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Olga Iosifovna Preobrajenska (Russian: О́льга Ио́сифовна Преображе́нская; born Preobrazhenskaya; 2 February [O.S. 21 January] 1871 – 27 December 1962) was a Russian ballerina of the Russian Imperial Ballet and a ballet instructor.
Olga Preobrajenska (born January 21 [February 2, New Style], 1871, St. Petersburg, Russia—died December 27, 1962, Saint-Mandé, France) was a Russian prima ballerina who was known for her lyrical dancing style and who also became known as an influential teacher.
Olga Preobrajenska. (1871—1962) Quick Reference. ( b St Petersburg, 2 Feb. 1871; d Saint-Mandé, France, 27 Dec. 1962) Russian-French dancer and teacher. She studied at the Imperial Theatre School in St Petersburg from 1879, where her teachers included Petipa and Ivanov. Later she trained with Cecchetti in St Petersburg.
Olga Preobrajenska Biography. Notable: 1871 – 1962; Mariinsky Ballet. Olga Preobrajenska (Preobrazhenskaya) was born in St Petersburg in 1871. She studied at the Imperial Ballet School from 1879. Her teachers included Petipa, Ivanov and Anna Johansson, and later Cecchetti and Beretta.
Foremost Russian dancer who devoted the last 40 years of her career to teaching in Paris, where she left a profound mark upon ballet in the Western World. Name variations: Ol'ga Iosifovna (or Ossipovna) Preobrazhenskaia; Preobrazhenskaya; Preobrajenska; known to her students as Madame Préo.
Sep 4, 2013 · This is footage of famed Mariinsky ballerina and later dearly beloved teacher Olga Preobrajenska (1871-1962). Tiny and not a great beauty in a traditional sense, Preobrajenska was extremely...
St. Petersburg's best loved prima ballerina, (a rank she achieved in 1900) was Olga Preobrajenska. The audiences loved her sparkling personality and her brilliant technique. Preobrajenska appeared in 700 productions in addition to several tours.
Olga Ivanovna Preobrazhenskaya (Russian: Ольга Ивановна Преображенская, 24 July 1881 – 30 October 1971) was a Russian actress and film director, one of the first female film directors, and the first female film director in Russia.
Olga Preobrajenska was one of St. Petersburg's beloved Prima Ballerinas. The audiences loved both her personality and her strong technique. Her extensive repertoire included leading roles in Coppellia , La Fille Mal Gardee , Esmeralda , The Nutcracker , Sleeping Beauty , and Les Sylphides .
Nov 12, 2016 · But here's this week's Spotlight Saturday on ballerina Olga Preobrajenska. In 'Le Corsaire' Olga was born Olga Iosifovna Preobrazhenskaya in St. Petersburg on 2 February 1871. She was born frail and with a weak spine, but desperately wanted to be a dancer.
