Mel Johnson Posted February 12, 2005 Posted February 12, 2005 http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/11/arts/dan...krassovska.html?
Amy Reusch Posted February 12, 2005 Posted February 12, 2005 Miss Krassovska also danced some unexpected parts. Thus she had to learn tap dancing for her role as a debutante in "The New Yorker," Massine's 1940 comedy inspired by cartoons in the magazine of that name. I would have like to have seen this one, just as a curiosity.
atm711 Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 In her day, Krassovska had a beauty that was only rivalled by Toumanova's. The one ballet she was made for is 'Les Sylphides'. I did not see her 'Giselle'. Another role she excelled in was Balanchine's 'Le Bourgeoise Gentilhomme'. She would have been a wonderful 'Sleepwalker', (Night Shadow). If she ever did dance the role, it was not in New York; Danilova danced it then.
chrisk217 Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 Totally off-topic, but I couldn't help notice: She first performed the title role of "Giselle," perhaps the greatest of Romantic ballets, in Montreal in 1949, prompting S. Morgan-Powell, dance critic of The Montreal Daily Star, to write, "Her dancing was characterized by a purity of style not often seen nowadays in ballet." It seems that style is always purer in the past...
XTX Posted June 10, 2005 Posted June 10, 2005 (edited) http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/11/arts/dan...krassovska.html? This is TOO SAD. She was a real character. I remember her showing up with her Chihuahua, who sat in a wicker basket all through class or rehearsal. My sister reminds me she also had two poodles, one black and one white, named Odette and Odile. I had the good fortune to take a few classes with her, many years ago. I also recall eating dinner at her house one evening with a few other dancers. She supported them as best she could by feeding them occasionally and giving them free classes. She was one of the ex - Ballet Russe members who settled in Texas and Oklahoma in the Sixties, including Victor Moreno, Nikita Talin, Fernando Schaffenberg, and a couple more (in Houston and OKC, I believe) whose names elude me. (The NYT article is available only for a fee, so maybe I'll look it up in the library.) Edited June 10, 2005 by XTX
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