Lydia Nelidova of the Bolshoi Ballet. She joinedSergei Diaghilev
Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev ( ; rus, Серге́й Па́влович Дя́гилев, , sʲɪˈrɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪdʑ ˈdʲæɡʲɪlʲɪf; 19 August 1929), usually referred to outside Russia as Serge Diaghilev, was a Russian art critic, pat ...
's 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. A ...
in 1915. There, she created the role of the androgynous "garçonne" in Bronislava Nijinska
Bronislava Nijinska (; pl, Bronisława Niżyńska ; russian: Бронисла́ва Фоми́нична Нижи́нская, Bronisláva Fomínična Nižínskaja; be, Браніслава Ніжынская, Branislava Nižynskaja; – Febr ...
's 1924 ballet ''Les Biches
''Les biches'' () ("The Hinds" or "The Does", or "The Darlings") is a one-act ballet to music by Francis Poulenc, choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and premiered by the Ballets Russes on 6 January 1924 at the Salle Garnier in Monte Carlo. Nij ...
,'' and leading roles in other modern works. After leaving the Ballets Russes in 1927 she set up her own company, with Anton Dolin Anton Dolin may refer to:
* Anton Dolin (ballet dancer)
Sir Anton Dolin (27 July 190425 November 1983) was an English ballet dancer and choreographer.
Biography
Dolin was born in Slinfold in Sussex as Sydney Francis Patrick Chippendall Healey ...
, engaging George Balanchine
George Balanchine (;
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* born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; ka, გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was ...
and others as choreographers.Kisselgoff, Anna"Vera Nemtchinova, 84, Dies; Diaghilev Star and Teacher"
''The New York Times'', 24 July 1984, p. B6 After she retired from dancing Nemtchinova settled in New York in 1947, where she established a studio as a ballet teacher. She was twice married, both times to dancers: first Nicolas Sverev (with whom she had danced in the Diaghilev company) and then Anatole Oboukhov, of the
Mariinsky Ballet
The Mariinsky Ballet (russian: Балет Мариинского театра) is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russ ...
company. She died in New York, at the age of 84.
See also
*List of Russian ballet dancers
This is a list of ballet dancers from the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and Russian Federation, including both ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities. This list includes as well those who were born in these three states but later emigra ...
References
External links
Vera Nemtchinova (1899–1964
michaelminn.net
Vera Nemtchinova, danseuse and teacher
simanaitissays.com 16 January 2016 1900 births 1984 deaths Ballet teachers Ballets Russes dancers Russian ballerinas Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France French emigrants to the United States {{Russia-bio-stub