Word: makarova
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kirov, the revered Soviet classical company that nurtured George Balanchine, Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova, came stocked with an impressive repertory. It has been 25 years since it played New York City, and in that time Manhattan has become entrenched as the dance capital of the world. Local fans are well informed and tough. Balanchine, who died in 1983, is still very much the presiding genius, and the purity and speed of his choreography set the pace. In addition to the perennial Giselle and some short pieces, Kirov artistic director Oleg Vinogradov brought his new production...
Down the hall, Dr. Irina Arkhangelskaya, who has lost 92 lbs. in the past year and now weighs in at 170, hands a list of foods, with their calorie content, to Ludmilla Makarova, a new client who needs help planning a diet. Makarova, who works in a mirror factory, grimaces as she notes that the suggested daily menu forbids noodles, sausage and sweets. "And no pickles," Arkhangelskaya cautions. "They are high in salt...
Baryshniknov is not the first prominent defector to receive feelers from Soviet officials about returning. Last week Ballerina Natalia Makarova got a similar offer from Grigorovich. The Soviets have also approached Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, Novelist Vasily Aksyonov and Theater Director Yuri Lyubimov. Grigorovich noted that there is a new "atmosphere of openness" in the Soviet Union. Said he: "We now have a wise leader who is loved by the whole country...
...tangible insignia of an intangible fantasy. Capitalizing on this inspiration, Duncan's are symbolically restricted to role-playing and fantasy fulfillment, and his subjects snatched exclusively from the performing arts and inserted into a bare studio. Some of the stars are content to glide on their images: Makarova as a buck 'n' wing ballerina, Marcel Marceau as the eternal mime, and Joan Rivers in one of those flouncy $2,0000 haute couture gowns that on her becomes transformed into WalMart weekend specials...
Abbott's new cast is, for the most part, excellent, and in one case it is inspired. The inspiration is Makarova, who turns out to be not only a great ballerina but a gifted comedian. As the tempestuous Vera Baronova, she is both sexy and sly, and her deli very of a line is droll and almost always unpredictable. It is hard to tell whether she is acting or merely enjoying herself, but in the end it scarcely matters. Her zest is infectious and leaps across the footlights. In other major parts, Christine Andreas is a touching, warm-voiced...