Valentina Blinova ( Eng. Valentina Blinova ), also Lanina - ballet dancer, prima ballerina of the " Russian Ballet of Monte Carlo " in the pre-war period.
| Valentina Blinova | |
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 Valentina Blinova as Firebird, Sydney | |
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| Profession | ballet dancer |
| Theater | Russian ballet Monte Carlo |
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Biography
She has been a soloist of the Russian Ballet Monte Carlo troupe since the day it was founded. In the first season she used the name "Lanina". In 1932, Myasin staged Blinova’s part as a Girl in the ballet Children's Games - however, for the premiere, he decided to give it to Ryabushinskaya , while Blinova got the part of Volan .
Blinova, the prima ballerina of the troupe during the first tour of the Russian Ballet in Australia and New Zealand (1936-1937), where its main partners were dancers Leon Voytsikovsky , Igor Yushkevich and Valentin Froman . During the debut of the troupe in Australia on October 13, 1936 , she danced with Wojcikowski cancan in the " Magic Shop " of Myasin and was a great success. In the same year, she danced in Melbourne the main part in the Fokine "The Firebird ", renewed two years earlier with original costumes and decorations of 1910 - her performance received rave reviews.
During the move to Adelaide, Valentina broke up with the troupe's premier Valentin Froman - he was so furious that he first wanted to throw the ballerina overboard (which Voytsikovsky prevented him from doing), and then went to her cabin and threw out all the outfits, furs and jewelry of Blinova through the porthole [1] .
After the war, she studied in Paris in a studio with Olga Preobrazhenskaya [2] .
in her autobiography Dancing into the unknown, described Blinova as “charming; a sweet subretka with beautiful legs. ”
Repertoire
- Russian ballet Monte Carlo
- January 21, 1932 , Monte Carlo Opera - Pas de deux *, divertissement in Richard Wagner’s opera “ Tannhauser ”, choreography by George Balanchine (partner - Valentin Froman )
- April 12, 1932 , Monte Carlo Opera - Mistress of the House *, “ Cotillon ” by George Balanchine ( Ceremonies of the Master - Leon Voitsikovsky ) [3]
- May 5, 1932 - “Dance Suite” * by George Balanchine to the music of Mikhail Glinka
- 1932 - Shuttlecock *, " Children's Games " by Leonid Myasin ( Rackets - Eduard Borovansky and )
- 1933 , Latvian Opera - Rosina *, Pulcinella by Anatoly Viltzak
- 1935 , London, - The Sylphs by Mikhail Fokin ( Young Man - Igor Yushkevich )
- October 13, 1936 , Royal Theater, Adelaide - Kankan dancer , The Magic Shop by Leonid Myasin (partner - Leon Voitsikovsky) - the first performance of Russian Ballet in Australia, and the first performance of Myasin's ballet on this continent
- 1936 , Melbourne - The Firebird , The Firebird by Michael Fokine - Australia's first ballet performance
- Girl , “ Vision of a Rose ” by Mikhail Fokin ( The Phantom of the Rose - Igor Yushkevich) - Australia's first ballet performance
- Street Dancer , The Beautiful Danube by Leonid Myasin
- Colombina , " Carnival " by Mikhail Fokin
- Odette and Odile , Swan Lake ( Prince Siegfried - Valentin Froman)
- (*) - the first performer of the party
Notes
- ↑ Michelle Potter. Traveling with Colonel de Basil's Ballets Russes (English)
- ↑ M. Meilach. Eutherpa, are you? Artistic notes. Conversations with artists of the Russian emigration. Volume I: Ballet .. - M .: New Literary Review, 2008.
- ↑ "Cotillon" by George Balanchine
Links
- Rex Wood. Portrait of Valentina Blinova as Colombina, approx. 1936-1937 // Collection of the Melbourne Center for the Arts