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[rg]

a Russian emigre friend has written to say that Sergei Berezhnoi has died.
no further information.

[Mme. Hermine]

a very, very, very sad day indeed.

[Natalia]

It's on the Mariinsky site now:
http://www.mariinsky...1/04_228august/

May he rest in peace.

[bingham]

It's on the Mariinsky site now:
http://www.mariinsky...1/04_228august/

May he rest in peace.

Wasn't he married to T Terechova? May he rest in peace.

[Cygnet]

This is very sad news. Seriozha Berezhnoi was a gentleman, a danseur noble's danseur noble: Graceful, quiet, humble and unassuming.
He was also an astute and effective teacher. May he rest in perfect peace. My condolensces and deepest sympathy to his wife
Tatiana Terekhova.

[Catherine]

Rg thanks for alerting us all to this.
It is such a sad loss -- Berezhnoi was coach and advisor and mentor to quite a number of dancers in the company and continued to give daily classes (at 12 noon) each day in the theatre until recently. He is part of that older generation and part of another era that sadly is starting to disappear. I know he is already missed by so many people whose lives he touched. I too share in posting condolences to his wife Tatiana and to all the dancers in the theatre. What sad sad news.

[rg]

scans of two photos c. Paris, 1982, when the Kirov Ballet played the Palais des congres.
1] Sergei Berezhnoi and Tatiana Terekhova in DIANA AND ACTEON PAS DE DEUX
2] Sergei Berezhnoi and Irina Kolpokova in GISELLE, act 2.

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[Catherine]

*sigh* so beautiful. a lost era...

[leonid]

In London we had heard that the reason Tatiana Terekhova was not with the Maryinsky as a coach, was because of her husbands illness.

I am now deeply saddedned to hear of his passing remembering his performances as a dancer and a most excellent partner.

Here was a partnership that off stage exuded warm and gentle personalities.

Mr Berezhnoi is seen here with his wife in Diana and Actaeon of which I have fond memories.



and with Irina Kolpakhova(aged 49)in Les Papillon.

[Mme. Hermine]

The Youtuber "russianballetvideo" has posted a lovely video tribute:

[Helene]

Does anyone know who his Sylph and his Aurora are?

[Lidewij]

That is his wife Tatiana Terekhova. (What a gorgeous Aurora! )

Such sad news, (and on my birthday too..) my heart goes out to his wife and all the Mariinsky dancers.

[rg]

according to Irina Kolpakova, Terekhova is now Somova's coach, if, that is, i heard her correctly when she chatted with me recently.

[leonid]

The Youtuber "russianballetvideo" has posted a lovely video tribute:

Thank you for posting this link.

I found it very moving to see Sergei Berezhnoi teach and would have loved to have seen the full film, to watch how the class performed the enchainements. I particularly admired Berezhnoi's port de bras.

For those unfamiliar with Terekhova's Aurora,I hope you admire her distinctiveness of structure and outline redolent of performances of Xenia Ter-Stepanova and Irina Kopakhova when the Kirov still had great dancers.

As I mentioned earlier, this of course is the first time for Somova in London without her familiar coach.

[Cygnet]

Novosti, the Russian International News Agency has compiled a commemorative montage of Sergei Berezhnoi.

http://ria.ru/photol.../412280971.html