Anna Pavlova
Birthday: 1881-02-12
Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Biography: Anna Pavlovna Pavlova (born Anna Matveyevna Pavlova; 12 February [O.S. 31 January] 1881 – 23 January 1931) was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev. Pavlova is most recognized for her creation of the role of The Dying Swan and, with her own company, became the first ballerina to tour around the world, including performances in South America, India and Australia.
Movies
For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes
In the centenary year since the founding of the Ballets Russe, this documentary looks back at Sergei...
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The Dumb Girl of Portici
Fenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a rev...
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The Immortal Swan
"The Immortal Swan", is a 1935 documentary tribute filmed not long after Pavlova's death that depict...
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That's Dancing!
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie ca...
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The Dying Swan
Anna Pavlova was recorded dancing The Dying Swan in a 1925 silent film, to which sound is often adde...
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Anna Pavlova
In 1924 Pavlova (1881-1931) visited the Fairbanks studios, where The Thief of Bagdad was in producti...
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