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Mme. Hermine

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  1. https://en.crimerussia.com/gromkie-dela/mariinsky-theatre-ballerina-run-over-by-streetracers-to-be-buried-by-distant-relatives/

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    A ballet dancer and teacher of the Mariinsky Theatre, Olga Iskanderova, killed by streetracers in the center of St. Petersburg, will be cremated and buried by her distant relatives. They have contacted the investigation, and may be recognized as victims in the criminal case. No one had claimed the dancer’s body for a long time. The woman lived alone and did not have close relatives. According to the Mariinsky Theatre official website, a farewell to the ballet dancer will be held in the Central Hall of the crematorium at 12, Shafirovsky Avenue tomorrow July 16, at 12.10.

     

  2. http://www.playbill.com/article/gillian-lynn-choreographer-of-cats-and-phantom-of-the-opera-dies-at-92

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    Choreographer Gillian Lynne passed away July 1, 2018, at the age of 92, according to her husband Peter Land, who tweeted the news from her account.

    Born Gillian Barbara Pyrke in Bromley, Kent, February 20, 1926, the British Lynne began her career as a ballerina. She joined Sadler’s Wells Ballet, now known today as the Royal Ballet, during World War II. At just 20 years old, she earned her first major solo on the company’s presentation of Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Opera House.

     

     

  3. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/obituaries/liliane-montevecchi-dead.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Farts&action=click&contentCollection=arts&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

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    Liliane Montevecchi, the French-born actress, singer and dancer who won a Tony Award for her showstopping role as the producer in “Nine,” died on Friday at her home in Manhattan. She was 85.

    Her friend Marc Rosen, who confirmed the death, said the cause was colon cancer.

     

     

  4. From the on line obituary, adding that she was indeed beloved by many -

     

    https://www.humistonfuneralhome.com/notices/Vivian-Tanner

    Vivian Ellen Tanner of Accord, NY, fondly known to many as “Vicki”, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018 in the comfort of her home.

    She was 75 years old. Born on August 2, 1942 in Berwyn, IL; she was the daughter of the late Oldrich F. and Esther (Albrecht) Fisera.                                                                                                            

    Vicki started dancing professionally at the age of 18 in Chicago with Ruth Page.  After moving to NY she joined the Metropolitan Opera Co in the Corp de ballet.  When she retired after 30 years she was a Principle dresser.

    Surviving is her sister, Valarie Hanlon and her husband Michael of Arizona; her brother, Rich Fisera and his wife Jean of Illinois; nephews, Mark and Matthew; nieces Tiffy and Jenelle as well as many dear friends.

     She was predeceased by her husband Dan Tanner.

    As per Vicki’s wishes there will be no services. Please consider donating to the following organizations in her memory: Diana’s Cat Shelter, 14 Airport Rd., Accord, NY 12404 and/or Horse Haven-Best Friends Animal Society, 5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah 84741.

    Arrangements entrusted to H. B. Humiston Funeral Home, 30 42nd Street, Kerhonkson, NY

     

  5. That episode is part seven; happily, though one has to go there, the library has all of them.

    Concerto: second movement excerpt. Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan. Music: Dmitri Shostakovich. Danced by Patricia Ruanne and Kerrison Cooke. - La fille mal gardée: excerpts. Choreography: Frederick Ashton. Music: Hérold (arranged Lanchbery) Scenery and costumes: Osbert Lancaster. Cast: Brenda Last (Lise), David Blair (Colas), and Ronald Emblen (Widow Simone) Includes ribbon solos for Lise and Colas, their duet, the Widow's clog dance, Lise's mime scene, and the final wedding duet.

  6. I remember this broadcast, I think it was about 1986.

    -- yes, the following from the library:

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    Recorded at New York State Theater, New York, N.Y., and telecast live by WNET as part of its series Great performances: Live from Lincoln Center, on May 24, 1986.
    Credits
    Scenery, David Hays ; costumes, Karinska ; lighting, Ronald Bates ; production supervised by Peter Martins ; writer, Danny Abelson.
    Performer
    Danced by New York City Ballet.
    Cast
    Maria Calegari (Titania), Ib Andersen (Oberon), Jean-Pierre Frohlich (Puck), Victoria Hall (Hippolyta), Cornel Crabtree (Theseus), Jock Soto (Titania's cavalier), Stephanie Saland (Helena), Judith Fugate (Hermia), Kipling Houston (Lysander), Peter Frame (Demetrius), Laurence Matthews (Bottom), Katrina Killian (Butterfly), Merrill Ashley and Adam Luders (Act II divertissement), members of the New York City Ballet, and students of the School of American Ballet.Mari
    Performer
    Conductor: Robert Irving.
    Host/interviewer: Patrick Watson.
    Commentator: Martin Bookspan.
    Singers: Elaine Linstedt (soprano), Mary Ann Hart (mezzo soprano), and others.
  7. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/obituaries/gemze-de-lappe-95-dies-keeper-of-the-agnes-de-mille-flame.html

     

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    Gemze de Lappe, a dancer who performed on Broadway and, as a disciple of the choreographer Agnes de Mille, became an expert at restaging her choreography in musicals like “Oklahoma!” and “Carousel” around the United States, died on Nov. 11 at a rehabilitation facility near her home in Manhattan. She was 95.

    Her son Peter Carisi-de Lappe said the cause was pneumonia.

    “She was the potter’s clay for Agnes and one of her foremost interpreters,” Anderson Ferrell, director of the de Mille Working Group, which licenses performances of de Mille’s dances, said in a telephone interview. “Gemze was her muse.”

     

     

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