Heide, Marcia

Born in the family of a doctor. At the age of three, she began dancing. Received a ballet education in London, at . Since 1953, she danced in the Teatro Municipal, since 1957 - in the (Monaco). Since 1961 she worked in the under the direction of John Cranco ; since 1962 - prima ballerina of this troupe. It was the first performer of the main female party iconic works of such choreographers as John Cranko , Kenneth MacMillan , John Neumeier . She danced with Maurice Bejart in his “ Ballet of the 20th Century ”.

In 1976-1995 she headed the Stuttgart Ballet. She staged the ballets Sleeping Beauty (1987) and Giselle (1989). In 1992-1996, she directed the ballet troupe of the " Ballet Santiago " (Chile). Once again took this post in 2003.

Personal life

She was married to dancer . In 1995, she married yoga teacher Gunther Schöberl.

Stuttgart Ballet

• 1962 - * Juliet, " Romeo and Juliet " by Prokofiev, choreographed by John Cranko (Romeo - )
• July 13, 1963 - heroine *, “ ” to the music of Frank Martin , choreographer Kenneth Macmillan
• April 13, 1965 - Tatyana *, “ ” to the music of Tchaikovsky, choreographer John Kranko
• November 7, 1965 - soloist *, " " to the music of Mahler, choreographer Kenneth Macmillan
• 16 on March 1969 - Katarina *, " » to music by Domenico Scarlatti, choreographer John Cranko
• July 1975 - “Night” *, IV part of the ballet “ The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler ”, choreographer John Neumeier (partners Richard Cragan and ^[3]) .
• November 28, 1976 - soloist *, “ ” to the music of Foret, choreographer Kenneth Macmillan
• 1978 - Margarita *, "The Lady with the Camellias " to the music of Chopin, choreographer John Neumeier
• 1983 - Blanche *, Tram Desire , choreographer John Neumeier

Ballet of the XX century

• December 21 1981 - "Divine" *, a ballet dedicated to Greta Garbo , the choreographer Maurice Béjart (Partner - Jorge Donn )
• March 14, 1982 - “Vienna, Vienna, the city of my dreams”, choreographer Maurice Bejart
• May 28, 1983 - Isadora **, choreographer Maurice Bejart

(*) - the first performer of the party.
(**) - the first performer to resume the performance.

• Marcia Haydée. John Cranko. Belser, Stuttgart 1973
• Marcia Haydée. Mein Leben für den Tanz. DVA, Stuttgart 1996

Large cross with the star of the Order of Merit for the Federal Republic of Germany ( 2009 ). Honorary Doctor of the University of Stuttgart .

Documentary films of M. for Marcia were shot about the ballerina . Marcia Haydée - die Tanzlegende des 20. Jahrhunderts ( 2006 ) and Marcia Haydée - Das Schönste kommt noch! ( 2007 ).

• Kilian H. ua Marcia Haydee. Porträt einer großen Tänzerin. Thorbecke Verlag, Sigmaringen 1975
• Marcia Haydée / Maurice Béjart, Rainer Woihsyk (Hrsg.). Belser, Stuttgart, Zürich 1987
• Mekler T. Marcia Haydée. Uma vida para a dança. Rio de Janeiro: Relume Dumará, 1994
• Stilling-Andreoli C. Marcia Haydée - Divine. Fotografien von Gundel Kilian, Henschel-Verlag, Berlin 2005

• An article in the Biographical Dictionary of Women (German)
• Interview, 2001
• Maria Callas Ballet (German)
• On the site of Benoit de la Dance (Russian)