Word: markova
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...study pirouettes and entre chats as devoutly as a prizefight fan studies left hooks, knew that the season was no great shakes esthetically. They went to Sol Hurok's ballet very largely for one little reason. That reason was a five-foot-two-inch dancer named Alicia Markova...
Though less star-studded than the Ballet Russe of the glittering '30s, the Ballet Theatre's 1942-43 roster contains three first-magnitude dancers: curvesome, Russian-born Irina Baronova; lithe, British-born Alicia Markova (real name Alice Marks); British-born Anton Dolin (real name Patrick Healey...
...However, the performance made up of Tchaikowsky's classical "Swan Lake," Schoenberg's ultra-modern "Pillar of Fire," and Offenbach's breathless extravaganza "Bluebeard" would be a top-notch attraction any time. And when you add to this the glitter and glamour of the Opera House crowd and stars Markova, Baronova, the evening should be a memorable experience...
...Theatre's famous chore graphers have brought "Swan Lake" back to Diahileff's classical interpretation which is ballet and its most typical, and possibly best, form. Nimble-footed Markova and Apollo Dolin swing, sway, and pirouette in the center of the floor while a score of swan-maidens in traditional, white chees cloth play charades in the background. Perfection that "Swan Lake" may be, the show was stolen by this season's newcomer, "Pillar of Fire." It took this super-choreographic and tragic ballet to really rouse the audience, but even the dowagers stood up in the boxes and clapped...
...troupe is one of the best this country has ever seen with the Pavlova-like Markova and perfectionist Barnova in most of the crucial positions. Choreographers Fokine, Massine, Dolin, and Nijinska deserve an equal share of the credit for a large part of the success of the Ballet Theatre is due to their interpretations. Possibly the only weak point in the show is the orchestra, which isn't large enough to handle some of the music. But the Ballet Theatre gives the rare combination of classical favorites and the most modern ballets masterfully carried out on the same program...