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de Valois, Dame Ninetteorig. Edris Stannus(born June 6, 1898, Blessington, Co. Wicklow, Ire.—died March 8, 2001, London, Eng.) Irish-born British dancer, choreographer, and founder of the precursor to the Royal Ballet. She appeared in revues and pantomimes from 1914 before joining the Ballets Russes as a soloist in 1923. She founded the Academy of Choreographic Art in 1926 to teach movement to actors and cofounded the Camargo Society in 1930. In 1931 she founded and directed the Vic-Wells Ballet; this became the Sadler's Wells Ballet (1946–56) and later the Royal Ballet (1956), which she directed until 1963. She choreographed many ballets in the 1930s and '40s and remained active with the company until 1971. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Devised by its artistic director, Monica Mason, and Christopher Newton, it was based on the definitive 1946 production by company founder Ninette de Valois, which basically used the original 1890 Petipa choreography. Palmer has gathered or recycled commentaries by Nureyev, Ashton, Lynn Seymour, Robert Helpmann, Roland Petit, Ninette de Valois, Monica Mason, Michael Somes, Beryl Grey, biographer Meredith Daneman, and Dance Magazine senior consulting editor Clive Barnes. In English-speaking nations, a remarkable race of women pioneers came along, the likes of Marie Rambert and Ninette de Valois in Britain; Catherine Littlefield, Lucia Chase, and Dorothy Alexander in the United States; and later Dulcie Howes in South Africa; Gweneth Lloyd, Betty Farrally, and Celia Franca in Canada; and Peggy van Praagh in Australia. |
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