Neryssa Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 The George Balanchine Foundation noted on its Facebook page that Patricia McBride Lousada died recently. According to their page: "We at the George Balanchine Foundation are saddened to learn of the death of Pat McBride Lousada who received her early trainig [sic] at the School of American Ballet and danced for Balanchine with Ballet Society in THE TRIUMPH OF BACCHUS AND ARIADNE and ÉLÉGIE, and in the first New York City Ballet performance of SERENADE in 1948 at New York City Center. She left the company in the early 1950's and later moved to England where she was married to Sir Anthony Lousada." https://www.facebook.com/The-George-Balanchine-Foundation-284470914818/ I haven't seen any obituaries yet. Neryssa Link to comment
dirac Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Thank you for posting, Neryssa. Sorry to hear that. As people who have seen "Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun" know, she was close to Le Clercq. In interviews she had many interesting insights to share about Le Clercq and life in the company in that era. RIP. Link to comment
FauxPas Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Just to clarify for some who are devastated by this news - the Patty McBride who was born in 1942, created "Rubies" for Balanchine is still alive. Look here to clarify: Link to comment
Neryssa Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 3:22 PM, dirac said: Thank you for posting, Neryssa. Sorry to hear that. As people who have seen "Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun" know, she was close to Le Clercq. In interviews she had many interesting insights to share about Le Clercq and life in the company in that era. RIP. Here is her obituary in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/jan/23/patricia-lousada-obituary Link to comment
DC Export Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 And in the Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/obituaries/patricia-mcbride-lousada-dead.html Does anyone have any photos of Pat McBride while she was dancing? My searches bring up mostly Patty McBride photos. Link to comment
Neryssa Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) Thank you for posting the NYTimes obituary. I do not see very many photos of her on the Internet. In fact, I don't see many photos of her in NYC Ballet history books either. When did she quit dancing for the New York City Ballet? 1950? I love the photo of her as the "Botticelli Girl" in the Guardian obituary. Edited January 29, 2019 by Neryssa error Link to comment
Neryssa Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 I reread the Times obituary last night. I initially missed the part: "In 1951, Ms. Lousada left City Ballet and married the producer Carmen Capablo. She expressed regret about her early retirement from ballet all her life, telling an interviewer in 2012 that she didn’t like to think back on the City Ballet years because “I ratted my chances.” Balanchine, she said, had believed in her and had been 'totally disappointed' when she left." What a shame. Link to comment
pherank Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 On 1/29/2019 at 11:49 AM, Neryssa said: I do not see very many photos of her on the Internet. In fact, I don't see many photos of her in NYC Ballet history books either. When did she quit dancing for the New York City Ballet? 1950? Alastair Macaulay happened to post a notice about McBride-Lousada on his Instagram page, and there's a photo of Tanaquil Le Clercq and Pat McBride standing together: https://www.instagram.com/p/BtQyJFNALIE/ Link to comment
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