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Tamara Geva (Russian: Тамара Жева, born Tamara Levkievna Zheverzheeva, Russian: Тамара Левкиевна Жевержеева; 17 March 1906 – 9 December 1997) was a Soviet and later an American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer.
Dec 31, 2022 · Learn about Tamara Geva, a Soviet-American artist who reshaped the landscape of ballet, theater, and dance. From surviving the Bolshevik Revolution to working with Balanchine and Broadway, Geva was a versatile and influential performer.
Tamara Geva (1907-1997) was a Russian-born actress, dancer and writer who married George Balanchine and appeared in several Broadway shows. She also wrote a biography of Diaghilev, the founder of Ballets Russes.
- January 1, 1
- St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Dec 11, 1997 · Tamara Geva, a Russian-born dancer and actress who was the first wife of the choreographer George Balanchine, died on Tuesday at her home in Manhattan. She was 91.
Tamara Geva was a Russian-born dancer and actress who married George Balanchine and appeared in several Broadway shows. She also published an autobiography and painted in her later years.
- March 17, 1907
- December 9, 1997
Russian-US dancer and actress. She studied in St Petersburg and joined GATOB (as the Kirov was known in those days). She married Balanchine when she was 16 (he was 18) and went with him to the West in 1924, travelling in a troupe known as the Soviet State Dancers, all of whom were subsequently hired by Diaghilev.
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Tamara Geva was a Soviet and later an American actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer. She was the daughter of art patron and collector Levkiy Gevergeyev and she was the first wife of the well-known ballet dancer and choreographer George Balanchine.
