Antony Tudor

Tudor, Antony 

Born Apr. 4,1909, in London. British dancer, choreographer, and teacher.

Tudor began to study dance under M. Rambert in 1928, and in 1930 he joined the Ballet Club (renamed Ballet Rambert in 1934), where he was a dancer, stage director, and choreographer. He became famous as the choreographer of Jardin aux lilas (Lilac Garden), to music by Chausson, and Dark Elegies, to music by Mahler. From 1933 to 1935 he worked in the Vic-Wells Ballet, performing as The Man She Must Marry in Jardin aux lilas and Malvolio in Cross-gartered, to music by Frescobaldi. In 1938, Tudor and P. van Praagh founded the London Ballet (dissolved 1941), where Tudor staged Pillar of Fire, to music by Schônberg, W. Schuman’s Undertow, and Romeo and Juliet, to music by De-lius. In 1949–50 and 1963–64, Tudor directed the Royal Swedish Ballet. In 1951 and 1952 he staged works for the New York City Ballet, including The Lady of the Camellias, to music by Verdi, and La Gloire, to music by Beethoven. Since the second half of the 1960’s he has staged ballets for various companies.

Tudor’s ballets reveal the feelings and thoughts of the hero and tend to penetrate the subconscious. They often use elements of modern dance. His works have had a great influence on modern ballet.

REFERENCE

Antony Tudor, vols. 1–2. New York, 1963.