Anton Dolin

Anton Dolin ( born July 27, 1904 in Slinfold, † November 25, 1983 in Paris), actually Sydney Francis Patrick Healey - Kay Chippendall, was an English ballet dancer and choreographer. He was the first Briton, who received the title of premier danseur.

Life

Dolin received his ballet training at Bronislava Nijinska, Serafina Astafjewa and Nicolas Legat. In 1921 he joined the Ballets Russes, the soloist, he was in 1923. In the 1930s, he was a soloist of the Vic- Wells Ballet. 1940-1946 he worked as a soloist and choreographer at the American Ballet Theatre. During this time he reconstructed numerous classics of ballet history.

Founded in 1950 along with Alicia Markova Dolin, the London Festival Ballet (today's English National Ballet).

1981 Dolin was appointed Knight.

Works

  • Divertissement (first published 1931)
  • Ballet go round (first published 1938)
  • The Sleeping Ballerina: The Story of Olga Spessivtzeva (first published 1966)
  • Alicia Markova, Her Life and Art (published in 1973)
  • Friends and Memories (published in 1984)
  • Last Words: A Final Autobiography (published in 1985)
  • Pas de Deux: The Art of Partnering (first published 2005)

Choreographies

  • Italian Suite (1928, music by Domenico Cimarosa )
  • Bolero (1932, music by Maurice Ravel )
  • Capriccioso (1940, revised edition of the Italian Suite )
  • Quintet (1940, music by Raymond Scott)
  • Romantic Age (1941, music by Vincenzo Bellini )
  • Variations for Four (1957, music by Marguerite Keogh )

Revivals

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