mohnurka Posted June 12, 2005 Posted June 12, 2005 In the movie "Children of Theater Street," at the graduation performance, there is one dancer that is named Tatiana Podkopayeva. She dances beautifully, and the narrator says that she is a very promising ballerina. However, I have not heard anything about her, and couldn't find anything on Google. Does anyone have information?
Mme. Hermine Posted June 12, 2005 Posted June 12, 2005 she seems to have danced at the maly theatre at least for a while, since she appears in a film from russian tv of 'harlequinade' as pierrette (the new york public library has it), but I couldn't find anything else about her.
koshka Posted June 14, 2005 Posted June 14, 2005 I have no information, but Angelina Armeiskaya, the featured 10 year-old girl, is now teaching at Universal Ballet Academy (formerly Kirov) in Washington, DC, and she might know. Faculty at UBA I don't have any connections at UBA; otherwise, I would volunteer to ask...
mohnurka Posted June 14, 2005 Author Posted June 14, 2005 Thank you for the information...I would venture to ask, but she's probably quite busy... . Maybe someone else will have more information...
Natalia Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 ...Tatiana Podkopayeva. .....I have not heard anything about her, and couldn't find anything on Google. Does anyone have information? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> She has an entry in Arsen Degen & Igor Stupnikov's recently-published encyclopaedia of Petersburg ballet dancers, titled Petersburgskii Balet, 1903-2003. I'll translate her entry: PODKOPAEVA (Married name: Eryomicheva), Tat'yana Vasilievna (born July 4, 1959, Leningrad). Laureate of Int'l Ballet Competition (Varna, 1978). Graduated Vaganova Academy in 1977 (class of L. Tyutina). Entire career in Maly Theater Ballet between 1977 - 1994. Created the following leading roles: Clarisse (Servant to Two Gentlemen), Hera (Heracle), Lady Macbeth (Macbeth), Madeleine (Fadetta, version of N. Boyarchikov). Additionally, danced the following featured roles: Myrta, Gayane, Masha, Mozartiana soloist, Serenade soloist, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Swan Lake Pas de Trois, Fairy Diamond (Sleeping Beauty), Doll (Coppelia), Colombine and Pierette (both in Harlequinade), Street Dancer (Don Quixote), and classical variations in Paquita, Esmeralda and Little Humpbacked Horse. Had she continued her career elsewhere, as a dancer or coach, it would have been mentioned, as this encyclopaedia tracks the careers of Petersburg dancers and coaches abroad. Hence, it appears that she retired in 1994. Is alive and living as a retiree somewhere.
koshka Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 Natalia- Thanks for the info. Now that we know you have that useful volume, would you mind checking that encyclopedia for the other stars of the film, Alec Timoushin and Lena Vorontsova? k
mohnurka Posted June 15, 2005 Author Posted June 15, 2005 Elena Vorontsova danced in the Kirov/Mariinsky for many years, and if you watch videos of Kirov performances carefully, you'll notice her in the corps de ballet quite frequently. She also performed soloist roles...Such as one of the 4 ladies in La Bayadere at the wedding (in the white fluffy tutus -- sorry for the poor description). She is in Le Corsaire (in the corps de ballet), Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Esmeralda (with Evteeva and Aliyev I think) and numerous other performances. When I went to 3 Mariinksy performances in 2002, in the booklets, she was mentioned as a coach.
Natalia Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 Unfortunately, neither Timoushin nor Vorontsova is in the book, which includes only those dancers who have achieved soloist level or above. I have no personal knowledge of Timoushin. I saw Vorontsova dance a solo role -- 1st Shade -- as late as 1996. After that, I saw her 'only' as a corps member. As Mohnurka writes, Vorontsova was a company coach for a little while. At present, she teaches the 4th-year classes (mid level) at the Vaganova Academy. Natalia
Fraildove Posted June 15, 2005 Posted June 15, 2005 you can see Vorontsova in the Sleeping Beauty video with Holpekova. she dances the 2nd faerie (i think, maybe the 3rd) It is really interesting to see her do this role. check it out! Rachel
mohnurka Posted June 15, 2005 Author Posted June 15, 2005 Yes, she does dance in the Sleeping Beauty with Kolpakova. I just forgot about that one! If you're interested in more precise descriptions of where else she appears: in The Stone Flower as a jewel (in a yellow costume, Lezhnina is next to her). In Sleeping Beauty (can't remember which one) she's one of the court ladies. In Don Quixote -- in "The Dream," one of the three purple dryads, as well as in the "wedding" as one of the guests. You can see her in Backstage at the Kirov as well.
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